Upgrade options

rebel rebel · 2 Jul 2016 at 23:35

Hi, I think the times come to upgrade my memory, can someone recommend something to go in my P6T as I'm slightly confused as to what will work.

Currently have 3 x 2gb

Thanks!

Daniel_46 · 6 Jul 2016 at 09:39

Maybe it's time to just give your rig a revamp entirely or build a new one?

Daniel_46 · 6 Jul 2016 at 10:37

The only other option would be to put another 3 x 2GB in, I believe your motherboard supports up to 12GB so by getting another 3 x 2GB it will total 12GB of triple channel configuration.

Borealis · 6 Jul 2016 at 10:47

The P6T supports up to 24GB RAM. Another 6GB will give you 12GB, which should be enough.

Triple channel kits are no longer available, so you'd be looking at getting a dual channel kit and a single stick.

rebel rebel · 7 Jul 2016 at 05:54

Daniel_46 said:
Maybe it's time to just give your rig a revamp entirely or build a new one?

Yeah I have been thinking about a whole new rig, I've had this setup a while now so feel like I got my moneys worth. I was just wondering if it was worth eeking a little more out of it.

Daniel_46 said:
The only other option would be to put another 3 x 2GB in, I believe your motherboard supports up to 12GB so by getting another 3 x 2GB it will total 12GB of triple channel configuration.

Borealis said:
The P6T supports up to 24GB RAM. Another 6GB will give you 12GB, which should be enough.

Triple channel kits are no longer available, so you'd be looking at getting a dual channel kit and a single stick.

Yeah it takes 24Gb, would I see a decent improvement if I went up to 12? I take it that 2 sticks are no good and that it's best to go with 3?
It's been quite a while since I've had to read up on all this, I had long ago forgotten all the details from when I set it up.

Borealis · 7 Jul 2016 at 08:00

I'm not really sure about X58. Depending on the slot config (read the manual) 5 sticks will work just fine.

12GB will be more than enough for what you need, but I'm not sure about the availability of 2GB sticks.

rebel rebel · 9 Jul 2016 at 03:11

Thanks, I definitely have some options to think about now. Although looking at new hardware I could see myself building a new rig towards the end of the year.