Single Channel?

[fluffybunnyhappyrainbow]

 do you guys know if this cpu chip is compatible with single channel ram? Intel Core i5-4690K Devil's Canyon Quad-Core 3.5GHz

[Mug]

Yes it is. It is compatible with dual channel too.

[Guest Johnny5g]

if it wasn't you couldn't have RAM 

                        correct me if i am wrong 

[ICantThinkOfAnyGoodName]

if it wasn't you couldn't have RAM 

                        correct me if i am wrong 

You couldn`t use only one stick, but you could use 2 or 4 sticks.

[Guest Johnny5g]

You couldn`t use only one stick, but you could use 2 or 4 sticks.

wait i can't?

[ICantThinkOfAnyGoodName]

wait i can't?

You can.

[Oshino Shinobu]

You couldn`t use only one stick, but you could use 2 or 4 sticks.

 

wait i can't?

Well, two sticks in the correct DIMM slots. If they're in the wrong slots, it can still run in single channel. Normally, they need to be in slots 1 and 3 or 2 and 4 to run in dual channel I believe. 

[Guest Johnny5g]

You can.

i don't get it

[Guest Johnny5g]

Well, two sticks in the correct DIMM slots. If they're in the wrong slots, it can still run in single channel. Normally, they need to be in slots 1 and 3 or 2 and 4 to run in dual channel I believe. 

hum

[ICantThinkOfAnyGoodName]

Well, two sticks in the correct DIMM slots. If they're in the wrong slots, it can still run in single channel. Normally, they need to be in slots 1 and 3 or 2 and 4 to run in dual channel I believe. 

Yes, but I was saying what would be the case if the CPU didnt support single channel.

[Oshino Shinobu]

i don't get it

Basically, if the CPU didn't support single channel, you could not use a single stick, as it would have to run in single channel. 

 

You would need two or more sticks to populate both channels in order to run dual (or 4+ sticks for quad channel, if supported) channel. 

 

However, pretty much no CPU (that I know of) doesn't support single channel. So you don't need to worry about it and you can run single sticks all you want. 

[Guest Johnny5g]

Basically, if the CPU didn't support single channel, you could not use a single stick, as it would have to run in single channel. 

 

You would need two or more sticks to populate both channels in order to run dual (or 4+ sticks for quad channel, if supported) channel. 

 

However, pretty much no CPU (that I know of) doesn't support single channel. So you don't need to worry about it and you can run single sticks all you want. 

hum thanks!