MSI neo2 Platinum Nforce 3 and twinX2048 [2x1024] 400mhz ddr

[Bizzaro]

hello to the experts.

 

i used the search feature but i might have missed the discussion on dimm placement with this mobo.

 

i have seen several contridicting opinions [i hesitate to call them "instructions"] for dimm placement.

 

some advocate using dimm 1 & 3 [both greens] for ddr. the msi manual suggests that leaving a green colored dimm [1 or 3] empty while using a purple dimm [2 and 4] will cause stability issues.

 

others advocate using dimms 1 and 2 to make best use of ddr modules.

 

so im a bit confused. what do the corsair experts think is the optimum placement on this board?

 

as a side note, i also have the same twinX in the 2 x 512 in another box. if i were to decide to combine all 4 modules, what configuration would work best, if at all?

 

thank you in advance!

[RAM GUY]

First off you should really be asking your MB maker this question. And can you tell me if you have a socket 939 or socket 754 MB and our modules exact part#?

[Bizzaro]

First off you should really be asking your MB maker this question. And can you tell me if you have a socket 939 or socket 754 MB and our modules exact part#?

 

thanks for your fast reply!

 

its a socket 939 mobo using an athalon 64 3800+ cpu.

mobo model #

MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum (601 - 7025 - 010)

 

the modules are: [as reads on the individual modules]

cmx1024-3200PT xms3200v1.3 0516131-1

xms3200 1024mb 400mhz 3.3.3.8

 

it was packaged as :

TWINX2048-3200PT

 

 

with regard to asking msi...tech support is unresponsive. the manual included with the mobo shows placement for ddr as using dimm 1 & 2. my question was asked here because not only have i seen expert advice given here [i lurk occasionally], but also, over the years, i have come to distrust manufacturer documentation that was most likely printed before beta testing of the hardware.

 

i did plug in this new ram to my asus a7n8x del to run memtest, and as usual, corsair performed flawlessly.

 

thanks in advance for your time and consideration!

[RAM GUY]

With out looking at the MB as I dont have one ATM, as I remember you would use slots 1-2 for dual channel.