> > On Apr 19, 2013, at 11:02 AM, Rick <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Having mis-matched speeds shouldn't be a problem - AFAIK, it will just mean > > that all 6 DIMMs will run at 1066. The 1333 memory should run fine at 1066 > > - it's just a matter of being CAPABLE of 1333 speeds. > > And doing so will put you one step closer to 6 x 4GB dimms, or 24 GB of RAM. > > And... If you can afford $180 for RAM, there's another option.
:-/ Just because there's a greater-than-zero chance I might need more than 6GB doesn't mean I'm ever going to want 24GB on this system. If it was a simple dual-channel RAM configuration I'd be plenty happy with 8GB. If I could find a 3x1GB package I'd probably be content to move up to 9GB total. I guess the real question is whether there's any architectural advantage to spreading the RAM out through all of the slots, rather than concentrating it in one bank of 3. I don't grok how access interleaving happens in "modern" systems. john- _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
