2019: Adding memory to an overclockers GA-X58A-UD3R system

[comnut]

***guys, if you do not know the GA-X58A-UD3R , please do not post... ***

I have already asked Kingston, they say they don't support my mobo, and won't even answer the question.. it is 10 years old, the main good thing is it is BEFORE intel let SPECTRE in!!

I want to add more dimms to my mobo, and would like to know the success of this, before wasting my very limited money..
If I had millions, I would not be here, and buy a 4k monitor, graphics, etc, not much change from 20000...

the limit of it is 24G, with six slots.. type is 1.5v DDR3-1600 UDIMM non ecc

if you put in three or six, it will increase the bandwidth by 3..
if you put in a multiple of two, it will increase the bandwidth by 2..
If you know what this means in speed/ benchmark it would help, manual does not make it clear..

my main question is, do I need a 'matched pair' (eg 3 sets of 2 x 4g =24) 50 each = 150!

or can I just buy 6 Dimms and plug them in?? 20 each = 120!

anyone out there know???

 

[comnut]

well I found what an absolute mess the PC game is... If you buy a decent mobo(this was 10yearsago!) then advancements will mean you cannot buy good and cheap upgrades.. If you think £300 is cheap.... :O
no sign of Kingston, in UK.. get corsair, find the fancy heat sink means they will not fit due to the good HSF cooler you are using..

BIG THANKS to overclock, who still found my order on file, and recommended 6 teamgroup dims,giving me 24G for £150

The GA-X58A-UD3R was the best in most reviews..
Take a look and you will see why...

X58 _______________ X58A
2 x pcie16 __________ 4 x pcie16
4 x dimm slots 16G ___ 6 x dimm slots 24G
8 x SATA slots ______ 10 x SATA slots

the main good thing is I can use a lot of cheap HDDs, to increase storage..

 

[comnut]

no, it just means that you cannot find 'old stuff' easily, unless you go back to a **reliable** supplier..

Even the vintage car market is better supplied!

 

[comnut]

er, 1999 is **twenty** years ago... oh ye of little faith... I actually have an old friends laptop, from around 2003.. (XP came out in 2001)
2.5 inch IDE Hard drive, max size now available is 100Gig if you don't want ebay! 2 gig max ram, but I managed to put win7 32 bit on it!!
JUST like and old beat up car, it does the job, for those I know that have to scrape by on limited cash flow ..

Oh yes, when I used to work at the local tech college, My window looked out on the skip!!!
So when they upgraded the computer dept, as soon as it landed in the skip, I could legally take them out for home use!!

 

[comnut]

I sure wish folks would READ my comments..............................
I said I was in London, ENGLAND, where good computer shops are disappearing, unless you are near Newcastle-under-Lyme!!
go on, guess why....

It IS SUPPORTED, very helpful reply.. and guess what PC DOES NOT have slots???

and your similarity to the 'vintage car club' increases.. they very much talk about "I found a good alternator that works in my Shelby Cobra! just need to mill down the pins, and solder some wires!!!"

yeah just chuck in a xeon, and 32 ram... work just fine , if not just pull out the CPU, put in a I7 and check the bios, shove the x back in again!! sounds like these guys...

https://www.techpowerup.com/forums/threads/xeon-owners-club.211143/page-182

me I would rather NOT spend more time pulling things about than actually using it..