Can you run dual channel DDR3 ram in triple channel motherboard?

engstrom0304 · 5 Jan 2009 at 13:31

Can you run dual channel DDR3 ram in triple channel motherboard? Like this http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showp...58 (Socket 1366) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard

MooMoo444 · 5 Jan 2009 at 13:33

You can, but you will get lower performance due to less bandwidth

engstrom0304 · 5 Jan 2009 at 14:00

so im better off with triple channel then?

MooMoo444 · 5 Jan 2009 at 14:05

They designed i7 around triple channel for a reason

engstrom0304 · 5 Jan 2009 at 14:07

would 3gb triple channel 1333 ram be enough. Or would 4gb dual channel be better?

engstrom0304 · 5 Jan 2009 at 14:09

also on all the i7 cpus description it says it supports ddr3 1333mhz, so what supports 1600mhz?

MooMoo444 · 5 Jan 2009 at 14:19

engstrom0304 said:
would 3gb triple channel 1333 ram be enough. Or would 4gb dual channel be better?

If you're unsure on amount of RAM, then maybe go for a 3x2gb tripple chanel kit. As for speed, I don't know how it affects i7 to be honest.

miniyazz · 5 Jan 2009 at 22:16

engstrom0304 said:
also on all the i7 cpus description it says it supports ddr3 1333mhz, so what supports 1600mhz?

If they actually don't support faster memory speeds (even by changing ratios in the bios or something) you can still use your 1600MHz when overclocking - it'll give you more headroom on the RAM so if your top clock's RAM limited you'll be able to run it faster.