TenBlade Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 Pardon my probably dumb question. Can you run with only two sticks of ram on a socket 1366 board? I will of course aim for 3x2GB, but I´m reluctant to just buy one extra stick of the same kind. I read it´s recommended to get the three rams from the same package to ensure things´ll run smoothly. And since funds are poored into the baby stuff suppliers pockets in preparation of fammily expansion in November, I´m trying to estimate how far my I can go on my chosen budget for my upgrade. And I just purchased a brand new digital wide screen HD Sony videocam, so tech-funds are about to run on vapors Bjorn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alainneedle1 Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 1366 = 3 x 2GB that's for i7 4GB is for i5.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterhayes Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 Alain It depends on the i7: i7 9xx series run triple channel DDR3 and are usually configured as 3, 6, 12 GB (need 3 slots occupied usually) ie 3 x 1GB or 3 x 2 GB and so on. (Socket 1366) i7 8xx series run dual channel DDR3 and are usually configured as 2, 4, 8, 16 GB (socket 1156) Regards PeterH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alainneedle1 Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 Alain It depends on the i7: i7 9xx series run triple channel DDR3 and are usually configured as 3, 6, 12 GB (need 3 slots occupied usually) ie 3 x 1GB or 3 x 2 GB and so on. (Socket 1366) i7 8xx series run dual channel DDR3 and are usually configured as 2, 4, 8, 16 GB (socket 1156) Regards PeterH Yeap! I should have explained it like you did, my explaination was a little to simple.... i5 is socket 1156. His question was about 2 stick of ram in a 1366.....nop you can't do that it's 3x 1GB, 3 x 2GB, 3 x 4GB, 6 x 2GB or 6 x 4GB. Thank you for correcting me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterhayes Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 Alain Thanks very informative! I saw a post recently where an i7 860 was running on 3GB RAM from a reputable manufacturer and so there is confusion out there and your post makes it much clearer. Regards PeterH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TenBlade Posted August 27, 2010 Author Share Posted August 27, 2010 I see I´ll have to acquire the 3-pack ram sticks, thx. B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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