Most X58 mobos come with 6 slots, you could consider those if you require lot's of ram, providing you better upgrade options.

AFAIK you get tri channel for the first three rams and the remaining one slot would work in single channel mode . Forgive me if I am wrong.

Originally Posted by andrew327

When the 4th RAM slot is used With a Triple Channel Memory Kit

1. The Triple channel is now Dual Channel [My question How ??]

2. The system memory will be in Single Channel Mode [Ok, that might be an answer].

3. Nothing, it will be tri-channel only no change and you get extra Memory [WTF :@]

If you populate the 4th slot, your ram runs in single channel with a slightly lesser bandwidth. If you populate the 3 identical colored slots, your RAM runs in tri-channel.



Why do you need 8GB of RAM in the first place? 6GB of RAM (3 sticks of 2GB) should solve all your present needs IMO. Else 12GB (3 sticks of 4GB) which in all proportions, is an overkill!

@haraakiri >> Those boards are currently out of my budget , and i do not want ASUS or MSI boards. Reason >> Asus bad ASS from rashi and MSI huge failure rates of x58 motheboards.



@Gannu >> thanks for the answer, well i need atleast 8 GB of RAM and 12GB will not be an overkill for my needs, checkout my other thread for what i'm looking for http://www.techenclave.com/pc-periph...0k-153747.html



Can extend my budget to 55k Max if that can help me...

Why not go for i7 860 and a compatible P55 mobo? You could buy two sets of 2x2gb rams. Why this doesnt solve your problem? Perhaps worried about foxconn sockets?

Anyway you could go with X58, just buy 8gb of ram, I dont see any issues there.

^Rashi's customer support has improved tremendously! Some of them even got to replace their motherboards & gfx cards for better ones by paying a small difference - I guess RP Tech is making up for the bad image which was prevailing before. Maybe you should consider the Asus option. Asus has few workstation X8 boards - one of them is priced at 20k IIRC. Do not remember the make and model though.



If you're going with 8GB of RAM - you've no choice but to run the stick in single channel mode which'll result in a slight loss of memory bandwidth. Memory intensive tasks might take a hit! I suggest using 12GB RAM so you may benefit from the triple channel access.

Originally Posted by Gannu

I suggest using 12GB RAM so you may benefit from the triple channel access.

wow 12gb of ram finally the change

I had an extremely bad experience from Rashi here in Hyderabad just a week back.

Perhaps depends on the place you live. Make sure they provide good service in your city if you plan to buy Asus products.