System Memory; Overview - Asus P8H61-MX USB3 Manual

4. Carefully remove the heatsink and fan
assembly from the motherboard.
5. Rotate each fastener clockwise to ensure
correct orientation when reinstalling.
1.4

System memory

1.4.1

Overview

The motherboard comes with two Double Data Rate 3 (DDR3) Dual Inline Memory Modules
(DIMM) sockets.
A DDR3 module has the same physical dimensions as a DDR2 DIMM but is notched
differently to prevent installation on a DDR2 DIMM socket. DDR3 modules are developed for
better performance with less power consumption.
The figure illustrates the location of the DDR3 DIMM sockets:
P8H61-MX R2.0
P8H61-MX Series 240-pin DDR3 DIMM sockets
1-10
Channel Sockets
Channel A DIMM_A1
Channel B DIMM_B1
ASUS P8H61-MX Series