Pyroflash Posted June 2, 2011 Posted June 2, 2011 So, I have seen/heard a few rumors blowing around that Intel's next chipset will feature quad-channel RAM support. Is this true? I hope not, because I really wanted to be able to re-use my current triple channel RAM. If you aim for the sky, you will never hit the ground.
Rahvin Posted June 3, 2011 Posted June 3, 2011 That's not a rumor, it's a fact. Just buy another stick of RAM and be done with it? Or just keep using only three channels. In either case you're not losing anything. Also, this is at least another 8 months in the future....
bumfire Posted June 3, 2011 Posted June 3, 2011 Yup, just buy 1 more stick of ram and bingo, you will have your quad channel. Dual/triple/quad channel isnt anything to do with the ram, its the motherboard, so just hook up 4 same or very similar sticks and bobs yer uncle.
winz Posted June 3, 2011 Posted June 3, 2011 Not to mention that the performance boost from double/triple/(and most likely quad) channel is pretty small. You'll not see a difference in most applications. 1 The Valley A-10C Version Revanche for FC 3
topdog Posted June 3, 2011 Posted June 3, 2011 You may not be required to buy additional RAM either, some boards today that run in higher modes will operate at the lower mode when less sticks of ram are used or mismatched anyway (i.e. 2x 4gb sticks and 1x 2gb stick in a duall channel board, if the bios allows it, will just run in single channel mode instead). Arguably there's not a need today for more than dual channel for consumer systems. As and when that changes, is likely to be a slow process and not something that will obsolete you overnight. [ i7 2600k 4.6GHz :: 16GB Mushkin Blackline LV :: EVGA GTX 1080ti 11GB ] [ TM Warthog / Saitek Rudder :: Oculus Rift :: Obutto cockpit :: Acer HN274H 27" 120Hz :: 3D Vision Ready ]
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