Dual Channel ? 3/4 RAM slot used

Kaluditz

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Jul 13, 2013
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I am using 3 of my 4 RAM slots ( 3x 4GB 1333Mhz ) at the moment and I am aware that you should use 2 slots of the same colour to achieve "Dual Channel". But when i use CPU-Z it says in the memory part that I have "Dual Channel". What does this mean?

CPU: I5-2320
 
Solution
You have 8GB in dual channel and the odd for running in single, puts more stress on the MC and can actually lower performance, better off with 4 sticks or just stick w/ 2