I've been looking at the new i7 range and motherboards for them. The mbs are triple channel ddr3 ram. The ram you can buy all seems to come in packs up to 6gb (3 or 6). as 64 bit takes up to 8 can you get 3x2gb in one block and then just 2x1gb in 2/3 of the other block? not sure how it works...
also, can you not put ddr2 ram in ddr3 motherboards?
Unless the board supports ddr2, you cannot use ddr2 ram. Some boards will have slots that use either type however you cannot mix them; ie four slots and two are ddr2 and two are ddr3. It is either or not both. You do understand that the voltage requirements for ddr2 and ddr3 are different correct?
To run in multiple channel mode, you will most likely have to have matched sets of ram. I know intel in the past has run unmatched ram in dual channel however that is the only board maker I know of that has that option.
ah ok, wasn't sure if ddr3 mbs were backwards compatible with ddr2 by nature.
thanks for the info
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