A adam35413 Distinguished Dec 2, 2009 7 0 18,510 Dec 3, 2009 #1 Simple question: Does anyone have experience using all 4 DIMMs with i7-860? I am looking at 4x2GB of GSKILL DDR3 1600 memory, but I don't want to BSOD if the memory controller on the chip can't handle it.
Simple question: Does anyone have experience using all 4 DIMMs with i7-860? I am looking at 4x2GB of GSKILL DDR3 1600 memory, but I don't want to BSOD if the memory controller on the chip can't handle it.
TheViper Distinguished Nov 26, 2006 2,120 0 20,160 Dec 3, 2009 #2 I don't think they'd put 4 DIMM slots on the motherboard if the northbridge or socket 1156 CPU's couldn't handle it. Upvote 0 Downvote
I don't think they'd put 4 DIMM slots on the motherboard if the northbridge or socket 1156 CPU's couldn't handle it.
rand_79 Distinguished Apr 10, 2009 829 0 19,010 Dec 4, 2009 #3 you cant OC as much with 4 chips and you might need to bump settings to slightly looser(higher latency) some others might work fine with no changes. it depends on the motherboard and the memory Upvote 0 Downvote
you cant OC as much with 4 chips and you might need to bump settings to slightly looser(higher latency) some others might work fine with no changes. it depends on the motherboard and the memory
A adam35413 Distinguished Dec 2, 2009 7 0 18,510 Dec 14, 2009 #4 2 days since I first built the system and it is running rock solid with Windows 7 64-bit and 8GB of memory. Amazing system so far! Upvote 0 Downvote
2 days since I first built the system and it is running rock solid with Windows 7 64-bit and 8GB of memory. Amazing system so far!