Ram Upgrade

Jock · 3 Nov 2014 at 11:48

I'm hoping someone can point me in the right direction to make sure I dont buy the wrong thing.

I have a Sabretooth X58 motherboard and currently have 3x 2GB 8-8-8-24 1600MHz sticks of RAM in it currently but it needs a major overhaul, getting somewhere between 16-24Gb of Ram.

One slight issue is that one of the 6 slots is blocked by the CPU cooler so whatever i do i really need to do using 3 slots as opposed to all 6.

When looking on the OCUK website I was thinking i just need to match the numbers above and i'll be on to a winner, but am i looking at single, dual or quad channel?

Thanks

OLDPHART · 3 Nov 2014 at 16:24

Just get a Dual Channel Kit you won't notice the differance, ram below are low profile-

Kingston HyperX 8GB (2x4GB) PC3-14900C9 1866MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black/Red (HX18C9BRK2/8-OC) £66.95 inc VAT

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showpr...=8&subcat=1387

Corsair-

Corsair XMS3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX8GX3M2A1600C9) £67.99 inc VAT

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showpr...=8&subcat=1517

Jock · 3 Nov 2014 at 21:47

So could i just buy 4 sticks of those youve listed and use that, keeping 2 free?

OLDPHART · 4 Nov 2014 at 13:04

Your mobo Max ram is 24GB - so you are limited to 1,2 or 4 GB sticks - 8 GB sticks won't work - so back to 4x4GB to go 16GB going of your mobo manual.