06-29-2012, 08:57 PM
Ok so here's my mobo http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/Intel_S...6/P6X58DE/ or http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6813131641
For a while now one of my ram chips hasn't been working. I have a 6 GB triple channel set in there: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6820145286
The system reads 4 where it should read 6. It worked intermittently for a while, then stopped. I'm going to narrow down in a bit whether it's a slot or chip issue. If it's a chip issue, obviously not a big deal. Just buy new ram. The issue is if it's a slot problem. So this thing needs (I believe) the ram to be in the first 3 slots for triple channel to work. My issue is lets say one of the slots is toast. Triple channel's out, but where do I go from here? I'm not game to replace the mobo at this time. My goal is to get the most ram functionality possible here. Can I just drop chips into other slots and have it work out of triple channel or if one slot is dead am I kinda boned?
For a while now one of my ram chips hasn't been working. I have a 6 GB triple channel set in there: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6820145286
The system reads 4 where it should read 6. It worked intermittently for a while, then stopped. I'm going to narrow down in a bit whether it's a slot or chip issue. If it's a chip issue, obviously not a big deal. Just buy new ram. The issue is if it's a slot problem. So this thing needs (I believe) the ram to be in the first 3 slots for triple channel to work. My issue is lets say one of the slots is toast. Triple channel's out, but where do I go from here? I'm not game to replace the mobo at this time. My goal is to get the most ram functionality possible here. Can I just drop chips into other slots and have it work out of triple channel or if one slot is dead am I kinda boned?