Can I put 6 dual channel modules into a tripple channel mobo?

DMZ · 31 Jul 2011 at 12:47

The way I understand it, memory modules aren't explicitly dual channel or triple channel, so I should be able to get 3 packs of 2x 4GB rather than 2 packs of 3x 4GB for my triple channel mobo, and they'll work as two triple channel sets, right? Any disadvantage to doing this?

It's a Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R btw

Thanks

Jokester · 31 Jul 2011 at 12:48

It'll work fine, assuming they are all the same type.

Arthur17 · 31 Jul 2011 at 15:58

It should work fine, but...

Each kit can be made with various parts at any given time. There's 9 IC manufacturers, each with multiple ICs, and even ICs from the same batch may not play well with each other. Then there's multiple PCBs that can be used.
Add that all together and that means that 2 kits that came out of the factory one right after another may not play well with each other.

Also, buying them at the same time means nothing, as you could be buying memory made at different times (not that it would make a difference). (Source)

Justintime · 4 Aug 2011 at 12:35

True but i've yet to run in to any issues in regards to mixing ICs, even in the early DC days.