黄色和橙色，蓝色和黑色，绿色和红色：你可以在主板上找到各种颜色的RAM插槽。但这些对到底意味着什么？当系统构建或升级您当前的装备时，它们会对您产生怎样的影响？

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问题

超级用户阅读器Totymedli对RAM插槽的颜色编码很好奇：

I have always seen that the motherboard RAM slots are colored in pairs, but never knew what it meant. I just put the 2 RAM in, and after a few tries it always worked. But after I tried to install a third one it always throws me a blue screen of death. Is there an order how should I install RAM to the board? What do the colors mean? Do they indicate a performance boost opportunity or are they just a guide for installation?

他的蓝屏安装问题有什么解决方案？

答案

超级用户贡献者Enigma破解密码：

It means that the colored pair is a dual channel set and that you should install RAM as a pair to take advantage of it.

You should install 2 of the same sticks as a matching pair on the same color slots and then another 2 that are the same in the remaining two slots.

Ideally you want to have all memory be identical in a system or else you will end up with some memory being potentially downclocked (or voltage/multiplier) to the lowest common denominator.

Further reading:

Tom’s Hardware Forum: How to Install Dual Channel [Memory]?

Hardware Secrets: Everything You Need to Know About Dual-, Triple-, and Quad-Channel Memory Architectures

相关：你应该建立自己的电脑？

因此，不应忽视埃克纳瓦尔关于仔细检查手册重要性的建议：

The colors are nicely answered by Enigma. As for:

But after I tried to install a third one it always throws me a blue screen of death. Is there an order how should I install RAM to the board?

The answer is Yes, there is an order, and the details are found in your motherboard manual, which nearly always has detailed instructi*** for what order the memory slots should be filled, and which configurati*** will work, so you can simply put it in once and have it work, rather than:

I just put the 2 RAM in, and after a few tries it always worked.

与电子和计算机建设有关的所有事情一样，阅读手册，避免蓝色屏幕死亡（或者更糟的是，损坏硬件）总是首选试错。如有疑问，请参考手册。

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