Hi all,
I am getting ready to start shopping for a Z370 build with an I7-8700K and 32 gigs of DDR4 Ram. I am coming from X299 and have some concerns about the Z370 platform being dual channel verses quad channel. I have read that a 2-stick kit will likely have better OC potential than a 4-stick kit, and it leaves 2 slots open (on a 4 slot board) for expansion.
What confuses me is that in the G.Skill pull downs, they list dual channel, quad channel, and dual/quad channel. Some 4-stick models like F4-3200C16Q-32GTZ only show up if I select dual/quad channel. If I select Dual Channel only, speeds go from 3000 MHz to 3333 MHz, skipping right over 3200 MHz.
Asus Z370 boards are listed in the QVL for F4-3200C16Q-32GTZ and F4-3200C14Q-32GTZ but not for F4-3400C16Q-32GTZ. This model's QVL is limited to Z170. Why is that? Is the QVL just not updated?
In summary, am I OK picking from the dual channel offerings like F4-3400C16Q-32GTZ even though Asus Z370 are not listed in the QVL for this model? And why does the F4-3200C16Q-32GTZ only show up in dual/quad channel but lists Z370 on its QVL?
Thanks for any advice. I need to clear this up soon as I am hoping for some Black Friday magic.
I am getting ready to start shopping for a Z370 build with an I7-8700K and 32 gigs of DDR4 Ram. I am coming from X299 and have some concerns about the Z370 platform being dual channel verses quad channel. I have read that a 2-stick kit will likely have better OC potential than a 4-stick kit, and it leaves 2 slots open (on a 4 slot board) for expansion.
What confuses me is that in the G.Skill pull downs, they list dual channel, quad channel, and dual/quad channel. Some 4-stick models like F4-3200C16Q-32GTZ only show up if I select dual/quad channel. If I select Dual Channel only, speeds go from 3000 MHz to 3333 MHz, skipping right over 3200 MHz.
Asus Z370 boards are listed in the QVL for F4-3200C16Q-32GTZ and F4-3200C14Q-32GTZ but not for F4-3400C16Q-32GTZ. This model's QVL is limited to Z170. Why is that? Is the QVL just not updated?
In summary, am I OK picking from the dual channel offerings like F4-3400C16Q-32GTZ even though Asus Z370 are not listed in the QVL for this model? And why does the F4-3200C16Q-32GTZ only show up in dual/quad channel but lists Z370 on its QVL?
Thanks for any advice. I need to clear this up soon as I am hoping for some Black Friday magic.
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