I have Patriot 1.66 hz (3x2gb) = 6 gig on a triple channel. I recently bought patriot sector 5 1.33 hz (2x4gb) but 3 of the same sector 5 1.33 hz 4 gb ram stick but of course, one of them was bad.. So I could only dual channel it, then used one of my old (3x2GB) pieces, so currently running on a mix-matched 10 gb.. After reporting the sector 5 didn't work, I had a warranty so he asked me to return them all.
What other memory/ram types are compatible? What is best for a tri-channel ram mother board? Running 2.8 g i7 hyperthreaded processor. I just know all the ram needs to match for it to reach max speed, and additionally, can't only have two (make dual channel) or I won't get full performance either.
I've seen some individually sold 1.66 8 gb ram stick, should I just buy three of those? 24 gig (way more than I'd need)... Help?
What other memory/ram types are compatible? What is best for a tri-channel ram mother board? Running 2.8 g i7 hyperthreaded processor. I just know all the ram needs to match for it to reach max speed, and additionally, can't only have two (make dual channel) or I won't get full performance either.
I've seen some individually sold 1.66 8 gb ram stick, should I just buy three of those? 24 gig (way more than I'd need)... Help?