• question about ram
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So I currently own G.Skill F3-12800CL9D-4GBRL PC3-12800 / DDR3 1600 Mhz Ripjaws 2 x 2GB 9-9-9-24 1.5V And want to buy more ram.Motherboard is Motherboard is ASUS P8P67 and two open slots left. G.skill F3-12800CL9D-8GBRL PC3-12800 / DDR3 1600 Mhz 2 x 4GB 9-9-9-24 1.5 V Was looking for this but tell me what I should do. Will they work perfectly together ?
Yeah they will work but I believe dual channel offers more performance than quad channel RAM.
but if I keep the 4gig rams in dual slots and 2gigs in the other ?
I'm honestly not too sure how that works...
They will work fine together. I was a huge noob the first time I started messing around with memory. I stuck a single 2GB stick into a mobo that already had 2x1GB. You really cannot go wrong with memory as long as the speed is the same and you place them in the correct slots. Performance wise, it'll be fine. Quad Channel vs Dual Channel is more gimmicky than anything, but if you want the specifics I'll give you a page from Tom's Hardware [quote]Multiple sticks of quad rank causes the memory bus speed to drop down due to performance and buffer issues with memory management onthe processor. Multiple sticks of dual rank memory do NOT cause the memory bus speed to drop down.[/quote]
Alright then, thanks for clarifying for OP and mines sake.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought I remembered reading that ivy bridge chips aren't as adversely effected by that conflict. I can't find the article offhand, and I may be remembering something incorrectly.
[QUOTE=Zephyrs;37742914]Correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought I remembered reading that ivy bridge chips aren't as adversely effected by that conflict. I can't find the article offhand, and I may be remembering something incorrectly.[/QUOTE] That's interesting. I hadn't heard that, but it's not uncommon for a lot of minor issues to be fixed when Intel releases their "tick" upgrades.
I'm probably misremembering something. I spent 20 minutes searching and got nothing.
So I should place them 4 2 4 2 that's correct yes ?
Probably. Check your motherboard manual. I have seen a board that would want 4-4-2-2, but it is unusual.
[QUOTE=Georg;37757693]So I should place them 4 2 4 2 that's correct yes ?[/QUOTE] Most motherboards use a coloring system. On an ASUS the theme tends to be white/blue or red/black for the memory slots. Just place the new memory in the color coded spots and then check your BIOS to see if it is registering the memory at the correct speeds and in the correct channeling. Although, if your motherboard doesn't have the whole coloring thing, then like Zephyrs said, check your motherboard manual.
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