Question about DDR3 memory

[kefan77]

from what I understood so far, it's the mobo that decides if there's triple channel or dual channel.

with RAM memory it just means you have a kit of 2 or 3 same sticks.

My question is:

if I buy 3 triple channel kits (9x 2gb in total) and use 4 sticks in one dual channel board and other 4 in another dual channel board, would they be running fine? ( i will sell the remaining 1 stick) or should I just buy kit with even number of sticks to be on safe side?

it's these 2 kits:

http://www.corsair.com/cmx8gx3m4a1333c9.html

this is 8GB (4x2GB), i'd buy 2 kits

http://www.corsair.com/cmx6gx3m3a1600c9.html

this is 6GB (3x2GB), i'd buy 3 kits and sell 1 stick afterwards



PS: i know one is 1600 and one 1333.



The memory distribution will be 4x2GB in P5Q3 and 4x2GB in P5P43TD/USB3.

what do you recommend?

thanks for advice

 

[clarkjd]

I think you would be better off buying the dual channel kits. At least , they would be matched. With the triple channel kits, you would have two matched sticks and 2 unmatched sticks. While this would theoretically work, they would still be unmatched and could cause problems.

Good Luck!