RAM question

[Arhke]

So, here i am with a new motherboard, an Asus Z170-A and two sticks of 8GB  Crucial Ballistix Tactical DDR4.

 

My question is, does it matter if i place my RAM in DIMM_A1 and DIMM_A2. The reason for this being, my system doesn't detect both, if the RAM is placed in A1 and B1 for example. Will this configuration affect performance, or am i fine?

[Imakuni]

1 minute ago, Arhke said:

So, here i am with a new motherboard, an Asus Z170-A and two sticks of 8GB  Crucial Ballistix Tactical DDR4.

 

My question is, does it matter if i place my RAM in DIMM_A1 and DIMM_A2. The reason for this being, my system doesn't detect both, if the RAM is placed in A1 and B1 for example.

Will this configuration affect performance, or am i fine?

 

 

What does your mobo manual say?

[Trevor87]

Of what ram ?

[Arhke]

Just now, Imakuni said:

What does your mobo manual say?

It has recommended memory configurations depicting one stick in A2 and one in B2.

 

[Arhke]

2 minutes ago, Trevor87 said:

Of what ram ?

 

4 minutes ago, Arhke said:

16GB Crucial Ballistix Tactical DDR4.

 

[Imakuni]

3 minutes ago, Arhke said:

It has recommended memory configurations depicting one stick in A2 and one in B2.

Well then, did you try that? Because that's what should be used for dual channel operation.

[Arhke]

On 4/29/2016 at 5:11 PM, Imakuni said:

Well then, did you try that? Because that's what should be used for dual channel operation.

I had the RAM in the recommended slots, but windows only picked up 8GB.

In A1 and A2 it picked up 16GB.

 

Well, i guess i solved it by just tinkering with it. Now windows picks up 16GB in A2 and B2.

Thanks anyways guys, i appreciate the fast respose

 

Have a nice day, unless it's night wherever you are.

Thanks.