can i get 24gb of ram?

PaulW · 19 Jan 2013 at 15:08

Hi All,

I have a Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD7 X58 motherboard and i currently have 12gb of Corsair DDR3 10666C9 1333MHz XMS3 TwinX Dual 6x2 sticks, which is fine.

i have been mulling over getting 24gb for Zbrush work etc.if my motherboard can accept better like tri or quad channels then great (although i dont think it can).

anyway im not interested in getting the fastest ram ever and overclocking it just some decent stuff to help with work. this is my final upgraded (+ssd + graphic card) for this system before i begin saving for a new machine in 1- 2 years time.

so any feed back recommendations welcome, and thanks for you help.

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Reedy · 19 Jan 2013 at 15:20

Memory Type: DDR3 PC3-10600, DDR3 PC3-12800, DDR3 PC3-8500, DDR3 (non-ECC)
Maximum Memory: 24GB
Slots: 6

http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=3251#sp
http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=3527#sp

6 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 24 GB of system memory(Note 1)
Dual/3 channel memory architecture
Support for DDR3 2200/1333/1066/800 MHz memory modules
Support for non-ECC memory modules
Support for Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules

http://download.gigabyte.eu/FileList/Memory/mb_memory_ga-x58a-ud7.pdf
http://download.gigabyte.eu/FileList/Memory/mb_memory_ga-x58a-ud7_v2.0.pdf

Any idea if you've got the v1 or the v2?

Surveyor · 19 Jan 2013 at 15:28

You could buy yourself three 2x4GB dual channel kits and they should run fine in triple channel mode.

These for example are on special offer this week:

Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit

GeIL EVO Leggera 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit

That's 24GB for £108, it's cheaper than buying triple channel kits.

What version of Windows do you have?

Not all of them will support 24GB of RAM.

PaulW · 19 Jan 2013 at 15:32

think i have the v1 from the looks of it.

PaulW · 19 Jan 2013 at 15:34

@ Surveyor win7 home prem

Reedy · 19 Jan 2013 at 15:40

PaulW said:
@ Surveyor win7 home prem

Doesn't that have a 16GB memory limit? You'll need Professional/Ultimate..

Surveyor · 19 Jan 2013 at 15:41

Unfortunately Windows 7 Home Premium (64 bit) will only support 16GB of RAM.

For more than that you need the Professional, Enterprise or Ultimate editions (they support up to 192GB).

64 bit Windows 8 supports up to 128GB and the Professional and Enterprise editions 512GB.

PaulW · 19 Jan 2013 at 15:44

oh really, ah well that ends that then might as well save the money for a new machine later. cheers though for everyone's help

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Reedy · 19 Jan 2013 at 15:52

PaulW said:
oh really, ah well that ends that then might as well save the money for a new machine later. cheers though for everyone's help

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I was just going to say Windows Anytime Upgrade, but Home Premium to Ultimate seems to be £100+. Meh