So whats wrong with this memory?

PhilGQ · 17 Jun 2012 at 10:01

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-054-PA

Its seems remarkably cheap, £78 quid for 16GB (and therefore £156 for 32GB)

Its a typo, price error or dam rubbish memory right :confused:

, too good to be true right. :confused:

Surveyor · 17 Jun 2012 at 10:09

There's nothing wrong with it.

The price appears to have been reduced from £119.99 to £77.99.

Perhaps Patriot RAM hasn't proved as populer as OcUK were hoping.

One thing to be aware of is that with the tall heatsinks there may be issues fitting the RAM if you have a large CPU cooler.

And remember that not all versions of Windows support 32GB of RAM.

You need 64 bit, obviously, but Windows 7 Home Premium only supports 16GB.

64 bit Windows 7 Professional, Enterprise and Ultimate support up to 192GB.

RJC · 17 Jun 2012 at 10:11

I have used Patriot in the past and had no issues, I think its just good value

PhilGQ · 17 Jun 2012 at 10:29

Ok,

Its just a bargin then.

I didn't know about the 16GB limit, I am still on Vista Home Basic which only supports 8GB ( I have 6GB) was going to buy Windows 7 at the same time (mainly for SSD Trim support). I guess I will have to budget for Windows 7 Pro.

8 Pack · 17 Jun 2012 at 10:51

PhilGQ said:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-054-PA

Its seems remarkably cheap, £78 quid for 16GB (and therefore £156 for 32GB)

Its a typo, price error or dam rubbish memory right , too good to be true right.

This is dual channel stuff not quad!!! I presume your looking for quad at 32mb.

CEUOTC · 17 Jun 2012 at 10:52

Just get W7 HP 64 bit unless you really need 32gb of RAM.

Regards.

C.

PhilGQ · 17 Jun 2012 at 10:59

8 Pack said:
This is dual channel stuff not quad!!! I presume your looking for quad at 32mb.

I buying an new Ivy CPU plus a motherboard, thats Dual isn't it???

CEUOTC said:
Just get W7 HP 64 bit unless you really need 32gb of RAM.

Regards.

C.

Well I don't really need 32GB, but I do like filling slots.

I can kind of justify getting Pro if I tell myself, I will use it for work (even though I know I will never join it to the domain).

RJC · 17 Jun 2012 at 11:04

Ivy Bridge uses dual channel, you can still buy / use quad channel memory on this board as its the board not the memory which determines the how the memory runs.

Surveyor · 17 Jun 2012 at 11:05

8 Pack said:
This is dual channel stuff not quad!!! I presume your looking for quad at 32mb.

Even if he was two dual channel kits achieves the same result.

He could also buy a quad channel kit and it would run fine in dual channel with Ivy Bridge.

8 Pack · 17 Jun 2012 at 11:07

Surveyor said:
Even if he was two dual channel kits achieves the same result.

He could also buy a "quad channel" kit and it would run fine in dual channel with Ivy Bridge.

Same result in theory. In practice not always stable. Quad channel kit is advisable.

Surveyor · 17 Jun 2012 at 11:16

8 Pack said:
Same result in theory. In practice not always stable. Quad channel kit is advisable.

I seem to recall quite a few people on the forum using using two dual channel kits for quad channel without issue.

Perhaps it's only those who like to push their RAM who have issues.

And not all quad channel kits are even that.

They're simply two dual channel kits sold together with a quad channel label.

8 Pack · 17 Jun 2012 at 11:36

Oh its Ivy not X79!! Right two duals should work fine then.

PhilGQ · 17 Jun 2012 at 14:01

8 Pack said:
Oh its Ivy not X79!! Right two duals should work fine then.

Sandy E and X79 is a little to rich for me. Of course if did go LGA2011 then I would need 64GB to max the slots, even though I know it is pointless.