more memory

[paul10]

thinking of increasing my my memory from 6gb to 12gb corsair triple channel ddr3 pc3-12800c9 16000mhz as im buying software hdr type that will benefit from more memory?can some one tell me if this worth doing for my system will i gain from this ,also will it be a easy install ,is it going to be plug and play thing or do i need to adjust anything within my system .using ga-x58a -ud3r board and i7 -950 . and im right in thinking i have to upgrade in multiples of 3 so either 6,9,12gb depending on size of memory purchased ie 2,3,4 gb or can i have more than 3 memory chips installed on my system ? does increased memory speed up system or the mhz of memory or both .

 

[RJC]

What is the make and model of your current memory?

Installing new memory if you decide to go down that round would be a case of installing triple channel memory in the spare slots and pop into the BIOS and adjust the memory settings.
If your system is overclocked I would remove this and redo this after the memory is installed.

Memory below will be ok, sadly Ocuk don't have a great range.


http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-109-KS&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=1389

 

[paul10]

ok corsair is the brand of memory no .my system is not o/c.6gb 3x2gb ddr3 pc3-12800c9 16000mhz tripple channel (CMX6GX3M3A1600C9)

 

[CinderzFTW]

You can mix corsair with kingston nicely, there shouldn't be any problems...

the old days of having the exact same memory in your system is long gone.

if you have 3 x 2gbs already in, get another 3 x 2gbs and sling them in. you will be fine

 

[paul10]

when you mean sling them in is it that easy so i take i have six slots for memory so i can have 6 x 2 12gb might be worth it what gains do i get

 

[CinderzFTW]

erm... you said you want 12gb yea and you currently use 3 slots??? just fill up the dimms... cheaper than getting rid of your current memory then buying more to replace the whole lot.