4x1gb First time Boot questions

[Arlichte]

Hello everyone.

Well, this is a strange question I have, but thought I'd ask here. I hear that a lot of times RAM won't register what the manufacturer states when you boot for the first time. This means you have to over clock right?

From my readings yes. Say the timings are 5-5-5-15. Hmmm, but Newegg said 4-4-4-4-12. Well, we then change the RAM settings in the BIOs and, presto, no problem.

This is my understanding so far, lets pause and reflect on it, and take the time to think "NO RETARD and progress to write how foolish I am"
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Ok. Now that we got that out of the way, here is my question. This my first build, and thus want to it to go smoothly. I want this EVGA board because a lot of friends of mine, both gamers and designers, love it:http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16813188013

Now, I want to get 4gb of RAM just to be ahead of the curve. Here is the trick though. I am buying 2 packs of this brand. I have heard that if you have multiple chips, they should be the closest to the same timings/speed/brand...ect:
http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16820231087

Now. With this in place, what would be the best option in your opinion?

1. Boot with 2gb first to make sure it goes safe. When it is set, then stick in the other sticks.
2. Boot with all 4gb in there

Now in the case the timings are off:

1. Boot with all 4, adjust and prey
2. Boot 2 at a time, set timing, go back and rest other timings, pop chips in, presto!

I am very curious as to how this is done, because most people seem to have 2 sticks. However, if my board can handle 4 chips, and 2 sets of 2gb is cheaper than a set of 4gb, why not?

This is tricky, so thank you everyone for your help,
Andrew

 

[Dan_D]

Get your board setup and get the OS installed with a 2x1GB configuration. Then try the 4x1GB setup. Good luck getting 4x1GB to work with the EVGA board BTW. It isn't necessarily the easiest thing to do.

Some memory modules will do it, but a great deal of them will not. I ended up pulling my very nice OCZ PC9200 modules just so I could slap 2x4GB worth of DDR 2 800 in the machine because Photoshop among other things needed the extra ram in Vista.

 

[Phrik]

Get your board setup and get the OS installed with a 2x1GB configuration. Then try the 4x1GB setup. Good luck getting 4x1GB to work with the EVGA board BTW. It isn't necessarily the easiest thing to do.

Some memory modules will do it, but a great deal of them will not. I ended up pulling my very nice OCZ PC9200 modules just so I could slap 2x4GB worth of DDR 2 800 in the machine because Photoshop among other things needed the extra ram in Vista.

EDIT: Nevermind I found my answer...