Hello,
I'm putting together my first system and have an i7-970 and g1 assassin mobo. both support 24 gb (I'm assuming thats 24 total, not 24=24=48 gb) of RAM. The i7-970 supports 1066, the g1 assassin supports 1066, 1333, and 2200 mhz. both support tripple channel.
I plan to use it for some gaming and a bit of video rendering using daz and poser.
am I better off with 3x4 gb at 1333 mhz and cas latency of 7, or 1600 mhz and cas of 9 (they cost the same at the moment and are the same brand). If I tell it I want 6x4 gb, it brings up hex channel memory, that's not compatible with tripple channel is it (slightly cheaper than 2 triple channel kits)?
Also, the cpu has three memory slots and the mobo 6, both support double and tripple channel, does it make a performance difference how I set up the memory with 3x4 or 6x4 gb (meaning 1 dual channel on cpu and 2 dual on mobo vs1 triple channel on each in the case of 6x4, or tripple channel mobo vs tripple channel on cpu in the case of 3x4) ?
I'm putting together my first system and have an i7-970 and g1 assassin mobo. both support 24 gb (I'm assuming thats 24 total, not 24=24=48 gb) of RAM. The i7-970 supports 1066, the g1 assassin supports 1066, 1333, and 2200 mhz. both support tripple channel.
I plan to use it for some gaming and a bit of video rendering using daz and poser.
am I better off with 3x4 gb at 1333 mhz and cas latency of 7, or 1600 mhz and cas of 9 (they cost the same at the moment and are the same brand). If I tell it I want 6x4 gb, it brings up hex channel memory, that's not compatible with tripple channel is it (slightly cheaper than 2 triple channel kits)?
Also, the cpu has three memory slots and the mobo 6, both support double and tripple channel, does it make a performance difference how I set up the memory with 3x4 or 6x4 gb (meaning 1 dual channel on cpu and 2 dual on mobo vs1 triple channel on each in the case of 6x4, or tripple channel mobo vs tripple channel on cpu in the case of 3x4) ?