My RAM appears to be running in single channel only. Any ideas why and how to fix this?
I'm running 2 x 2gb sticks of Corsair XMS2 800MHz + 2 x 1gb sticks of the same. 6gb altogether but my Vista Performance base score is 4.8 with the RAM being the lowest score!
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I've tried fitting the RAM in different slots aswell as running various RAM checking software. It makes no difference if I only have 1gb inserted.
Have you checked to see if your board supports mis-matched ram ie 2X1 and 2X2?
I do not build with nvidia chipset boards so I do not have any real knowledge of them however many boards have problems when you fill all four ram slots AND you have ram of different size, timings, etc. In short I doubt you will ever get that ram to run dual channel.
As I posted I do not use nvidia chipset boards so all I can do is give you some general ideas.
Have you checked for any bios updates that address memory problems?
Is the memory you are using on the board maker's "approved" list?
When you use only the two 1gig chips, are you installing them as per the manual regarding which slots to install AND have you cleared cmos/loaded setup defaults prior to powering ON the machine?
One other item, corsair xms ram very often needs a higher vdimm [ram voltage] set in the bios. This should not effect dual/single channel ops however it does give more stable operation of the system.
Regarding another problem I had over the weekend, I actually reset the BIOS to default. (Not problem related as it turned out to be IE7 causing my PC to crash). I get all the stupid problems !!!
BTW, I had to go back into the BIOS and disable the floppy drive (that I don't have afterwards)!
My first thought was ensuring th ememory is in the correct slots for dual chanel running. As you say you have this, thats one down. Secondly, ensure your chipset drivers are up to date- these are necessary to fully utilise dual channel. Thirdly, I dont know which version you have of the mobo, (there are a fair few out there), but it seems to be an SLI board. If it is, you may have the compat problem- the 680i chipset, at least in my last boards, wants SLI compatible memory to run in dual channel mode. If you look at the boot screen, it should say at the top if its SLI compatible or not, or go into BIOS and check mem settings- as I recall, theres one that lets you set this.
Failing that, think its time to put the real thinking hat on
One other item, corsair xms ram very often needs a higher vdimm [ram voltage] set in the bios. This should not effect dual/single channel ops however it does give more stable operation of the system.
I had it upto 2.1v once but when I reset the BIOS to default, my Vista base score went up .1 to 4.8
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