I have a Maximus 3 formula motherboard I bought some time ago. I have been using G.SKILL Ripjaws Series Model F3-12800CL9D-4GBRL memory
I have 4 gs of ddr3 at 1600 mhz in dual channel however I often run into the page file being used so I decided to buy another pair. Sadly according to an updated manual my mother board apparently does not support 8gs 4 sticks 2 gs each in dual channel at 1600mhz without giving BSD..In fact I do not even see any support for kits of 4 for some reason. I can however run fine if I lower the memory at 1333mhz.
I have already tried changing volts,updating bios(this actually allowed running the memory in dual channel at 1333mhz before it was impossible to run at any settings) self setting timings, etc. Any ideas on that? I really find it strange what memory is supported.
My question
I am wondering if it is better to stay with 8 gs/4 sticks in dual channel running at 1333mhz or Take a stick out and run 6 gs/3 sticks in triple channel at 1600mhz?
Note: I ran memtest+ for 1 day when I was gone. No errors reported. I will double check tonight but I am positive I ran memory at both 1333mhz and 1600mhz with no errors. I will have to check 1600mhz again to be sure.Error Code 0x0000007e . I honestly find that information irreverent because the manufacturer does not support this configuration of memory and I do not feel the desire to look for another reason for BSOD...
os
Windows 7 64bit
Any ideas on this would be appreciated greatly.
I have 4 gs of ddr3 at 1600 mhz in dual channel however I often run into the page file being used so I decided to buy another pair. Sadly according to an updated manual my mother board apparently does not support 8gs 4 sticks 2 gs each in dual channel at 1600mhz without giving BSD..In fact I do not even see any support for kits of 4 for some reason. I can however run fine if I lower the memory at 1333mhz.
I have already tried changing volts,updating bios(this actually allowed running the memory in dual channel at 1333mhz before it was impossible to run at any settings) self setting timings, etc. Any ideas on that? I really find it strange what memory is supported.
My question
I am wondering if it is better to stay with 8 gs/4 sticks in dual channel running at 1333mhz or Take a stick out and run 6 gs/3 sticks in triple channel at 1600mhz?
Note: I ran memtest+ for 1 day when I was gone. No errors reported. I will double check tonight but I am positive I ran memory at both 1333mhz and 1600mhz with no errors. I will have to check 1600mhz again to be sure.Error Code 0x0000007e . I honestly find that information irreverent because the manufacturer does not support this configuration of memory and I do not feel the desire to look for another reason for BSOD...
os
Windows 7 64bit
Any ideas on this would be appreciated greatly.