CPU: AMD Phenom II X6 1090T Black Edition Thuban 3.2 (OC @ 4.0GHz)
RAM: GeIL Enhance CORSA 16GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Recently reduced to 12GB due to nature's coup d'etat on my entertainment
Graphics Card: XFX AMD Radeon HD6870 PCIE 2GB
Windows 7 Professional 64-bit.
I was just wondering if there would be a specific type of ram that would best utilize my current set up or if I just need to replace my damaged stick of RAM with what I had. I have intentions of integrating another AMD Radeon HD6870 into Crossfire in the near future. It's not the BIGGEST deal however I'm infamous for multi-tab-tasking and running several things in the background. Namely mod related things for any of Bethesda's open world games. The missing bit of ram has been noticeable (Messing up the Dual state maybe?)
Any help on this subject would be greatly appreciated.
Firstly I want to congratulate you on this sentence:
Recently reduced to 12GB due to nature's coup d'etat on my entertainment
I have never seen anyone use "coup d'etat" in a post before, which is great.
I have 12GB of RAM in my main computer and I have been running a few virtual machines on it. Even then I'm barely using anything more than g70% of it. So I am interested to know how you are utilising yours so much more than I am. I know you said that was mainly down to mod-related things in Bethesda's open world games but even so that is a lot. Or is that normal? (as I don't do much PC gaming.)
As far as recommended RAM goes do you mean you are asking what is the best type of RAM (e.g. theDDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) you mentioned) or what manufacturers we might recommend?
I have got to be honest: what do you mean by
(Messing up the Dual state maybe?)
I should know what you mean and still don't, even after I Googled it I still couldn't find an answer.
Dual channel RAM runs in series of 2 sticks, not necessarily factors of 2gb.
If you lost a stick of RAM, meaning you only have 3 sticks of 4 gb each, yes that could mess with your system.
You need to remove the other partnering stick of 4gb that went with the first stick that went bad. You're going to be running on 8 gb for a bit until you can replace the original pair.
You would need to make sure that your new RAM would be the same speed (DDR3 1600), same CAS latency, and same voltages.
Sorry, I've picked up some poor slang when talking lingo with my dad. Basically the partner stick to the currently being used as my book mark.
I'm under the impression that DDR RAM will split the workload when an adjacent slot marked by your motherboard as 1-2-1-2 or black-tan-black-tan in my case; there is a form of symbioses that improves (possibly even necessary unless running one stick only) performance of the RAM.
I was somewhat aware of that, and I've done some checking/tinkering. I'm amused to report that my motherboard has actually adapted the stick as some sort of permanent page file memory. I'm not even entirely sure if it's being used so much as it's just summarizing that the actual stick is there. However I believe I'll go ahead and remove it when I get back from work tomorrow; or until of BSOD.
I must note that your replies are greatly appreciated but as it stands I'm not entirely asking for assistance for whats wrong with my system as I again note that the problem has been demoted to the status of "shiny bookmark." I was just wondering if there was a form of RAM that would be better suited to a performance Motherboard that I'm employing now; or if I'd be fine with just replacing the RAM with another stick of what I previously had?
Yes, that is what I have been taught as well. Which is why I believe that my current set up of three 4gbs sticks of triple channel RAM is the best set up for my i7.
It is also good practise to find out what kind of RAM suits your processor and motherboard as you know. ____________________________________________________________
Sorry, I've picked up some poor slang when talking lingo with my dad. Basically the partner stick to the currently being used as my book mark.
That is OK I understand now. :-) I've also used dead RAM sticks as bookmarks. My current bookmark is an old 256MB DDR stick that died about 5 years ago. :-)
if there was a form of RAM that would be better suited to a performance Motherboard that I'm employing now; or if I'd be fine with just replacing the RAM with another stick of what I previously had?
The only thing that I think would be a good idea is buying RAM that is designed to be over-clocked as that stuff is usually made of hardier materials and should have good throughput and last long enough. I have G-Skill RAM in my main computer and that seems to be a very good manufacturer. Obviously RAM that can be over clocked isn't cheap ad of course you'll have to pay attention to the frequency, CAS and voltages of your other modules.
I've been taught to make sure that all the RAM in a computer is always the came make and model. Which of course make it easier to find the appropriate replacement sticks. I'm sure that you know this as well.
Duly noted; I'll have to do some research on overclocking RAM. For the most part I've been fortunate enough to dish out a few extra bucks for MoBo's that have built-in features that handle most overclocking needs (this Sabertooth has been absolutely astounding for OC). Are there any major benefits to overclocking RAM when you have 16 GBs or RAM?
Better yet, if you could point me in direction of a good site for OC tips/tricks I would greatly appreciate it. If haveing Unix/Linux/Ubuntu helps for some of these tricks I do just so happen to have a few discs laying around. (Back when I couldn't afford my own copy of Windows :3 )
Please don't take my word as the be-all-end-all truth. What I said about over-clockable RAM being more resilient than other kinds of RAM may turn out not to be true. This is what I have been told by others.
To be honest as far as overclocking is concerned ; both of my computers have overclocking facilities built in, which means that either just by pressing a button or using a utility in Windows I can overclock then by a decent amount. I therefore will not be doing this manually (if and when I decide that I need to do so.) I say this now as overclocking is not for the inexperienced as it can be very easy to "brick" your computer. Which is why I would never attempt to do it manually.
16GBs of RAM is a lot of memory but I am unaware of the potential performance increase should you choose to overclock it.I imagine that there iwould be a significant difference but you'll pay for it in terms of the reduced life of the components that have been overclocked and the energy consumption increase.
As far as Linux is concerned how old are the discs that you have? I ask because there can be a significant change in a distribution of Linux in a matter of months.
Basically what I think is best now is to just get another 4GBs of RAM of the same make, model, frequency, et al as the others: (i.e. the GeIL Enhance CORSA 16GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800 you have previously mentioned)
I am sorry but I am getting into depths regarding this issue where I can't be of much help and may mislead you in finding a solution.
I have linux distros back to 2002 and modern. It's kind of a hobby to collect them. All the same about over clocking though, I still want to read up on it.
I'm going to go ahead and horder 2x4 GB sticks of same stuff so I can get back up to speed and have a back up stick.
If a moderator comes by I think it's safe to go ahead and shut down the thread. Any more information I can get off my sorry arse and look it up myself.
