A desktop has four memory slots and the technician is installing two identical 8 GB modules. How should they be placed for best performance?
Un PC de bureau a quatre emplacements mémoire et le technicien installe deux barrettes identiques de 8 Go. Comment les placer pour obtenir les meilleures performances ?
Answers
AIn the two slots closest to the processor, side by side, whatever the manual saysDans les deux emplacements les plus proches du processeur, côte à côte, quoi que dise le manuel
BBoth in the same slot, one on top of the otherToutes deux dans le même emplacement, l'une sur l'autre
CIn the paired slots the manual gives for dual channel (often A2 and B2)Dans les emplacements appariés que le manuel indique pour le double canal (souvent A2 et B2)
DAnywhere, because slot choice never affects performanceN'importe où, car le choix de l'emplacement n'influe jamais sur les performances
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