[Solved] 8gb(2x4gb) or 8gb(4xgb) please help

Well i was wondering which would help with latency and over-clocking;
filling up all 4 slots with 4 sticks of 2 gb for my phenom or should i only fill two slots with 2 sticks of 4 gb

and i was wondering if running higher frequencies will put too much stress on the memory controller

I pretty dead set on using 8 gbs, i like to edit video and i often have lots of windows open


THANKS FOR THE HELP!

ANS 2X4GB ; Dual Channel is most efficient than Quad Channel {Ch 0 -> Ch 1 -> Ch 0 -> etc}.

If you mean running 1800+ RAM then it requires the CPU to be OC; otherwise stock speed CPU + fast RAM = Unstable. When I mean OC 30%~40%+.

^those are discontinued sticks. I have NO WAY to no the ANS with knowing: 1. MOBO, 2. CPU. I do know 1800+ is the same for ANY MOBO/CPU combo, 1600 depends on what you've got.

Off the top of my head only the GA-890FXA-UD5 has the 8+2, and I 'wish' that was all there was to be concerned about -- I am NOT a Gigabyte fan. Gigabyte is, since I've been posting in this section, one of the most problematic MOBOs.

If you're not going the OC then 6+2 is more than adequate for a 6-core {the +2 is the RAM}, but if you're stuck on 8+2 and is solid then ASUS Crosshair IV Formula, but that MOBO is designed to OC everything {CPU, RAM, GPU}.

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