ok so i want to get this descent mobo and like it uses dual channel, do i NEED to go dual chanel or can i just place 1xGB in one slot and be done with it, so ya and then i would like to know if i do decide on dual channel can it be 2 of any 1GB as long as there both DDR400 (in my case) or do they need to be the same model too?? PC: CPU: P4 2.66 GHz RAM: 1GB HDD: 250GB GPU: Geforce FX 5500 Laptop: CPU: Turion 64 x2 Tl-50 RAM: 2GB HDD: 160GB GPU: Mobility Radeon x1600 128mb dedicated, 384Mb shared 512

as long as the dual channel is the same speed it should work. it will actually work if the 2 are different speed, however, it will work at the lower ram's speed. if dual channel is optional...im not sure. check your bios to see if you can turn dual channel mode off. also, blue slots are dual channel and black are single channel. see if you have a black slot. they usually come with both if it supports dual channel.

If you insert a single stick of RAM then it will work in Single channel mode. To go further...If you have four slots then you place the single stick on slot # 0 (closest to the Processor). If you want to add a second stick then insert it in Slot # 2. (Single channel still) To get dual channel you will need to add another two sticks in slots #1 and #4. They do not need to be the same maker but it is better if all sticks are identical to each other to guanentee their compatibilty to each other (particularly the speed and latency ratings but as noted previously; they can run at the slowest speed installed). Bryan

kk thats cool i was though to belive u HAD to have dual channel and i only want 1x GB and not 2x 512 kk thx alot PC: CPU: P4 1.7 GHz RAM: 640 MB PC133 Puke HDD: 20GB ex wont give me back my 250 :S GPU: Geforce FX 5500 Laptop: CPU: Turion 64 x2 Tl-50 RAM: 2GB HDD: 160GB GPU: Mobility Rade

2x512 dual will perform better than 1x1gb

Some motherboards like fic motherboards and a few other require you to put in 2 pairs of the same ram considering it's a all dual channel motherboard. 1 stick of ram won't work, which isn't a bad thing considering most of everything now of days comes in pairs and dual channel is the way to go. AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+ OC 2.7ghz 2GB Dual Channel DDR 3200 Nvidia 7900GT SATA II 2x 300gig 7200rpm 16mb cache RAID-0+1 Gigabyte Nforce 4 SLI