Dual channel kit to a Quad channel? X99

vandalblue · Mar 16, 2017

Hello!... First of all i'm grateful with toms hardware community, ur heleped me so much, thanks.

I'm planning to upgrade my memory modules, is an 4x4 16 gb kit, g.skill ripjaws 4, 3000 Mhz so i was thinking to upgrade to an 32 gb kit, but here (Chile) are no quad channel kits and import from Usa is extremely expensive (at least... 200 300 dollars just for shipping).

So i decided to buy two dual channel kits, corsair vengeace led 16 gb 2x8 gb ddr4 3200 mhz, my question is, they will work togheter to do quad channel?

faalin · Mar 16, 2017

I cant give you the exact answer your looking for but it about a 90% chance it will work without issues. Since your buying two kits at the same time of the same manufacture you have a good chance of it working.

You always what to buy a kit for what your doing, since your trying for quad channel normally you would want a quad kit set. With that said, I own a X58 board so it can run triple channel. I have 2 sets of triple channel ram 3x2GB for 12GB and they run perfectly fine and even OC very nicely.

Had you bought a set and then wanted to add another a year later you might run into issues.

Rogue Leader · Mar 16, 2017

The answer to that is probably.

On the label on the back of Corsair memory kits is usually a version number. Matching version numbers mean they were made from the same batch of chips and around the same time. So chances are they will play well together. No guarantees of course, bu its highly likely.

yyk71200 · Mar 16, 2017

They should if they are identical. Theoretically there may be some incompatibility, but it is unlikely. I run two kits in quad channel myself.

vandalblue · Mar 16, 2017

Here in chile, are some quad channel kits, 32 gb, but all low speed (2133mhz - 24000mhz) kingston hyper x and g.skill (blue) but no special memories up to 3000 mhz and 32 gb - quad channel

vandalblue · Mar 16, 2017

Soo, those mhz matter?

Rogue Leader · Mar 16, 2017

In certain tasks yes they can. Depends what youre doing primarily.

vandalblue · Mar 17, 2017

Gaming/heavy work loads (video rendering, etc)

Rogue Leader · Mar 17, 2017

vandalblue :

So yeah heavy video rendering you may see a performance increase with that

vandalblue · Mar 30, 2017

Thanks!

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