I bought some dual channel memory 2x2048 sticks and would like to use 1gig of the...

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peterbuiltb

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...same memory? will this work? i have a brand new 1 gig pny chip that i never used was for the wrong newer slots now i got a new mobo and i just picked up 4g of dual channel memory pc5300 same brand as the older one optima pny so can i use all 3 chips or will i loose dual channel or performance or both?? i figured if they where all the same company and kind they would work and id get 5gb i dont know the current ideal amount of memory for multitasking and gaming is im running windows7 x64bit and amd quad core asus mobo
well i currenntly have a max of 16gb but who??? needs all that memory today but servers besides the fact only like 3 companys make 4g chips i.e 1x4096 and they cost hundreds thats why i got 2gb sticks. Even if they made a 16gb stick next month i doubt any mobo currently out except server mobos would even see it or work with it however id like to idealy get 4x4g of pc9600
 
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Jake1

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You want to keep all your chips the same size. its best to use all your slots to = the max your sytem can support.
 
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Thomas

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if u have 4 slots for ram u are way better off with the same amount of ram in each slot for the best performance technically yes ull get 5 but not the best way to go also if u decide to stay with 2 dont put them next to each other u need to skip a slot usually they are colored and ud want to put one in each one of the same color this also applies if u use the 3rd one say u had 2 red slots and 2 blue ud want a 2gb stick in one blue or one red and the other in the other slot fo the same color(channel) (dim) whatever way u wanna remember but the 2 words just given are the proper words and then the 3rd one in one of the slots of the other color/dim/channel
 
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