Lyn Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 I am building a new computer and these are the main parts. EVGA P55 FTW Motherboard Intel Core i7 860 NOCTUA NH-U12P-SE CPU Cooler EVGA GeForce GTX 275 FTW Graphics Card Win7 64bit OS As the motherboard supports dual channel memory, I have two choices. 4GB or 8GB memory kits. Does going beyond 4GB give FTX any real advantage or not? The 8GB kit: Corsair CMD8GX3M4A1600C8 8GB (4x XMS3 2GB) PC-12800 (1600MHz) DDR3 RAM, Non ECC, unbuffered, 8-8-8-24, has some issues. Are there any problems in installing two 4GB kits instead? Thanks for any help, Lyn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Routley Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 Your board should support Dual Channel DDR-3. There is theoretically an advantage in 3 x (x Gb) configurations, rather than 2x - but this is in theory - and how much practical benefit you'll see is debatable. It might be worth seeing whether you can get 6Gb or 12 Gb of low latency DDR3. Yes - you do get a benefit with complex scenery add-ons with >4Gb on a 64bit O/S. So much so, that I've just ordered 12Gb of low latency RAM (upgrading from 6G) That and to help Photoshop CS4 breathe a bit, with large images. Worth checking other brands - some of the OCZ memory is good. Heiko swears by Mushkin - but I dunno where I can buy that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lyn Posted October 31, 2009 Author Share Posted October 31, 2009 Sorry I did not make it clear, this board only supports dual channel, can't use multiples of 3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Routley Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 Actually - you probably did - in that case pairs are all you can go with (only has 4 slots anyway) It is interesting the way these boards/chipsets get "positioned" in the market. The basic principle otherwise stands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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