Intel i7 Ivybridge and Quad Channel DDR3 motherboard

[Ricochet J]

Hello,

I'm finding it hard to find an i7 Ivybridge compatible motherboard with quad channel DDR3. It is not a problem finding an i7 Sandybridge compatible motherboard with quad channel DDR3.

Is there a reason for this? I was under the impression Ivybridge is newer tech compared to Sandybridge, so thought I'd find a plethora of quad channel DDR3 motherboards.

Ideally I want 8 RAM slots. I will use 4 with 4 x 8GB RAM. And I will use the other 4 for future expansion.

Thanks

 

[Ricochet J]

Thank you for clearing that up.

 

[Ricochet J]

Aye I knew about the Windows limitations. I'm coming back into PC building after a dormant 7 or so years. The last computer I built was an AMD Athlon 64, with a DFI nForce 4 mobo!

It just seems hardware wise everything has become so complicated.