Triple channel using separate individual sticks - x58

So after having a hard time finding triple channel kits for decent prices my options are:

16gb kit for about £50
12gb of individual 4gb sticks for £30 total

Now I dont need 16gb and would prefer the triple channel so I am wondering if anyone knows if I bought 3 sticks of Corsair CMZ4GX3M1A1600C9 would it run in triple or will I have problems?

Thanks for looking.

It should be fine. I have run triple channel with three completely different sticks before (not even the same brand!) so the fact that yours have the exact same model number should guarantee success!

What do you think 'triple channel kits' are, other than three identical sticks in a packet?

Acme said:

It should be fine. I have run triple channel with three completely different sticks before (not even the same brand!) so the fact that yours have the exact same model number should guarantee success!

What do you think 'triple channel kits' are, other than three identical sticks in a packet?

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Oh I know the "kits" are just 3 sticks BUT I have heard nightmare stories about x58 ram configurations even using the same size/speed sticks.

My worry is I have seen some people have trouble mixing 2 dual channel kits together and the motherboard refusing to enter dual/triple channel even though they are the same sticks/kits.

I might have just convinced myself to ditch this idea, it seems like a lot of extra hassle if it does go **** up.

For my x58 system I bought a dual channel kit and a single module of the same RAM: 3 8GB sticks. No issues.

I'm running 16Gb of memory in triple channel, including a 4Gb stick bought a couple of weeks ago. Just get 4x4 of the same memory.

Thanks for the replies but was also wondering about speed, I currently have 1600mhz but notice that 1333 is a lot cheaper in some places, would it be a big problem to get the slower RAM or will it be a large performance cut?

If you're not overclocking the slower ram should be fine.

No difference on those ram speeds