Hey guys. Looking to upgrade the amount of RAM in my x58 rig from 6gb to at least 12gb. PC Specs are below. Board has enough slots for 6 sticks of RAM. THIS is what I have in my rig at the moment, so technically I could just purchase this set and fill all six slots, but is there any drawbacks to filling up on 2gb sticks?
I'm also running 6x2GB with no issues. Higher quantities of RAM may require a bump in uncore voltage because of the increased strain on the memory controller, especially if you want to run it all at 1600MHz. I've been running mine at 1500ish because I have the CPU overlcocked, but there have been no stability issues for me and the uncore is very low, about 1.3v iirc.
im running a mix match 6x2GB kit, 3 patriot, 3 Kingston (given to me free by Bit-tech from what i think was a old x58 test/review kit). amazingly all running with good timings and even a slight 150mhz overclock at stock volts! Stable as a house.
That is nice to hear. Another 3x2gb set only cost me £39. 3x4 set was £60 but I've bought so much recently that £20 is a huge difference right now
Been running 3x2 + 3x4 for couple years without problems. I'm also will be upgrading my ram next week and will be selling my old 3x2GB (cm3x2h1600c8d) sticks. Drop me a pm if you would be interested.
