Hi
I'm currently thinking of upgrading my 6-year old setup:
Asus P6T
i7 920
OCZ 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 1600MHz Triple Channel CL8 1.65V
WD Raptor 128GB (for the OS)
My main focus right now is on updating my RAM. Given that OCZ no longer manufactures RAM, I have to resort to another brand. My aim is to go for another triple of 3 x 4GB so to sum up to 18GB. I have 3 questions please:
a) In principle, am I allowed to mix brands? Given the scarcity of DDR3 triple channel options in the market (I'm based in the UK), I only seem to have these two options:
G-Skill, 1600Mhz (it's 1600Mhz, even if it says 1333Mhz on amazon), 9-9-9-24:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/G-Skill-DDR3-1333-9-9-9-24-Ripjaws-F3-12800CL9T-12GBRL/dp/B0044YG27I/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1437694119&sr=8-1&keywords=ddr3+triple+channel
Corsair, 1600Mhz, 9-9-9-24
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Corsair-CMZ12GX3M3A1600C9-12GB-Vengeance-Memory/dp/B004CRSM4S/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1437694249&sr=8-1&keywords=ddr3+vengeance+12gb
b) If the answer to question (a) is "yes", then should I worry much that the above choices do not completely align with my current specs (mainly the CL8 bit)?
c) If all the above are "fine", then should I use the new 3x4GB set in the "main" triple of the mobo (the one currently captured by OCZ) and move the OCZ triple to the "secondary" slots or it doesn't really matter? Which XMP profile to choose by the way?
Many thanks in advance,
nick
ps. the next thing to upgrade would be an SSD in place of the Raptor, but I'm still not convinced for that and this is not the topic of the question anyway.
I'm currently thinking of upgrading my 6-year old setup:
Asus P6T
i7 920
OCZ 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 1600MHz Triple Channel CL8 1.65V
WD Raptor 128GB (for the OS)
My main focus right now is on updating my RAM. Given that OCZ no longer manufactures RAM, I have to resort to another brand. My aim is to go for another triple of 3 x 4GB so to sum up to 18GB. I have 3 questions please:
a) In principle, am I allowed to mix brands? Given the scarcity of DDR3 triple channel options in the market (I'm based in the UK), I only seem to have these two options:
G-Skill, 1600Mhz (it's 1600Mhz, even if it says 1333Mhz on amazon), 9-9-9-24:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/G-Skill-DDR3-1333-9-9-9-24-Ripjaws-F3-12800CL9T-12GBRL/dp/B0044YG27I/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1437694119&sr=8-1&keywords=ddr3+triple+channel
Corsair, 1600Mhz, 9-9-9-24
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Corsair-CMZ12GX3M3A1600C9-12GB-Vengeance-Memory/dp/B004CRSM4S/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1437694249&sr=8-1&keywords=ddr3+vengeance+12gb
b) If the answer to question (a) is "yes", then should I worry much that the above choices do not completely align with my current specs (mainly the CL8 bit)?
c) If all the above are "fine", then should I use the new 3x4GB set in the "main" triple of the mobo (the one currently captured by OCZ) and move the OCZ triple to the "secondary" slots or it doesn't really matter? Which XMP profile to choose by the way?
Many thanks in advance,
nick
ps. the next thing to upgrade would be an SSD in place of the Raptor, but I'm still not convinced for that and this is not the topic of the question anyway.
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