memory on the motherboard?

[lorizzle]

Okay, so I just got my parts today, and I am in the middle of putting it together.

Where do I put the ram in the motherboard? In the blue or the white slots?

Thanks!


Power Supply
Corsair CMPSU-850HX 850-Watt HX Professional Series 80 Plus Certified Power Supply compatible with Core i7 and Core i5

Motherboard
GIGABYTE GA-X58A-UD3R
(209.99; shipping: 7.87)

CPU
Intel Core i7-930 2.8GHz 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1366 Quad-Core Desktop Processor
(288.99; shipping: free)

Ram
G.SKILL 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333
(169.99; shipping: 2.99)

GPU
SAPPHIRE TOXIC 100282TXSR Radeon HD 5850 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card
(349.99; shipping:7.87)


Hard Drive
Western Digital Caviar Black WD1001FALS 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
(99.99; shipping: free)


Optical Drive
LITE-ON Black 24X DVD+R 24X DVD-R SATA Black 24X DVD Writer LightScribe Support
(28.99; shipping: 2.99)

Operating System
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
(99.99; shipping: free)

Monitor
ViewSonic Graphic Series VG2230wm Black 22" 5ms DVI Widescreen LCD Monitor
(199.99, shipping: 9.99)


Keyboard/Mouse
Logitech Cordless Desktop Wave Pro Ergonomic Keyboard and Mouse
(94.89, after rebate:69.89; shipping: free.)


Tower
Antec Nine Hundred Two Black Steel ATX Mid Tower
(109.99; after rebate: 89.95; shipping:free)

Speakers
Logitech S220 2.1 Speaker System with Subwoofer
(21.58 shipping: free)

Fan
Cooler Master RR-B10-212P-G1 Hyper 212 Plus 775/1156/1366/AMD/AM2/AM3 Universal Direct Contact Heat-Pipe 120mm Fan CPU Cooler

Wireless Adapter
Rosewill RNX-N150PC IEEE 802.11b/g/n PCI 2.2 Wireless Adapter (1T1R) Up to 150Mbps Wireless Data Rates 64/128 bits WEP WPA (TKIP with IEEE802.1x) WPA2 (AES with IEEE802.1x) XP/ Vista/ Win7

[RickyTick]

White

[zburns]

Without looking at the previous posts for your build, I just wanted to mention that it is extremely important that you use a form of "static electricity" control. The simplest method is the wrist strap that you wear and connect to your computer case, anytime and everytime, you are going to stick your hand in the case and touch a "component" particularly a circuit board. The computer case must also always be "unplugged" anytime you work on it.

Static is an "invisible killer" of small electronic components. If you introduce static "into" a small component and it does not render the component "inoperable" right at that moment, it can still "degrade" the component and set it up for failure later.

Using proper static control is a method of minimizing the risk of damage as you build your computer. These rules apply to things like "installing" RAM in its slots, physically handling the motherboard and installing it, touching the mobo or any other component installed in the case.

It is always best to use static control; it should be the first thing on your mind whenever you "go into the case" or handle a component.

Another suggestion is that you make generous use of your Gigabyte motherboard installation manual. I personally have an ASUS mobo, never held a Gigabyte in my hands; yet I have helped others on this forum with Gigabyte mobos. I always go to the online Gigabyte manual for explanations. The Gigabyte manuals, I feel, are well written, complete, very explanatory, good diagrams, etc..

Good luck with your build.