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So I currently have 4GB (2 x 2GB) of the ram shown here:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145265


Now, i just received my new G. Skill RAM 8GB (2 x 4GB) shown here:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231445


What I'm wondering is, would running 8GB dual channel of the new G. Skill RAM be better than running all 12GB? If possible, I would like to run dual channel for the first 2 sticks and dual channel on the other 2 sticks. I know that the models are different but the speeds and timings are the same according to newegg. I realize I'll have to tweak my bios to get the timings where I want it though.

Also, with the default BIOS settings, my RAM is only being recognized at 1333MHz. I have yet to make any adjustments in the bios. All responses are greatly appreciated, thanks.

Here's my specs:

Phenom II x4 965BE 3.4GHz
NF980-G65 mobo
EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2GB
Windows 7 x64
H50 cooling
 
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Try DDR3-1333 8-8-8-24 1.60V, then see if you can work your way up to DDR3-1600. XMP is irrelevant, they are designed for a single kit and you are attempting multiple different kits so you need to manually input settings to see what can work perfectly stable. The 965 CPU technically supports DDR3-1333 max, so additional tweaks will be necessary to stabilize DDR3-1600 (if DDR3-1333 works fine). If the system is not stable at any speed for 12GB, then 8GB will be much better.

I suggest installing the RAM as 2GB (1) / 4GB (2) / 2GB (3) / 4GB (4)

Keep us posted and let us know how it goes!

Thank you
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Thanks for your responses. I'm not sure how to enable XMP on them though. I've searched my bios settings in the past and I've never seen an option to disable/enable XMP. I'll look again though just in case.
 
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Thanks for the link. Unfortunately my bios doesn't allow me to enable/disable XMP. There is one option that just shows XMP Support Information and that's it. I'm still experimenting with my settings right now too though
 
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Try DDR3-1333 8-8-8-24 1.60V, then see if you can work your way up to DDR3-1600. XMP is irrelevant, they are designed for a single kit and you are attempting multiple different kits so you need to manually input settings to see what can work perfectly stable. The 965 CPU technically supports DDR3-1333 max, so additional tweaks will be necessary to stabilize DDR3-1600 (if DDR3-1333 works fine). If the system is not stable at any speed for 12GB, then 8GB will be much better.

I suggest installing the RAM as 2GB (1) / 4GB (2) / 2GB (3) / 4GB (4)

Keep us posted and let us know how it goes!

Thank you
GSKILL SUPPORT

 
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