System Memory; Overview - Asus M4A78T-E - Motherboard - ATX User Manual

2.4

System memory

2.4.1

Overview

The 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:
Recommended memory configurations
One DIMM:
You may install one memory module in any slot as a single-channel operation.
Two DIMMs (dual-channel operation):
Four DIMMs (dual-channel operation):
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