I have an Asus P6T motherboard and am considering upgrading the memory. I was told that it was possible to upgrade to 2x8 GB dual channel dimms on the board and still take advantage of the dual channel capabilities of the motherboard. Can anyone confirm this? What configuration/model would you recommend for a gaming PC with at least 16 GB of memory?
Dual Channel on Tri Channel Mobo
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dble289 :
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-p6t
This is the motherboard in question. I'll go ahead and dig through the manual when I get a chance, but in the meantime if anyone knows the info already I'd appreciate it
Google knows all things.
http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1667408
"• A*: Supports two (2) modules inserted into slot A1 and B1 as one pair of Dual-channel memory configuration
• B*: Supports three (3) modules inserted into the orange slots (A1, B1 and C1) as one set of Triple-channel memory configuration
• C*: Supports four (4) modules inserted into the orange...
dble289 :
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-p6t
This is the motherboard in question. I'll go ahead and dig through the manual when I get a chance, but in the meantime if anyone knows the info already I'd appreciate it
Google knows all things.
http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1667408
"• A*: Supports two (2) modules inserted into slot A1 and B1 as one pair of Dual-channel memory configuration
• B*: Supports three (3) modules inserted into the orange slots (A1, B1 and C1) as one set of Triple-channel memory configuration
• C*: Supports four (4) modules inserted into the orange slots (A1, B1 and C1) and the black slot A2 as one set of Triple-channel memory configuration
• D*: Supports six (6) modules inserted into both the orange slots and the black slots as two set of Triple-channel memory configuration."
Tradesman1
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Yes X58 supports dual channel just as X79 (native Quad) supports dual and tri-channel - it's the MC that handles this
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So I guess the main question is answered.
Other:
1. 16GB is complete waste for just gaming. I have 16GB (video editing) but monitored most of my demanding games. I never, ever rose above 8GB when running a game.
2. Are you still thinking about a different motherboard? If so, you actually mean building a new PC I guess.
If building a new gaming PC, my advice is a Haswell build with specs similar to this:
- Z87 1150 motherboard
- i5-4670K CPU
- 8GB DDR3 (2x4GB) 1866MHz
If I was building a gaming PC today I think I'd get the $220 Asus Hero VI. It's on the high side but a quality board an also has great audio (SupremeFX) so if you'd normally need an audio card that needs to be factored (say $50):
http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/MAXIMUS_VI_HERO/
Other:
1. 16GB is complete waste for just gaming. I have 16GB (video editing) but monitored most of my demanding games. I never, ever rose above 8GB when running a game.
2. Are you still thinking about a different motherboard? If so, you actually mean building a new PC I guess.
If building a new gaming PC, my advice is a Haswell build with specs similar to this:
- Z87 1150 motherboard
- i5-4670K CPU
- 8GB DDR3 (2x4GB) 1866MHz
If I was building a gaming PC today I think I'd get the $220 Asus Hero VI. It's on the high side but a quality board an also has great audio (SupremeFX) so if you'd normally need an audio card that needs to be factored (say $50):
http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/MAXIMUS_VI_HERO/
The 16 GB is because I intend to install Win8 and make a Hyper V environment on the machine (Microsoft certs lab testing and whatnot). I also use this machine as my primary gaming rig so I want performance memory as well. I'm looking at the following memory to suit my needs:
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f31866c9d16gxm
Any thoughts on that selection? I'm complementing it with a 7950 I found here as an interim upgrade before pulling the trigger on a whole new computer. My first gen i7 is still holding up fairly well, and I haven't even brought it up to it's full overclocked potential:
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/sapphire-video-card-1003523l
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+1 on the Hero - and you just saved $20 - they marked them down over the weekend
just ordered two for clients - they loved mine TRENDING THREADS
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