DDR 2 Ram & dual channel
Just want to clear something up before I possibly pour money down the drain....
I am getting a new bare bones system, Core 2 Duo etc etc. It comes with 1gb (2 sticks of 512mb) of dual channel DDR2 667mhz PC5400 240pin RAM.
Am I right in thinking that with "dual channel" I have to add additional sticks of 512mb in order to increase the overall amount of RAM? Whereas if I was to buy an additional single stick of 1gb then the mobo wouldn't recognise it? Also do they need to be in pairs of 512mb?
The mobo has 4 DIMM sockets so I guess I can get it up to 2gb in total by grabbing another couple of 512mb sticks of RAM although it seems to me to make more sense to put in sticks of 1gb or 2gb rather than the 512mb so I can get the best out of it. But then that means literally binning the 1gb it will come with which seems a waste of money.
Cheers in advance.