Quad Channel vs dual??

[treyvon]

i was going to buy an ASRock Z68 Extreme7 Gen3, but it says it only supports dual channel memory? why are there 4 dim slots then? i was planning on pairing it up with about 16gbs of 2133 ram, but the only memory i can find to fit that is quad channel? would something bad happen if i just shoved lets say a 16gb quad channel kit of ripjaws into my mobo?

 

[dish_moose]

Quad channel memory will work - so will 2 sets of dual channel memory. If you get the quad channel memory (4x4G)- it will be working dual channel (2x(2x4G))just not as fast as having an x79 mobo and quad channel memory.
-Bruce

 

[holdingholder]

Only the new socket 2011 can use quad channel memory, if you put it in your 1155 socket mb it will just run at dual channel and you will have to overclock to reach 2133 mhz speed.

 

[h3sham]

they will work perfectly but in dual channel mode ,the point of the kit is selling matching rams voltage wise and clock wise in case you plan on using quad channel if your board doesnt support quad channel they will work on dual mode

 

[treyvon]

That's a shame, i wanted to get the x79 asrock extreme7 but i stay away from x79 cause i use ocz synapse for caching.

 

[treyvon]

Best answer selected by treyvon.

 

[nikorr]

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