Buying Tri Channel is impossible.. Help?

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Hey guys, I had an old Asus Rampage II Extreme with 6GB of Memory in it and 3 empty slots, I'd really like to bump it up as it struggles a little in photoshop at times.

However it's so difficult to find some nice tri channel memory for a good price, let alone matching it to my 3x2GB OCZ Reapers 1600s. I was wondering whether you guys knew whether dual channel ram would be an option for my old mobo? If so would I be able to use it in conjunction with my tri channel or should i take that out?

Thanks guys :)
 
Just buy 3 of the same DDR3 Single-Channel packs.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/productlist.php?catid=8&groupid=701&sortby=priceAsc&subid=1180

Personally I'd sell your current 6Gb, probably go for more than it's worth cause it's a "tri" Channel pack. And get 3 x 4GB Single-Channel packs. :P

Though you should be able to run 3 x 2GB and 3 x 4GB for 18GB if you wanted. :) (I'm 90% certain this should work ^^)

Edit: Also check you version of windows can run 18 GB of ram if you go for this option. :)
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa366778(v=vs.85).aspx
 
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I'd double check the timings of your existing ram first too, some reapers were low cas psc (6-8-6 / 7-9-7) and you'll pay a pretty penny to snatch some of those ;)
 
pgi947 said:
I'd double check the timings of your existing ram first too, some reapers were low cas psc (6-8-6 / 7-9-7) and you'll pay a pretty penny to snatch some of those ;)
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Set i had were cas 7-7-7-24 but there indeed were other versions.
 
I had the same motherboard and the same issue, I ended up with 8GB in dual channel. Which does work. :)
 
I bought some up a while back before it disappeared, taking my 6GB up to 12GB. Honestly, it hasn't made much difference. If I was you I'd start saving for a bundle and enjoy a new CPU too.
 
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