Why Is Ram Always In Wrong Slot?

[Nebula]

Someone should tell the developers the Ram belongs in the 1st slot on the left closer to the CPU. I noticed almost every computer I repair the RAM is in the last slot on the right. I build computers and the RAM should always be in the first slot on the left closest to the CPU. If there is a 2nd chip it should be installed in the 3nd slot from the left. From there you place the 3nd chip set in the 2nd slot from the left and 4th chip set would be installed in the last slot on the far right.

[Brittimus]

It would be an improvement if details like this were implemented and they may very well be in time. Until recently you could mix and match any sticks of RAM you wanted. I'd say they are starting with the big picture and then working their way down. Anyway you probably want to post this over in the feature request forum if you haven't already.

https://steamcommunity.com/app/621060/discussions/2/

[Zengrath]

Yea the details implemented over time has greatly enhancedf the immersion/realism of the game, hopefully they continue working on further improvments for a while :)

[Nebula]

Originally posted by Zengrath:

Yea the details implemented over time has greatly enhancedf the immersion/realism of the game, hopefully they continue working on further improvments for a while :)

All sounds good, not picking the game apart just pointing this out, it's not a huge issue. Just was wondering. The game is a lot of fun and the funny thing is I knew the RAM was in the wrong slot(s) so as a builder when people bring in machines to be repaired I can't help to move them to the correct position.

Now there is an idea for the game. People could bring in the machine to be repaired and you could be getting an error message and the RAM could be in the wrong slot(s) and you would have to trouble shot the issue and have to move the RAM into the correct position as part of the repair.

[Brittimus]

I like that idea too of having to move the RAM around to fix problems. I'd honestly like to see more issues that require you to really think about the problem instead of just seeing "Error: No RAM/CPU/Boot Device" on the screen. There's no challenge at all to diagnose that.

[Zengrath]

I'd like to see a "hardcore" mode where troubleshooting is more detailed and even more realistic and OC'ing. But keep difficulty where its at for new players or people not experienced with pc building.

[Mr ShoveNstuff]

The first dimm is not the one closest to the cpu. Its the most right one.
I real life it depends from mb to mb. But in this game i think they use all the same dimmslot as the first one. (i even think it does not matter where you put the ram in)
You can see this on the Gigabite GA-AB350 Gaming 3 for example. Look very closely on the bottom left, dimm closest to the cpu. You'll see next to the dimm the dimm numbers and the bank closest to the cpu is dimm 4. The first red dimmslot one right is dimm 1. Not al mb's have that written on them. Thats why i estamate that all mb's use the same configuration. Because if not, then the devs would lets us know with specs somehow.

[Zengrath]

it would have to be motherboard specfic for sure, i didn't say anything earlier but i do recall different Mobo's having different requirements or recommendations for dimm placement. Most seems to want you to put Dimm 1 and Dim 3 for matching dual channel memory. But i'm pretty sure i've seen mobo's where you do put Dim 1 and Dim 2, etc. This is of course over many years, it could very well be that they all follow a same standard now, i haven't researched this in a while. Then there is tripple channel mobo's which i haven't seen much off myself.

[Nebgama]

some motherboards are different it depends really, majority of the time

Originally posted by Snakebite:

Someone should tell the developers the Ram belongs in the 1st slot on the left closer to the CPU. I noticed almost every computer I repair the RAM is in the last slot on the right. I build computers and the RAM should always be in the first slot on the left closest to the CPU. If there is a 2nd chip it should be installed in the 3nd slot from the left. From there you place the 3nd chip set in the 2nd slot from the left and 4th chip set would be installed in the last slot on the far right.

Some motherboards are different majority of the time you can put the ram where ever you want aslong as the color coding is correct X the amount of populated dimms. for dual channel mobos

alot of tripple channel boards actually populate furthest slot from the cpu first.

[DJKaboom]

It makes sense that the devs aren't sticklers about this because the truth is that there is no universal constant as to which slots to use in real life -it depends on the board manufacturer. In the case of Asus boards, for instance, they specifically call for the installer to use slots A2 and B2 first, which are the second and fourth slots from the CPU. Other manufacturers do it differently, so there is no one size fits all axiom to RAM installation. That being the case, it might get too granular for the game to penalize the player in slot choice from one board brand to the next, so it was probably easiest to make all slots equal for the purposes of the game.

[Rocky McRockerson]

The motherboard I had did dual channel on the 2nd and 4th from slot the left.

[Redmiles]

This can vary from motherboard to motherboard. Mine is on 2 and 4. A2 and B2

[Coffee]

Originally posted by Nebula:

Someone should tell the developers the Ram belongs in the 1st slot on the left closer to the CPU.

WRONG!

Look at several motherboards, a lot actually require a single or dual ram slot used out of four to be 2 and 4.

it depend a LOT. It's not always the first slot closest to the CPU.
There's no standard so no wonder why they don't stick to that. Even seen some having 3 and 4 or 1 and 4 or 2 and 3.

[Fate]

Sooo my mainboard gives me Quad Channel on 1,3,6,8 (SP3r2). My other PC has them in 1,3 (AM4) and my fiance's sister's PC has them in 2,4 (AM4)...But does it matter if you have only 1 DIMM? Actually not. Doesn't matter, as long as it boots, every slot is just perfect.

[Sceles]

Originally posted by Fate:

Sooo my mainboard gives me Quad Channel on 1,3,6,8 (SP3r2). My other PC has them in 1,3 (AM4) and my fiance's sister's PC has them in 2,4 (AM4)...But does it matter if you have only 1 DIMM? Actually not. Doesn't matter, as long as it boots, every slot is just perfect.

For optimal performance you should use as many dimms as you have channels.

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Originally posted by Fate:

Sooo my mainboard gives me Quad Channel on 1,3,6,8 (SP3r2). My other PC has them in 1,3 (AM4) and my fiance's sister's PC has them in 2,4 (AM4)...But does it matter if you have only 1 DIMM? Actually not. Doesn't matter, as long as it boots, every slot is just perfect.

It actually does matter. Yes it will boot with only 1 ram stick but your memory performance will be halved vs 2. For example: If you have 1 x 16GB stick then your computer would operate faster if you used 2 x 8GB instead. This would activate dual channel and increase your computer's performance for free. Dual channel is a thing in-game and it is implemented in-game as well.