How to Install Memory (RAM) into a Computer

The memory used in this video is a pair of 4GB DIMMS (totaling 8GB) of Corsair Vengeance DDR3 memory clocked at 1600MHz and the motherboard is the ASRock Fatal1ty P67 Performance motherboard.

Steps:

1. Unlock the DIMM slots by pressing the retaining clips outward.
2. Line up the notch on the DIMMs with the breaks on the slots and push them in.
2a. If the retaining clips don't automatically close, close them yourself.

Remember to make sure that when installing your RAM you only install it into slots of the same color so that the motherboard can activate the multi-channel memory technology. All you have to do beforehand is make sure your motherboard is compatible with your RAM. This means if your RAM is DDR, DDR2, or DDR3, your board must be compatible with that type. If it's not, you'll know because the breaks in the DIMM slots are different for each of the types of RAM. Also, it's more stable and you'll get more speed by using fewer memory modules. So rather than loading a board up with 4 or possibly even 8 DIMMs, try to keep it down to 2 or 4 in order to increase the speeds that your system will be capable of achieving.

Multi-Channel Memory Technology:

Multi-channel architecture is a technology that increases the transfer speed of data between the RAM and the memory controller by adding more channels of communication between them. Theoretically this multiplies the data rate by exactly the number of channels present. Dual-channel memory employs two channels which theoretically doubles the data transfer rate. Higher-end chipsets like the Intel i7-9x series and various Xeon chipsets support triple-channel memory. Intel has released (2011) chipsets that support quad-channel memory.

How to install other components:

Motherboard: http://youtu.be/pxhYU7QHlME
Processor (CPU): http://youtu.be/PkhlIYpFYG0
Graphics Card: http://youtu.be/YGmefninQJg
Liquid Cooling: http://youtu.be/Xg4eFtCqaQs
Optical Drive (CD/DVD/Blu-Ray drive): http://youtu.be/PcCPLsTWrtI
Storage (HDD/SSD): http://youtu.be/ekGu4mVH1aM
Power Supply (PSU): http://youtu.be/s-dRCjLLHuc
Windows: http://youtu.be/CvCB0fcSnjE
How to Build a Full Computer: http://youtu.be/IA7c9Wm-UYs
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[spyrosdio98]

question:i have 4 slots....

i ve got 1 gb to one slot...

i bought my pc at 2006....

i want to put 2 more gb...

do i have to change my old ram with a new one....

or can i just put a new one without removing the old?

[iPT2gGeec]

@spyrosdio98 You can leave the old one in but I'd advise you to remove it and only use the new stick. Memory typically doesn't work well when you have two (or more) different sticks.

[spyrosdio98]

@iPT2gGeec ok ive already done what you said....in fact my motherboard can lift 2gb maximum...