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[StonedRaider]

Originally Posted by kilosierra

Of course it works, but you probably cut down the performance (and maybe the stability) of your rig.

See here:

http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/Int...P8P67_PRO/#MSL

Asus obviously recommends using either 1, 2 or 4 banks, while using only one is single channel. I would guess with using 3 banks, you forced the board into single-channel mode too.

Triple channel works only on boards supporting it, with the P8P67 series not being amongst them.

Have not noticed any performance issues. i7 is running at 4.5 with Vcore 1.360 (can not remember it, been a while since i set it) set in BIOS. Numerous 4 hour long stress tests and no errors.

So you suggest i take out a module and use lane 1 and 3 with 8GB to get better performance?

[kilosierra]

Originally Posted by StonedRaider

Have not noticed any performance issues. i7 is running at 4.5 with Vcore 1.360 (can not remember it, been a while since i set it) set in BIOS. Numerous 4 hour long stress tests and no errors.

So you suggest i take out a module and use lane 1 and 3 with 8GB to get better performance?

Well,

I think you should try to ask Asus support, what the board is doing with 3 used banks. As I said before, I guess it runs on single channel mode, which costs you between 5 to 10 % of performance.

You could benchmark your RAM in both configs too.

[StonedRaider]

Originally Posted by kilosierra

Well,

I think you should try to ask Asus support, what the board is doing with 3 used banks. As I said before, I guess it runs on single channel mode, which costs you between 5 to 10 % of performance.

You could benchmark your RAM in both configs too.

I could ask Asus support but i doubt they would want to help me much.

5-10% performance is not a big diddlio for me. But i think the better sollution is to just buy another module of the same RAM making it up to 16GB. Problem solved right? As it will be using all 4 lanes. Or am i missing something.

[kilosierra]

I don`t know much about triple-channel RAM (never had a board using it), you have to find out, if your RAM supports double-channel too. If so, you are right, get another stick.

[PotNoodles]

Originally Posted by StonedRaider

Have not noticed any performance issues. i7 is running at 4.5 with Vcore 1.360 (can not remember it, been a while since i set it) set in BIOS. Numerous 4 hour long stress tests and no errors.

So you suggest i take out a module and use lane 1 and 3 with 8GB to get better performance?

If that Cpu is overclocked then you will lose the overclock if you add more then 4gb ram.

[StonedRaider]

Originally Posted by PotNoodles

If that Cpu is overclocked then you will lose the overclock if you add more then 4gb ram.

I would not be adding more than 4GB since the other modules are also 4GB. And do you mean if I add 4GB to the 12GB already in the MoBo making it 16GB or if I take 4GB out making it 8GB?

In anycase i can overclock the CPU again after a CMOS reset to the same specs.

[PotNoodles]

Originally Posted by StonedRaider

I would not be adding more than 4GB since the other modules are also 4GB. And do you mean if I add 4GB to the 12GB already in the MoBo making it 16GB or if I take 4GB out making it 8GB?

In anycase i can overclock the CPU again after a CMOS reset to the same specs.

I am saying if you have more then 4gb of ram in your pc and your cpu is overclocked, then you lose the overclock, that's what I was told when I purchased an i7 930 and overclocked it to 4.0ghz.

[StonedRaider]

Originally Posted by PotNoodles

I am saying if you have more then 4gb of ram in your pc and your cpu is overclocked, then you lose the overclock, that's what I was told when I purchased an i7 930 and overclocked it to 4.0ghz.

Ah got ya now. Not sure if that is the case across all the i7's but will take that into account. Not a big deal, CPU overclocking is very easy nowdays. And will keep a note of the current settings.

[Madfish]

Originally Posted by PotNoodles

I am saying if you have more then 4gb of ram in your pc and your cpu is overclocked, then you lose the overclock, that's what I was told when I purchased an i7 930 and overclocked it to 4.0ghz.

What do you mean by "losing the overclock"?