HELP! - Asus P8P67 PRO Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge)

GoggleZ · 18 Jul 2011 at 21:33

Hello Guys,

Haven't found this question on any other forum, so im guessing im just being stupid BUT...

I am looking at purchasing this motherboard: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-443-AS&tool=4

And was wondering why it has 4x DDR3? - I currently have a EVGA x58 mobo with has Tri DDR3 and 6x DDR3 slots and is a lot older than this one.

Please could someone post me a link of RAM which would be compatible with this mobo (preferrably off the OCers website) so that I can get some form of idea about which to buy.

Thanks in advance and appologies once again for this "noob" question

Regards,

Surveyor · 18 Jul 2011 at 22:02

It has 4 slots because it's dual channel RAM, not triple channel like the X58.

I assume you realise you cant use the processor out of your X58 board in the Asus P8P67 PRO?

4GB:

Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit

8GB:

Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit

Corsair XMS3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit

jbloggs · 19 Jul 2011 at 10:22

I am using This ram with that motherboard without any issues...

GoggleZ · 19 Jul 2011 at 10:22

Hello Surveyor,

Thanks for the fast reply.

I am building this system for someone else, was just using my mobo as a comparision.

He will be using this machine for High-End Gaming, what kind of mobo would you recommend? I guess Tri-DDR3 would be a better option?

Thanks for the links, also, another quick question, I have seen boards with 5x DDR3 RAM also.. well weird. - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-049-AK

As you can probably tell its been a while since I have built a system and this feedback is really helping!

ChrisD. · 19 Jul 2011 at 10:25

Triple channel is not a better option, there isn't much (if anything?) that can make use of the extra bandwidth. Plus, the Sandybridge architecture is dual channel only.

Clairvoyant · 19 Jul 2011 at 10:38

any of the P67 or Z68 boards will be good for clocking (but it depends what extras he wants). What is his budget.

Shadz · 19 Jul 2011 at 10:47

I have This memory in my system with the same board and its brilliant.

GoggleZ · 19 Jul 2011 at 10:55

His budget is around £1000

The P67 I linked earlier is the board I am going for I think, I hope the Hydro CPU Cooler will fit on this board.

Thanks for your help guys, I now know what im looking for RAM wise and you have solved my issue.

If you guys recommend any other mobos other than the one I chose feel free to link them on this post.

Thankyou all again

ChrisD. · 19 Jul 2011 at 12:22

Corsair cooler will be fine, I use one on my Asus board.

Clairvoyant · 19 Jul 2011 at 13:55

If you are buying the board from here, look at the Z68 pro or the Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Intel Z68 both are the similar price to the ASUS P8P67 PRO on here.