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The motherboard I am getting (ASUS P5WD2) has four slots for memory, total of 8 Gig. I'm going to put 2 Gig in (need it for large video editing files) Am I better off to get 4 512s and fill all slots so if one goes bad I can replace at cheaper price or am I better off to go with two 1 Gig sticks? Will that board run on only 1 stick or does it need to be in pairs? If the memory needs to be installed in pairs, then I think it would be better to have 4 sticks so you can troubleshoot memory.
What do you think?
And what about memory brands? Is Altas Good? If not what is do you recommend?

The only thing to consider is if you plan on using Dual Channel with your RAM. Alot of MOBOs that support dual channel require pairing of course, but if you fill all the slots it bumps the FSB down! So read very carefully on what your board says about this. This thread has been Locked and is not open to further replies. The system you are refering to does not differentiate between RAM modules for one or the other processor. All RAM is shared between the two processors. In principle there is no impact for adding memory of different size. The only thing you need to keep in mind is that you respect the channels (dual channel= 2 DIMMS, Triple channel is 3 dimms). The slots don't need to be all filled if you want to install a 2gig of ram, i recommend you to buy 2 ram of 1gig! Jan 31, 2010 Favorite Answer No, you really only need to fill 1 of them. If you do decide to fill both, only worry about getting 3 GB of RAM between the 2 of them, unless you are on a 64bit operating syste. New Merch available! Go Faster stickers or schedule a call with Carey: Uncle Carey’s.

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The motherboard I am getting (ASUS P5WD2) has four slots for memory, total of 8 Gig. I'm going to put 2 Gig in (need it for large video editing files) Am I better off to get 4 512s and fill all slots so if one goes bad I can replace at cheaper price or am I better off to go with two 1 Gig sticks? Will that board run on only 1 stick or does it need to be in pairs? If the memory needs to be installed in pairs, then I think it would be better to have 4 sticks so you can troubleshoot memory.
What do you think?
And what about memory brands? Is Altas Good? If not what is do you recommend?