I have 3 slots currently populated with Corsair PC3-10700H (667 MHz) DDR3 RAM (part # VS2GB1333D3) - is this 1333 designation indicate this is 1333 MHz RAM? It is running at 534.5 MHz per channel or about 1600 MHz across all 3 channels... is this a dual channel vs triple channel nomenclature that is unimportant to the actual memory speed? Speccy reports the individual DIMMs as 667 MHz, but running at 534.5 MHz...
So that's a little confusing.
The manual says:
"Due to Intel spec definition, XMP DIMMS and DDR3-1600 are supported for one DIMM per channel only"
"For system stability, use a more efficient memory cooling system to support a full memory load (6DIMMs) or overclocking condition"
I presume that statement 1 above applies to all DDR3 memory in excess of 1333MHz?
Should my current RAM be running at a higher speed than it is?
If I add an additional 6GB (3x2GB) RAM to the currently open slots (which according to the above will not support 1600MHz or above), will all the RAM run at no more than 1333MHz, even if I put something faster in those open slots?
How important is the QVL list provided by ASUS? My son insists this document is totally irrelevant because it doesn't include several of the 4GB DDR3 modules he found on NewEgg. This seems like backward reasoning to me - while that list MAY be out of date, assuming it must be because you couldn't find some RAM in the list doesn't follow. Maybe that RAM isn't on the list because it actually isn't supported! I'm talking about the "updated" list.
About the cooling - between the possibility of dropping the speed of all the RAM and the admonishment to enhance cooling when fully populating all 6 DIMM slots, I was thinking I would have to go to replacing all 3 sticks currently installed in the primary (orange colored) DIMM slots, with 3x4GB DDR3 RAM. There is no space in the case for additional cooling.
What might the consequences of populating the 3 open DIMM slots be, for cooling, and for the impact on memory speed of both clusters of memory? (A1-B1-C1 primary triple channel cluster and then A2-B2-C2 secondary cluster that presumably does not support RAM speeds over 1333MHz)
I don't have the specs on the RAM he picked out for me (3x4GB individual RAM sticks) but the stuff that Corsair makes that MAY match close enough what I have is :
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007611%2050001459%20600006050%20600006061%20600006076&IsNodeId=1&name=6GB%20%283%20x%202GB%29&Order=PRICE&Pagesize=20
only the first 3 match speed/latency/voltage 9-9-9-24, 1.5v, Cas latency = 9
The top one ALMOST matches the part # on my Current Ram (with a "G" added at the end) but the 3rd one (the 3x2GB kit) would be $15 cheaper;
Or would I be better off getting a totally new 3x4GB set of RAM and discard the 6GB I currently have installed, because of heat/speed issues?
Who knew adding a little RAM would be so complicated ...
So that's a little confusing.
The manual says:
"Due to Intel spec definition, XMP DIMMS and DDR3-1600 are supported for one DIMM per channel only"
"For system stability, use a more efficient memory cooling system to support a full memory load (6DIMMs) or overclocking condition"
I presume that statement 1 above applies to all DDR3 memory in excess of 1333MHz?
Should my current RAM be running at a higher speed than it is?
If I add an additional 6GB (3x2GB) RAM to the currently open slots (which according to the above will not support 1600MHz or above), will all the RAM run at no more than 1333MHz, even if I put something faster in those open slots?
How important is the QVL list provided by ASUS? My son insists this document is totally irrelevant because it doesn't include several of the 4GB DDR3 modules he found on NewEgg. This seems like backward reasoning to me - while that list MAY be out of date, assuming it must be because you couldn't find some RAM in the list doesn't follow. Maybe that RAM isn't on the list because it actually isn't supported! I'm talking about the "updated" list.
About the cooling - between the possibility of dropping the speed of all the RAM and the admonishment to enhance cooling when fully populating all 6 DIMM slots, I was thinking I would have to go to replacing all 3 sticks currently installed in the primary (orange colored) DIMM slots, with 3x4GB DDR3 RAM. There is no space in the case for additional cooling.
What might the consequences of populating the 3 open DIMM slots be, for cooling, and for the impact on memory speed of both clusters of memory? (A1-B1-C1 primary triple channel cluster and then A2-B2-C2 secondary cluster that presumably does not support RAM speeds over 1333MHz)
I don't have the specs on the RAM he picked out for me (3x4GB individual RAM sticks) but the stuff that Corsair makes that MAY match close enough what I have is :
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007611%2050001459%20600006050%20600006061%20600006076&IsNodeId=1&name=6GB%20%283%20x%202GB%29&Order=PRICE&Pagesize=20
only the first 3 match speed/latency/voltage 9-9-9-24, 1.5v, Cas latency = 9
The top one ALMOST matches the part # on my Current Ram (with a "G" added at the end) but the 3rd one (the 3x2GB kit) would be $15 cheaper;
Or would I be better off getting a totally new 3x4GB set of RAM and discard the 6GB I currently have installed, because of heat/speed issues?
Who knew adding a little RAM would be so complicated ...