Can you use single channel DDR400 in AMD64 939 Motherboard?

Question

I already have 1 GIG DDR 3200 single channel and want to upgrade to the Athlon 64 939 socket motherboard that takes dual channel DDR

Answer 1

If your motherboard supports 1 GB modules then there should be no problem at all. All the socket 939 boards i know of work fine with 1 GB modules as well as with single channel configurations.

However if you can later get an identical module i would reccommend it. In single channel your memory to CPU bus is running at 64 bit's which is a minor bottleneck or put differently the maximum transfer rate between CPU and memory is limited. If you get a second identical module and set your board to run dual channel the bus doubles 128 bits effectivly doubling the maximum transfer rate between the CPU and the ram. It is actually only slightly faster to run a dual channel system but still it's faster.

Answer 2

i have a dual channel motherboard amd 939 and mine works with one stick of ddr400

i have the k8vt890 gigabyte motherboard

my memory is not ddr2 thats a whole different thing..

Answer 3

yes you can. all motherboards that use a dual channel can be used with a single channel.

Answer 4

Yes, but it won't run as dual channel, only single channel. You would have to buy DDR2 memory.

Answer 5

you can use it, it shouldn't give you any problems. ram is cheap though, you should get a dual channel kit you'll get a 35 to 40 percent increase in ram performance going dual channel.

Answer 6

You need to read the specs on the motherboard.

Answer 7

Single or dual will work fine.

Answer 8

if you know the brand of your motherboard try looking it up on www.dabs.com and read the spec.