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Daguin

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Hello. I run a Core i5 2500k @4.4GHz and 1.32v. My motherboard is a Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD3-BH and I use two sticks of 1333MHz 4GB 1.5v Kingston memory.
I recently got a computer which was about to be disposed because it was broken. Since the owner didn't specify which part was faulty, maybe it wasn't the RAM, so I'm thinking about selling the sticks.
They happen to be two 6GB kits, each consisted of 3 Kingston KHX1800C9D3T1K3 1.65v 2GB sticks.
However, since I'm not sure the RAM works, I want to test it out to make sure I don't sell anyone bad memory sticks.
The thing is: is it safe to test it on my motherboard? My plan would be to take my current memory out and test each one of the sticks at a time. Is there a chance they damage my motherboard? I'm not sure Z68 boards can handle 1.65v 1800MHz RAM. Any help?
Thank you in advance!
 
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it will not damage the board...at worst, it wont work due to compatibility issue...
The Kingston HyperX T1 6GB (3 x 2GB) DDR3-1800 Memory operating voltage of 1.65V exceeds the Intel Sandy Bridge CPU Core i5 2500k, recommended maximum of 1.5V+5% (1.575V). This memory module may run at a reduced clock rate to meet the 1.5V voltage recommendation, or may require running at a voltage greater than the Intel recommended maximum.
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it will not damage the board...at worst, it wont work due to compatibility issue...
The Kingston HyperX T1 6GB (3 x 2GB) DDR3-1800 Memory operating voltage of 1.65V exceeds the Intel Sandy Bridge CPU Core i5 2500k, recommended maximum of 1.5V+5% (1.575V). This memory module may run at a reduced clock rate to meet the 1.5V voltage recommendation, or may require running at a voltage greater than the Intel recommended maximum.
 
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Daguin

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Oh, I think I expressed myself poorly. I plan on selling the sticks, not keeping them and running them on my Z68.
I've got 2 kits of 3 2GB sticks each, so 6 sticks in total. I suppose I could sell them in 3 dual channel pairs of 4GB each instead of 2 tri-channel trios of 6GB. I think I'd have a much better chance of selling them this way, because very few chipsets support tri-channel nowadays, whilst dual-channel is very common. Would they run on dual-channel on most modern chipsets? What about plugging 4 sticks in? Would that make it a quad channel or two dual channels?

- from a very confused RAM user hahahahah
 
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The number of channels depends on the mobo and the number of sticks. A tri channel kit just means there are 3 sticks and tested to work together. Of course 2 work together if 3 of them do. So 2 stick means dual channel in any mobo that supports it.

There is no 2 dual channel, you might want to look up what multi channeling is. 4 sticks in a dual channel mobo is still dual channel. The reason is 1 channel supports 2 sticks. This is why you see tri channel mobos with up to 6 slots. Or dual channel mobos with up to 4 slots.
 
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