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Boot the CD, check your bandwidth (in MB/s; typically 0 MB/s). Change the DIMMs around into slots 1,2 for example; test again. You should notice a vast difference in bandwidth in a slot combination that that does not allow the dual channel pathway to the northbridge. You should be able to quickly peg the most favorable config this way. The system you are refering to does not differentiate between RAM modules for one or the other processor. All RAM is shared between the two processors. In principle there is no impact for adding memory of different size. The only thing you need to keep in mind is that you respect the channels (dual channel= 2 DIMMS, Triple channel is 3 dimms). It does not matter until you tweak. There are a few things to consider. Cost, reliability, maintenance when it does fail, overclocking. If you have quad channel memory you will want 4 or 8, and there will be no difference in memory speed.

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First, I apologize if this has been covered elsewhere; I searched the forums and didn't find this particular question.
This is my first build, so I have the following background info for my question (at the bottom):
I have 3x4GB sticks of RAM (CMZ4GX3M1A1600C9) from my previous triple-channel mobo. The Maximus Vii hero user guide
indicates that the RAM I have is compatible with the board. The guide says that the 'DIMM Socket Support (Optional)' supports '2',
but not '4'. Which refers to the following:
'(2) Supports two (2) modules inserted into either the red slots or the black slots as one pair of Dual-Channel memory
configuration.'
Question: This might be a newb question, but can I use all three sticks? Configure two of the DIMMs for Dual-Channel, and then
simply add the last stick in the appropriate open slot? Doing so won't cause the Maximus not to POST or somehow damage the
board?
Thanks folks.
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The motherboard I am getting (ASUS P5WD2) has four slots for memory, total of 8 Gig. I'm going to put 2 Gig in (need it for large video editing files) Am I better off to get 4 512s and fill all slots so if one goes bad I can replace at cheaper price or am I better off to go with two 1 Gig sticks? Will that board run on only 1 stick or does it need to be in pairs? If the memory needs to be installed in pairs, then I think it would be better to have 4 sticks so you can troubleshoot memory.
What do you think?
And what about memory brands? Is Altas Good? If not what is do you recommend?