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ASUS SABERTOOTH X58: how many blocks of RAM for 12 GB?
Hi, ASUS SABERTOOTH X58 and I'd like to put 12GB RAM CORSAIR DDR3
1600 12GB. Can I add 2 block of 6GB RAM (or 4 block of 3GB RAM)? What is better? thank you! |
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ASUS SABERTOOTH X58: how many blocks of RAM for 12 GB?
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Hi, ASUS SABERTOOTH X58 and I'd like to put 12GB RAM CORSAIR DDR3 1600 12GB. Can I add 2 block of 6GB RAM (or 4 block of 3GB RAM)? What is better? thank you! (page 28) http://dlcdnet.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/...rtooth_X58.pdf A2 A1 B2 B1 C2 C1 -- X -- -- -- -- Single stick -- -- -- X -- -- -- -- -- -- -- X -- X -- X -- -- Dual channel -- X -- X -- X Triple channel X X X X X X X X -- X -- X Triple channel, four sticks You can do 12GB these two ways. This gives triple channel operation, and the desired capacity. I would use the 4GB sticks, assuming I could find ones with good performance specs. -- 4 -- 4 -- 4 Triple channel 2 2 2 2 2 2 The QVL entries don't show the testing of kits of 4GB sticks, but I can find an entry implying they've tested up to 6x4GB using this A-DATA unmatched module with Hynix chips. This entry means, they bought the modules one at a time, until they had tested six of them. http://dlcdnet.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/...8_DRAM_QVL.zip "A-DATA AD3U1333C4G9-B 4GB DS Hynix H5TQ2G83AFRH9C 1333 9-9-9-24" ******* This would be an example of a 3x4GB DDR3-1600 CAS9 kit. It runs at 1.5V, and stays within the Intel recommendation of less than 1.65V. $200 for 12GB. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820233146 You can look up the Corsair recommended modules here. http://www.corsair.com/learn_n_explore (For Sabertooth X58 - scroll down to the *bottom* of the page, for the listing.) http://www2.corsair.com/configurator...spx?id=1820824 Or for that matter, go to the Kingston site and find some memory in their listings. http://www.kingston.com/hyperx/produ...dr3.asp#triple (An example of a 12GB kit) http://www.valueram.com/datasheets/K...9D3K3_12GX.pdf There will be some variation, in what kind of kits are available world-wide, so you may have to modify your choice according to availability. If nobody is selling kits of 3x4GB where you live, you can also use 6x2GB as a solution. Just buy two kits of 3x2GB and plug them in. HTH, Paul |
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ASUS SABERTOOTH X58: how many blocks of RAM for 12 GB?
On Tue, 18 Jan 2011 15:49:55 +0100, wrote:
Hi, ASUS SABERTOOTH X58 and I'd like to put 12GB RAM CORSAIR DDR3 1600 12GB. Can I add 2 block of 6GB RAM (or 4 block of 3GB RAM)? What is better? thank you! I remember when 2GB was a lot of memory, and I don't have to remember too far back. I question the need for 12GB of memory unless you're building a server. |
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ASUS SABERTOOTH X58: how many blocks of RAM for 12 GB?
In message Foke
was claimed to have wrote: On Tue, 18 Jan 2011 15:49:55 +0100, wrote: Hi, ASUS SABERTOOTH X58 and I'd like to put 12GB RAM CORSAIR DDR3 1600 12GB. Can I add 2 block of 6GB RAM (or 4 block of 3GB RAM)? What is better? thank you! I remember when 2GB was a lot of memory, and I don't have to remember too far back. I question the need for 12GB of memory unless you're building a server. Or are a heavy user of VMs. Or work with massive data sets. Or you have a small penis. Or it's simply the cost effective route. For me, it's half because I'm a heavy VM user, and half because it's the most cost effective route. I wanted triple channel, 3x2GB wasn't enough (my old box had 6GB and did occasionally swap), so 2x sets of 3x2GB was more practical than other alternatives, especially since it gives me room to grow. I'm typically sitting with about 20MB-40MB of "free" (wasted) RAM, the RAM I'm not using is used by the OS disk cache, so I likely receive at least some benefit despite only actively using 7GB-8GB or so. |
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ASUS SABERTOOTH X58: how many blocks of RAM for 12 GB?
On Tue, 18 Jan 2011 21:00:45 -0800, DevilsPGD
wrote: In message Foke was claimed to have wrote: On Tue, 18 Jan 2011 15:49:55 +0100, wrote: Hi, ASUS SABERTOOTH X58 and I'd like to put 12GB RAM CORSAIR DDR3 1600 12GB. Can I add 2 block of 6GB RAM (or 4 block of 3GB RAM)? What is better? thank you! I remember when 2GB was a lot of memory, and I don't have to remember too far back. I question the need for 12GB of memory unless you're building a server. Or are a heavy user of VMs. Or work with massive data sets. Or you have a small penis. Or it's simply the cost effective route. For me, it's half because I'm a heavy VM user, and half because it's the most cost effective route. I wanted triple channel, 3x2GB wasn't enough (my old box had 6GB and did occasionally swap), so 2x sets of 3x2GB was more practical than other alternatives, especially since it gives me room to grow. I'm typically sitting with about 20MB-40MB of "free" (wasted) RAM, the RAM I'm not using is used by the OS disk cache, so I likely receive at least some benefit despite only actively using 7GB-8GB or so. That makes sense. And as an added benefit, your e-penis will be massive! :P |
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ASUS SABERTOOTH X58: how many blocks of RAM for 12 GB?
In message Foke
was claimed to have wrote: On Tue, 18 Jan 2011 21:00:45 -0800, DevilsPGD wrote: In message Foke was claimed to have wrote: On Tue, 18 Jan 2011 15:49:55 +0100, wrote: Hi, ASUS SABERTOOTH X58 and I'd like to put 12GB RAM CORSAIR DDR3 1600 12GB. Can I add 2 block of 6GB RAM (or 4 block of 3GB RAM)? What is better? thank you! I remember when 2GB was a lot of memory, and I don't have to remember too far back. I question the need for 12GB of memory unless you're building a server. Or are a heavy user of VMs. Or work with massive data sets. Or you have a small penis. Or it's simply the cost effective route. For me, it's half because I'm a heavy VM user, and half because it's the most cost effective route. I wanted triple channel, 3x2GB wasn't enough (my old box had 6GB and did occasionally swap), so 2x sets of 3x2GB was more practical than other alternatives, especially since it gives me room to grow. I'm typically sitting with about 20MB-40MB of "free" (wasted) RAM, the RAM I'm not using is used by the OS disk cache, so I likely receive at least some benefit despite only actively using 7GB-8GB or so. That makes sense. And as an added benefit, your e-penis will be massive! :P Exactly! There's wee, there's not so wee and there's ****ing huge. |
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