Tripple or Dual

crunch 10-78 · Dec 15, 2010

Im sure this has been asked before but is tripple channel 1600 better than dual channel 1600 or even 2000 for that matter? I have the dominator gt 2x2 4gb 2000 memory and was thinking of dominator 2x3 6gb 1600, the 1600 is just a little bit more. :-/

psionic98 · Dec 15, 2010

Welcome to the forums!

What kind of system are you running this in?

if its an x58 chipset (i7 920/930/950 etc) then tri-channel 3x2gb is the norm
if its p55 chipset (i3/i5/i7) then dual channel is the way to go

you can run dual channel for the x58, but its made for tri-channel.. why not utilize it!

crunch 10-78 · Dec 16, 2010

Im building a new system and this is what I have so far, sorry I didnt post this before.

I7 950
X58 UD5 Gigabyte board
OCZ 750 Modular power supply
Corsair Dominator GT 2000 2x2 4gb
EVGA 570GTX (just picked up today)
Cooler Master 690 case
1.5 TB HD
WIN7 x64 Prem

MattNo5ss · Dec 16, 2010

The difference in triple channel and dual channel performance is very small. It will only be noticeable in synthetic benches. Dual channel saves you some $$ over triple.

The X58 supports triple, so if you have the extra $$ then go for it; if not, dual will be fine.

crunch 10-78 · Dec 16, 2010

I guess I should have made my question a little more clear, I was thinking of which would be better for gaming only. Thanks for the replys'

SMOKEU · Dec 16, 2010

crunch 10-78 said:
I guess I should have made my question a little more clear, I was thinking of which would be better for gaming only. Thanks for the replys'

RAM doesn't tend to have much of an effect on games, as long as you have a sufficient amount of RAM. I would still go for triple channel RAM if the board is designed for it.

MattNo5ss · Dec 16, 2010

There won't be a noticeable difference either way.

Aphex_Tom_9 · Dec 16, 2010

how much ram do you want in your system? 4gb, 6gb, 8gb, 12gb...?

crunch 10-78 · Dec 17, 2010

Aphex_Tom_9 said:
how much ram do you want in your system? 4gb, 6gb, 8gb, 12gb...?

I will be using it for gaming only, that is why I went with only 4gb. I think I heard that anymore than 2gb of ram for gaming is not necessary but dont hold me to that..

Bobnova · Dec 17, 2010

I wouldn't get less then 4gb.
For gaming, as stated above 4gb in dual channel is just fine.
For just gaming, ram speed isn't that important either, i would look for 1333-8-8-8 (or 7-7-7), or 1600-9-9-9 (or 8-8-8).

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