Can the MSI K8N-SLI motherboard support 3 sticks of ram?

[boybi]

based sa pix ng mb niya at dalawa ang 512mb sdram niya, kasya pa ang dalawa. Look at the lower right portion. Those are the SDRAM slots.

I will only be adding one 1gb stick to the extra slots. Will this be ok? Or should I put in 2 512mb sticks? Mahal na masyado kung 2 1gb sticks. Meron na bang 2gb rams?

[moe]

IIRC, if you use sticks of varying speeds, the low speed is the one that is utilized by all, so if you use 2 sticks of 333 and 2 sticks of 400, the 333 speed is the one used. but yes, they will run together, though not as well as if all used the same speed.

[mazdamazda]

boybi... pwede yan... I had that kind of MOBO before. AFAIR - naka boot na ako dati using 3 sticks of memory.

although mas ok na bumili ka ng 2 512MB RAM na same brand & speed nung existing mo para ma utilize mo yung dual channel capability.

[boybi]

boybi... pwede yan... I had that kind of MOBO before. AFAIR - naka boot na ako dati using 3 sticks of memory.

although mas ok na bumili ka ng 2 512MB RAM na same brand & speed nung existing mo para ma utilize mo yung dual channel capability.

So kung 1 stick na same speed dun sa existing ko, hindi sya mag dual channel?

And if different brand hindi rin sya mag dual channel?

[mazdamazda]

nope... hindi na dual channel... dapat either 2 or 4 ang memory stick na nakalagay para dual channel.

and dapat same brand para dual channel (according sa manual).

[boybi]

Hindi din pala naka dual channel yung existing 2 sticks of 512mb ram ko so bumili na ako ng 1 1gb ram. Gumana naman.

5% lang ba talaga ang improvement ng dual channel sa single channel?

[Jun aka Pekto]

It should be able to take 3 sticks of ram except the default mode will be single channel. I also have a K8N (non-SLI). I have to find the manual, though.