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DDR3 "Triple" Channel RAM on Dual Channel mobo?
Hi guys,
It's been a while.
So, I'm in the mist of setting up yet another beefy machine, but the stores i frequent for parts ran out of Dual Channel DDR3 kits. (testing out i5/ low end i7 / Phenom II 965BE)
Seems like everyone only carries the Triple Channel kits for the standard i7 mobos.
which brings me to wonder if i can use 2 sticks out of a Triple Channel kit to get Dual Channel working on those AM3 and LLGA1156 mobos
Cheers!
i7-3970X, Corsair H80, 32GB G.SKILL, ASUS RAMPAGE4 Formula, VG278H(3x27")+3D Vision2, EVGA GTX 690(x2), OCZ ZX1250W, 256GB Vertex4(x2), Seagate 3TB(x5), Antec LanBoyAir, Logitech G510, G600, Z560THX, T.Flight Hotas, PZ35, Sennheiser PC163D, TrackIR5
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DDR3 SDRAM is an improvement over its predecessor, DDR2 SDRAM, and the two are not compatible.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DDR3_SDRAM
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if i can use 2 sticks out of a Triple Channel kit to get Dual Channel working on those AM3 and LLGA1156 mobos
As long as the ram is compatable, yes using only 2 out of the three in the pack should work just fine.
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Ultimate Member
Steve, both the AM3 and LLGA1156 uses DDR3 not DDR2
i was wondering if there's any construction/design issues with those Triple Channel sticks, that might not work if you are not using all 3 sticks, since they were designed with LGA1366 in mind.
Technically speaking i tend to be inclined to what Train says, i can't see any obvious reason why the Triple Channel will not work on Dual Channel setup.
i7-3970X, Corsair H80, 32GB G.SKILL, ASUS RAMPAGE4 Formula, VG278H(3x27")+3D Vision2, EVGA GTX 690(x2), OCZ ZX1250W, 256GB Vertex4(x2), Seagate 3TB(x5), Antec LanBoyAir, Logitech G510, G600, Z560THX, T.Flight Hotas, PZ35, Sennheiser PC163D, TrackIR5
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The idea behind those multi packs like that is cut the possibility of NON-compatibility between sticks.
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Not sure where I got the idea you'd be mixing ddr2 and ddr3. Me Blind.
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