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Jimbo
10-04-07, 15:55
Just for the sake of me not wasting my money, I plan on adding another 2GB memory into my computer. I plan on going with this (https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Memory/DDR/DDR400+%28PC3200%29/+OCZ+2GB+Kit+DDR+PC-3200+%2F+400MHz+%2F?productId=21431) and I currently have one of these (https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Memory/DDR/DDR400+%28PC3200%29/+Arianet+High+Perf.+1GB+DDR400?productId=23941) The motherboard i've got is an AsRock 939SLI-eSATA2 and it seem's as though it would work, but I just wanted some other confirmation that it would before ordering away.

Cheers.
Cheule
10-04-07, 15:58
Yep it'll work the biz, I have the non-sli version of your board and that mem, works a treat. :)
Cheule
10-04-07, 16:00
Ah you're planning on adding those to the existing stick? Just be aware that although it'll work together, you won't get Dual Channel mode unless you ditch the old stick.
Jimbo
10-04-07, 16:09
Alrighty, thanks for the help.
mac124
10-04-07, 16:43
Hmm not sure 3 sticks would work at all tbh but as previously said it might but not in dual channel.
Anonymous
10-04-07, 16:51
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Cheule
10-04-07, 16:58
Not necessarily, it's because sticks two and three are identical but the older one isn't. Also, you can't do dual channel with three sticks unless the single stick is equal to the sum of the other two sticks. And, it must the same manufacturer and type.
Anonymous
10-04-07, 17:10
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Aaron
10-04-07, 17:21
[quote:827797aa5f=\"Cheule\"]Not necessarily, it's because sticks two and three are identical but the older one isn't. Also, you can't do dual channel with three sticks unless the single stick is equal to the sum of the other two sticks. And, it must the same manufacturer and type.[/quote:827797aa5f]

I mustve fluked it then, as I have 1x512mb Elixir, 1x256mb Elixir and 1x256mb Corsair XMS in one of my boxes, and it runs dual channel!
Aaron
10-04-07, 17:22
The 512 is on one channel, and the 2x256 are on another. But they definately arent the same make!
Cheule
10-04-07, 20:51
Lucky indeed, they may both have the same chips on the sticks :)
Biodoid
10-04-07, 22:14
I thought dual channel only worked if you used either 2 sticks or 4 sticks of same type..therefore 1 stick or 3 sticks run in single channel