8gb, 12gb or 16gb?

[Ihazleetskillz]

Hi i was wondering if somebody could tell me what i should use for memory with this motherboard. Asus M4A89GTD PRO/USB3 MotherBoard

Yes its a little dated i know, it can only use 1333 ram and not 1600.

Another question i have is can i only use 12gb of ram on a tri channel mobo. I know very little about how this works, and i was hoping someone could explain that as well.

Any information is very well appreciated, Thanks.

 

[THE UNKNOWN]

Check this

www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/Everything-You-Need-to-Know-About-the-Dual-Triple-and-Quad-Channel-Memory-Architectures/133

 

[abekl]

According to ASUS this MB supports 4 x DIMM, Max. 16 GB, DDR3 2000(O.C.)/1333/1066 ECC,Non-ECC,Un-buffered Memory, Dual Channel memory architecture.

So, it's a standard dual channel setup with support for 2000 MHz ram, but not 1600 MHz rm, which is unusual, but not unheard of. A good memory kit for this would be:
Mushkin Enhanced Blackline 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2000 (PC3 16000) Desktop Memory Model 996990
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820226189

 

[nikorr]

Hi i was wondering if somebody could tell me what i should use for memory with this motherboard. Asus M4A89GTD PRO/USB3 MotherBoard

Yes its a little dated i know, it can only use 1333 ram and not 1600.

Another question i have is can i only use 12gb of ram on a tri channel mobo. I know very little about how this works, and i was hoping someone could explain that as well.

Any information is very well appreciated, Thanks.

So u can use 16GB max, the sweet spot is 8GB of the RAM.

I would recommend @ http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231424

Your mobo specs.

Memory 4 x DIMM, Max. 16 GB, DDR3 2000(O.C.)/1333/1066 ECC,Non-ECC,Un-buffered Memory
Dual Channel memory architecture
*AMD AM3 100 and 200 series CPU support up to DDR3 1066MHz

 

[nikorr]

It depends on what is your CPU too, what is it?

 

[nikorr]

And one more thing, is your windows x64bit?

U need that, if u are planing to use more than 4GB of the RAM.

 

[Ihazleetskillz]

im planning on buying a used computer to build on. It has a Phenom II X4 970 Black, and the OS is Windows 7 Ultimate. Thanks for all the advice guys, i guess ill just go with 8gb instead of 16 for now.

 

[Ihazleetskillz]

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[nikorr]

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