Re: K8V.

[Chris Wakefield <c_wakefield@shaw.ca>]

Hi Goswin, thanks for your reply (and all your great work, by-the-way).

I have 3 slots, so I guess I'll add the 1 gig RAM module to the first slot, 
but can I use one of the 500 meg. modules with impunity in the second?
Thanks,
Chris W.

> Chris Wakefield <c_wakefield@shaw.ca> writes:
> > greetings all,
> >
> > I have a question regarding an Asus k8v-deluxe.
> >
> > In the manual, and I think I read this once at Tom's hardware, that the
> > on board chip memory controller only works if you fill the first 2 RAM
> > slots (which I have - 2  X 500 Meg.). I want to add some RAM, and I'm
> > wondering if anyone knows wether the extra ram would supersede the speed
> > that the "HyperTransport" feature provides?   ...Or would it slow the RAM
> > processing significantly thereby rendering the adding of the RAM futile?
> >
> > Thanks for any opinions,
> > Chris W.
>
> Do you have 3 or 4 ram slots?
>
> The 3 slot version significanlty slows down the ram with all 3 slots
> filled. The 4 slot version should work at the same speed with 2 and 4
> slots filled.
>
> MfG
>         Goswin