Anthony2000 wroteBrownies wroteI highly doubt you'll be able to replace the slot. But just to be 100% sure, switch the RAMs to the other slot. The problem is clear but it won't hurt to take extra steps to be exactly sure.
Anyways, can't replace the slot as far as I know... Unless you try to somehow solder it. Time for a new board I guess.
I'd tell you to try to find a single 16gb stick, but you might not find one that would fit your board as they're more commonly used for servers. And you'd also suffer from slower speed because you're not using 2 channels to send and receive data, but only 1
dual channel memory: 40 fps
single channel memory: 39.99 fps
unless your doing some kind of video rendering and editing , you shouldn't care about dual channel.
Well if you're not looking for the best possible speed, then go for a single memory stick. If you can find a large RAM stick that fits your board, then great! The difference between single and dual channel processing can sometimes be negligible but at other times, you can feel the difference.
You're technically correct but it always depends on the task you're trying to complete. Are you...
Loading a game?
Compressing data?
Moving files?
etc...
Each task will have it's own set of requirements and because of that, you can't really put 1 piece of data and state that one is better than the other. I think we both agree that dual channel processing is faster than single channel, whether it's by 0.5%, 10% or even 90%.
But if you're a guy who wants his stuff loaded ASAP, then I'd recommend dual channel; even if it comes close to single channel
when it comes to completing certain tasks.
Statistics: From GamersNexus.net
Copying, reading and writing to memory:
Adobe After Effects CS5:
Shogun 2 Loading time:
Shogun 2 FPS: