Mem. Channels / MOBO Compatibility - Pls. Explain

Aderes Devorah · 7 Mar 2013 at 17:24

Hi all

When choosing RAM (DDR3), do I need to buy a certain type of RAM (e.g. Dual or Quad) for certain types of motherboards?

Or is it the case that if a motherboard does not specifically state that it is Quad Channel ready, there is not point in putting Quad in because it will only run at Dual (for example)?

Thanks in advance.

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wazza300 · 7 Mar 2013 at 17:42

quad just means 4 matched ram sticks,same as triple and dual,and they all work together

for quad you need an x79 board,triple needs an x58 and dual channel for everything else

Aderes Devorah · 9 Mar 2013 at 14:43

wazza300 said:
quad just means 4 matched ram sticks,same as triple and dual,and they all work together

for quad you need an x79 board,triple needs an x58 and dual channel for everything else

Thank you!

Festisio · 14 Mar 2013 at 12:09

Can someone explain to me whether maxing out all the DIMMS in a quad channel supporting mobo like the Asus Rrampage IV would have a detrimental effect on the overclockability of a CPU compared with only using 1 4 channel kit. And if so are the achievable results significantly different?

E.g this http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-129-GL&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=813

vs

this http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-130-GL&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=813

using a Intel Core i7-3930K for arguments sake?