Mother board is Dual Channel and support 32Gb RAM, what is the best setup and why?

[PC_Rocker]

Is there a way to maximize the dual channel potential without using 2 x 16GB single sticks of RAM?

Please dont suggest getting a quad channel board.

I want to know if 4X8GB will use the dual channel or do I have to use 2X16Gb sticks?

I have this Mo.Bo. http://

 

[drtweak]

As long as each stick in the same channel is the same size dual channel will work. So if the first channel you have 2 2Gb and the second channel you had 2 4GB you would still be running dual channel. Triple/Quad work the same way. A triple channel memory usually has 6 slots. 2 slots per channel. if you have 2 2GB and 2 4Gb and 2 8GB it would be triple channel still.

It is BEST to run ALL ram the same. The thing is i don't know much about that motherboard and if it will even take a 16GB stick plus ram 16Gb and above have much slower speed.

I think you will be better off getings a 32 GB set of 4 8GB's that run a higher clock rate than two 16Gb's at a slower clock rate.

 

[Tradesman1]

While yes, you can run 32GB in dual channel - the above info from Drtweak is wrong. Each channel is composed of two slots A1, A2 and B1, B2 - for full dual channel to work you need a like amount of DRAM in each channel (in his example you would actually be in flex mode with 8GB running dual and 4 running single channel mode), with his stick selection you would want a 4GB and a 2GB in each channel to have the 12GB total all running in dual.

Best to get a 4x8GB set, the data rate that you can run is determined by your CPU (in particular the individual MC (memory Controller)

 

[drtweak]

While yes, you can run 32GB in dual channel - the above info from Drtweak is wrong. Each channel is composed of two slots A1, A2 and B1, B2 - for full dual channel to work you need a like amount of DRAM in each channel (in his example you would actually be in flex mode with 8GB running dual and 4 running single channel mode), with his stick selection you would want a 4GB and a 2GB in each channel to have the 12GB total all running in dual.

Best to get a 4x8GB set, the data rate that you can run is determined by your CPU (in particular the individual MC (memory Controller)

Ummm thats what I said?? As long as both pairs of RAM are the same since and in the proper slots it will work in dual channel with two pairs of two different size sticks. I did make a type those on the triple channel part lol

 

[Tradesman1]

If you put two 2 GB sticks in channel A and two 4 GB sticks in Channel B as you said you have 4GB in A and 8 GB in B - that would result in all running in single channel or at best if the mobo supports flex you'd have 8GB in dual and the odd 4GB in single. You have to split the sets with a 2GB and a 4GB in each channel. ANd then it will be dual channel IF, BIG IF, the two sets of DRAM will even play together. Any time you mix DRAM i can be an doften is problematic, even if they are two identical sets of DRAM, using different amounts, brands, timings, voltages, etc can just compound the possible problems