hot toddy Posted April 10, 2013 Share Posted April 10, 2013 Hi I have a box of 16gb Vengeance CMZ16GX3M4A1600C9b. The motherboard is EVGA X58 sli (deluxe) 141-bl-e757-tr with i7 920 bloomfield. I do not see support for the whole 16gb ( but if I can use it that would be even better) but I was wondering if I can use 8gb (4x2) in stead of the 6gb currently in the system? It is a shame to see such awesome looking memory just sitting on my shelf. Please advise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hot toddy Posted April 10, 2013 Author Share Posted April 10, 2013 Also I should note that obviously I have gone through the memory finder module to check for compatibility and there are some pretty close numbers so was hoping this works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Technobeard Posted April 10, 2013 Administrators Share Posted April 10, 2013 I'd recommend using 3 out of 4 modules (12 GB) since it's a triple channel based system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xsipower Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 I am running 4 of my 6 sticks of CMZ24GX3M6A1600C9 on my DX58OG x58 mother board. It's running in dual channel mode stable at 1600Mhz. I have attached a diagram that shows that you can install four sticks of memory in either dual or triple channel mode. The x58 can run in either single, dual or triple channel. From Intel's DX58OG Board Specification: 1.5.1 Memory Configurations: The Intel Core i7 and Intel Xeon Processors support the following types of memory organization: • Tri/Dual channel (Interleaved) mode. This mode offers the highest throughput for real world applications. Interleaving reduces overall memory latency by accessing the DIMM memory sequentially. Data is spread amongst the memory modules in an alternating pattern. ⎯ Three independent memory channels give two possible modes of interleaving: • Tri-channel mode is enabled when identical matched memory modules are installed in each of the three memory channels (blue connectors). • Dual channel mode is enabled when two of the blue memory connectors are populated with matched DIMMs. • Single channel (Asymmetric) mode. This mode is equivalent to single channel bandwidth operation for real world applications. This mode is used when only a single DIMM is installed or the installed memory modules are not matched. Technology and device width can vary from one channel to the other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peanutz94 Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 . The x58 can run in either single, dual or triple channel. Correct! But your just not getting the performance you could by using triple channel mode. Why cut your memory bandwidth down by 1/3rd? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xsipower Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 The post I made with the diagram shows that 4 sticks of memory can be configured in Triple Channel mode. If you look at the configuration diagram it shows how 4 sticks can be configured in triple channel mode.I guess I was not clear enough about that in my post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peanutz94 Posted April 13, 2013 Share Posted April 13, 2013 The post I made with the diagram shows that 4 sticks of memory can be configured in Triple Channel mode. If you look at the configuration diagram it shows how 4 sticks can be configured in triple channel mode.I guess I was not clear enough about that in my post. Yes, you were....I just didn't have enough coffee yet. That happens sometimes!:roll: Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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