Originally Posted by
solidus667
I've been wondering this myself. Generally when you populate ram slots, you are supposed to do it channel by channel, starting with the slot closest to the CPU. In the P5E3 Deluxe Wifi Manual on page 2-13 they state specifically otherwise. The have you populate the black slots first.
I've always heard the first two slots get the most speed, so it would be easier to clock them higher. I would be pretty surprised if the orange slots couldn't even DO a higher speed AT ALL though. The thing with these enthusiast boards... no one seems to be a real expert, so who can we even ask? Maybe that anandtech guy. :/