I currently have an old i7 Bloomfield/Asus MB rig with 6GB tri-channel memory. I wanted to upgrade this so I bought a 12GB tri-channel kit:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231313
While I was waiting for that to come in, I changed my mind and decided to upgrade my whole computer to an i7 4770 and an ASUS H87-PRO. Since the new computer is dual channel, not tri-channel, I just ordered a new single stick of what I assumed was probably the exact same RAM:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231313
Now I have all four sticks in hand, but the model numbers on the chips themselves are different, one model number indicates it is part of a tri-channel kit F3-12800CL9T-12GBRL and the other a single stick, F3-12800CL9S-4GBRL. I assumed the model numbers referred to the pack and that the chips were likely identical just thrown into different packaging. They were manufactured in two different months according to stickers on the chips. Also, the tri-channel kit says for I7 and X58 Platforms while the single chip says "Compatible with i7, i5, i3, and AMD AM3+/APU platforms." Not sure if this means anything about the chip itself or if its just dependent on how many chips are in the package.
So, should I send these back and get a new set or are they the same and can I just roll with it? BTW, I realize I might get slightly better performance out of 2x8GB and it leaves me room to upgrade later, but I'm really not too concerned with that.
Thanks for any help!
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231313
While I was waiting for that to come in, I changed my mind and decided to upgrade my whole computer to an i7 4770 and an ASUS H87-PRO. Since the new computer is dual channel, not tri-channel, I just ordered a new single stick of what I assumed was probably the exact same RAM:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231313
Now I have all four sticks in hand, but the model numbers on the chips themselves are different, one model number indicates it is part of a tri-channel kit F3-12800CL9T-12GBRL and the other a single stick, F3-12800CL9S-4GBRL. I assumed the model numbers referred to the pack and that the chips were likely identical just thrown into different packaging. They were manufactured in two different months according to stickers on the chips. Also, the tri-channel kit says for I7 and X58 Platforms while the single chip says "Compatible with i7, i5, i3, and AMD AM3+/APU platforms." Not sure if this means anything about the chip itself or if its just dependent on how many chips are in the package.
So, should I send these back and get a new set or are they the same and can I just roll with it? BTW, I realize I might get slightly better performance out of 2x8GB and it leaves me room to upgrade later, but I'm really not too concerned with that.
Thanks for any help!
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