Which ram or memory to choose for i7 3930K

KKS21199 · 25 Feb 2013

So 2400Mhz will destroy my processors,

and ya i am planning for 16 gb for now with corsair dominator platinum

DeaconFrost · 25 Feb 2013

Does anyone have any benchmark comparisons? I'd be very surprised if there was any kind of noticeable difference between running 2 sticks in dual channel versus 4 sticks in quad channel.

bobkn · 25 Feb 2013

DeaconFrost said:

Does anyone have any benchmark comparisons? I'd be very surprised if there was any kind of noticeable difference between running 2 sticks in dual channel versus 4 sticks in quad channel.

I haven't run dual channel in my X79 setup, but the memory benchmarks in SiSoft SANDRA give high numbers for quad channel. They may approach 2X dual channel.

As for benchmarks involving real applications, those are harder to come by. I can't remove RAM from my X79 system without removing the CPU heatsink/fan, so it wouldn't be a casual test.

logicearth · 25 Feb 2013

Even if there is no real world benefit to having quad-channel memory, I see no reason why one should not take advantage of it.

kbrady1979 · 25 Feb 2013

DeaconFrost said:

Does anyone have any benchmark comparisons? I'd be very surprised if there was any kind of noticeable difference between running 2 sticks in dual channel versus 4 sticks in quad channel.

Quad channel will always beat dual channel. Look at the Memory Assessment thread here: What's your memory assessment speed?

KKS21199 · 26 Feb 2013

yah i am goin with quad channel
for 32 24 or 16 gb

DeaconFrost · 26 Feb 2013

logicearth said:

Even if there is no real world benefit to having quad-channel memory, I see no reason why one should not take advantage of it.

I can....leaving extra memory slots open for future expansion.

kbrady1979 said:

Quad channel will always beat dual channel. Look at the Memory Assessment thread here: What's your memory assessment speed?

That's surprising, in a good way, because there hasn't really been a huge difference between single and dual channel memory.

KKS21199 · 27 Feb 2013

ooh

VistaKing · 27 Feb 2013

KKS21199 said:

The architecture can only be used when all four, or a multiple of four, memory modules are identical in capacity and speed, and are placed in quad-channel slots. When two memory modules are installed, the architecture will operate in dual-channel architecture mode. When three memory modules are installed, the architecture will operate in triple-channel architecture mode

So it means that if I get this motherboard,

there are 8 slots and so i have to use the 8 slots to get quad channel ??

or can i use 4 for getting quad channel and where should i insert the 4 ram (like insert one leave one and inert another one) so i can get quad channel

To achieve Quad Channel the memory sticks come 4 sticks in a pack. You would want to install them either on blue or black memory slots . Read the motherboard manual on how to install the memory in Quad channel correctly .