ddr3 memory configuration....

[peterd-5Yk8i0ShuGxAfugRpC6u6w at public.gmane.org (Peter Doherty)]

The motherboard manual is certainly your best resource, as others have 
said.
But this article is still worth a read:
http://www.delltechcenter.com/page/04-08-2009+-+Nehalem+and+Memory+Configurations

Best,
Peter

On Wed, 20 Oct 2010, Stephen Adler wrote:

> Guys,
>
> I'm in the process of upgrading to a 5500 class motherboard with DDR3
> memory and have discovered that one can impact the performance of the
> system depending on how one populates the memory on the motherboard. A
> quick check on the net shows that its a bit confusing. Can anyone
> recommend an easy rule of thumb on how to populate a motherboard? It
> looks like its best to buy DDR3 DIMMs in factors of 3.
>
> Cheers. Steve.
>
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