Memory upgrade dilemma

[Alaverax]

So I've been playing Fallout 4, and I'm really close to capping out my memory and need an upgrade.

I'm running 3x2gb ram in triple channel. Problem is, should I upgrade to 3 more 2gb sticks or get 2x4GB? Both are about the same price. I could also throw in another 2GB stick for 12 dollars or so, and it's supposed to run triple channel and single channel, but I'm skeptical of the performance.

I think the main thing I'm asking is, if I should worry about triple vs dual channel, and also if I should worry about all 6 memory slots being occupied while overclocking. Anyone had any success getting 8GB sticks running on this board?


System: 4.3 GHz i7 920, G.skill 3x2GB 2000MHz memory Cas 9@ 1.6v, Asus rampage extreme 3.

 

[ATMINSIDE]

I would get a set of exactly what you have now to get you to 6x2GB.
We suggest not mixing and matching RAM, it can cause stability issues.

 

[Alaverax]

That's the problem, if I get 3x2gb I'll be stuck with different ram for sure. Best I can do is 1600mhz with Cas 9, but that is about what mines running at.

 

[caddi daddi]

ram speed buys you nothing, just make sure you have enough.
and atm is spot on, no mixing ram please.

a while back I tested ram speed from 800 up to 2400 and it was very surprising, 2-5 fps...........

 

[MNMadman]

If you can't do a matching set, then get 3x 4GB sticks and sell your current set.

 

[ATMINSIDE]

If you can't do a matching set, then get 3x 4GB sticks and sell your current set.

This.

 

[Alaverax]

Looks like I'll be getting one of these then:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231358

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231405

 

[caddi daddi]

just get the 1600 kit and save a few bucks.

 

[ATMINSIDE]

just get the 1600 kit and save a few bucks.

This.

 

[wingman99]

Looks like the other kit SDRAM DDR3 1333 cost more and is slower, jump fast looks like a price error.

 

[ATMINSIDE]

Looks like the other kit SDRAM DDR3 1333 cost more and is slower, jump fast looks like a price error.

Look at the timings, it isn't an error.

 

[caddi daddi]

in my ram testing I only found three times that ram timings or speed helped ( outside of owning an amd fx cpu)
those were,
#1, if you used the onboard gpu, no video card, that is because the video used system ram for video ram.
#2, rendering video and such.
#3, benchmarking.
other than that I run a bunch of 1866, 9-9-9 ram because it was cheaper by the gig than anything else I could find at the time.
if 1333, 9-9-9 was cheaper at the time I would be running that in all my rigs.