System Memory; Overview - Asus Z77-A User Manual

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System memory

1.5.1

Overview

This motherboard comes with four 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:
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Z77-A 240-pin DDR3 DIMM sockets
Recommended memory configurations
We recommend that you install the memory modules from the blue slots for better
overclocking ability.
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