Need 8GB or more Ram for my old Asus P6T (x58) mobo
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nostall
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Since that is a Triple Channel board, I would suggest going to 12GB. Either 6 - 2GB sticks or 3 4GB sticks.
You can try matching the RAM you have in the board now - Clock speed,voltage, timings etc, and density (number of memory modules on each stick - and you might get lucky and have that work.
A safer and usually more reliable approach will be to buy a new matched 12GB set, and I would recommend 1333 speed:
Triple channel boards get picky about RAM; you can try 1600 and it probably will work.
My experience was that the board didn't like it and I/we had to send it back and step down to 1333. The performance difference will be unnoticeable between the two speeds.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231356
Pretty good price, too.
You can try matching the RAM you have in the board now - Clock speed,voltage, timings etc, and density (number of memory modules on each stick - and you might get lucky and have that work.
A safer and usually more reliable approach will be to buy a new matched 12GB set, and I would recommend 1333 speed:
Triple channel boards get picky about RAM; you can try 1600 and it probably will work.
My experience was that the board didn't like it and I/we had to send it back and step down to 1333. The performance difference will be unnoticeable between the two speeds.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231356
Pretty good price, too.
SBMfromLA
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It depends on your motherboard. The best thing would be to open up your case and pull out your current RAM and write down EXACTLY what it says... then search for it at a store. You'll get the best prices online, though.
Some people say you should only buy memory in kits and will be adamant about that. Others say it's OK to mix memory from different kits or packages... just as long as they're the same.
I suppose it depends on your budget. If you're running a high end system and want perfect cohesion you should just get a kit that contains the amount you wish to have. However, if you're just a casual user... or on a tight budget.. or if things like that don't matter that much... then you should just get another module. I had an older/spare computer I was going to give away to some little kids for them to use to play simple games.. so I simply removed the RAM that was inside it and drove over to Fry's Electronics and picked up another one that was close but not an exact match and it still worked and those kids used the computer without incident... although the entire computer was thrashed from abuse within a year.
Some people say you should only buy memory in kits and will be adamant about that. Others say it's OK to mix memory from different kits or packages... just as long as they're the same.
I suppose it depends on your budget. If you're running a high end system and want perfect cohesion you should just get a kit that contains the amount you wish to have. However, if you're just a casual user... or on a tight budget.. or if things like that don't matter that much... then you should just get another module. I had an older/spare computer I was going to give away to some little kids for them to use to play simple games.. so I simply removed the RAM that was inside it and drove over to Fry's Electronics and picked up another one that was close but not an exact match and it still worked and those kids used the computer without incident... although the entire computer was thrashed from abuse within a year.
john TJ
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your motherboard supports 24gb of ram you can do 6x 4GB or 3X 8GB
and supports speeds upto 2000mhz (OC)
better would be to get a tripple channel kit (3x 8GB)
SOME THING LIKE THIS
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233166
and supports speeds upto 2000mhz (OC)
better would be to get a tripple channel kit (3x 8GB)
SOME THING LIKE THIS
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233166
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