Hi,
I asked the following question at Asus technical support.
?Which memory channels go together? The memory kits I have are QVL listed as
supported for 8 dimm installation, however G. Skill will only guarantee compatibility
between modules in a kit, not between 2 kits. I assume this means that I can?t mix
modules from different kits on the same channels or maybe they mean pair of
channels. My guess is channel A and C run together and channel B and D run
together, but I could be wrong.?
This is the answer I got.
?Please refer to the manual page 2-5 for a detail check about memory installation.?
Getting a response like that is probably my fault. Since it is now my understanding that G. Skill, not Asus, actually performs the tests necessary to be on the Asus QVL, I will try to ask the question here more clearly.
I have these items:
P9X79 Deluxe
I7 3930k
32gb (8 x 4gb) G.Skill @ 2133 (2 x F3-17000CL9Q-16GBZH kits)
2 x 256gb Crucial M4 SSD (Raid 0?)
WD Velociraptor 600 GB SATA (WD6000HLHX)
Corsair Hydro Series H100
Corsair CC800DW Obsidian
Seasonic X-1250
MS Win 7 Ultimate
I?m still shopping for these items:
Small SSD for caching the WD drive on the Marvel controller.
Asus Radeon 69xx or 79xx video card (TBD)
BluRay/DVD read/write (TBD)
Memory coolers??
Flash Drive (usb 3.0 & 2.0)
I have read over 1000 pages of documentation and forum posts. I have read the Asus P9X79 Deluxe manual. Page 2-5 shows a picture of 8 dimms being installed into 8 slots. This is not very helpful. To be fair page 2-13 says the following:
?Side(s): SS - Single-sided DS - Double-sidedDIMM support:
? 2 DIMMs: Supports two (2) modules inserted into either the blue slots or the black slots as one pair of Dual-channel memory configuration. We suggest that you install the modules into slots B1 and D1 for better compatibility.
? 4 DIMMs: Supports four (4) modules inserted into either the blue slots or the black slots as one DIMM per channel for Quad-channel memory configuration.We suggest that you install the modules into slots A1/B1/C1/D1 for better compatibility.
? 6 DIMMs: Supports six (6) modules inserted into both the blue and black slots as two pairs of Dual-channel and one pair of the other Dual-channel for Quad-channel memory configuration. We suggest that you install the modules into slots A1/B1/B2/C1/D1/D2 for better compatibility.
? 8 DIMMs: Supports eight (8) modules inserted into all the blue and black slots as full-loading of Quad-channel memory configuration.?
The best that I can glean from rereading page 2-13 is that the information does not support my original intuition that I should populate channels A and C with one kit and channels B and D with the other kit. From what I can tell after rereading page 2-13 I now feel that it would be better to populate channels A and B with one kit and channels C and D with the other kit.
I assume that someone at G. Skill has actual run the 8 dimm configuration with these memory kits and this motherboard in order get it on the Asus QVL in the 8 dimm configuration. Since Intel states that their 3930k memory controller is limited to a total of 32 Gb of memory, I hope that the certification test set up included that processor.
My question then is:
How best do I install 32gb (8 x 4gb) G.Skill @ 2133 (2 x F3-17000CL9Q-16GBZH kits) of memory on the Asus P9X79 Deluxe motherboard to best utilize the memory architecture of the Intel 2nd Generation i7 3930k and minimize any adverse influence on the motherboard?s memory bios set up which may be caused by using 2 kits?
Thank you,
Tom
I asked the following question at Asus technical support.
?Which memory channels go together? The memory kits I have are QVL listed as
supported for 8 dimm installation, however G. Skill will only guarantee compatibility
between modules in a kit, not between 2 kits. I assume this means that I can?t mix
modules from different kits on the same channels or maybe they mean pair of
channels. My guess is channel A and C run together and channel B and D run
together, but I could be wrong.?
This is the answer I got.
?Please refer to the manual page 2-5 for a detail check about memory installation.?
Getting a response like that is probably my fault. Since it is now my understanding that G. Skill, not Asus, actually performs the tests necessary to be on the Asus QVL, I will try to ask the question here more clearly.
I have these items:
P9X79 Deluxe
I7 3930k
32gb (8 x 4gb) G.Skill @ 2133 (2 x F3-17000CL9Q-16GBZH kits)
2 x 256gb Crucial M4 SSD (Raid 0?)
WD Velociraptor 600 GB SATA (WD6000HLHX)
Corsair Hydro Series H100
Corsair CC800DW Obsidian
Seasonic X-1250
MS Win 7 Ultimate
I?m still shopping for these items:
Small SSD for caching the WD drive on the Marvel controller.
Asus Radeon 69xx or 79xx video card (TBD)
BluRay/DVD read/write (TBD)
Memory coolers??
Flash Drive (usb 3.0 & 2.0)
I have read over 1000 pages of documentation and forum posts. I have read the Asus P9X79 Deluxe manual. Page 2-5 shows a picture of 8 dimms being installed into 8 slots. This is not very helpful. To be fair page 2-13 says the following:
?Side(s): SS - Single-sided DS - Double-sidedDIMM support:
? 2 DIMMs: Supports two (2) modules inserted into either the blue slots or the black slots as one pair of Dual-channel memory configuration. We suggest that you install the modules into slots B1 and D1 for better compatibility.
? 4 DIMMs: Supports four (4) modules inserted into either the blue slots or the black slots as one DIMM per channel for Quad-channel memory configuration.We suggest that you install the modules into slots A1/B1/C1/D1 for better compatibility.
? 6 DIMMs: Supports six (6) modules inserted into both the blue and black slots as two pairs of Dual-channel and one pair of the other Dual-channel for Quad-channel memory configuration. We suggest that you install the modules into slots A1/B1/B2/C1/D1/D2 for better compatibility.
? 8 DIMMs: Supports eight (8) modules inserted into all the blue and black slots as full-loading of Quad-channel memory configuration.?
The best that I can glean from rereading page 2-13 is that the information does not support my original intuition that I should populate channels A and C with one kit and channels B and D with the other kit. From what I can tell after rereading page 2-13 I now feel that it would be better to populate channels A and B with one kit and channels C and D with the other kit.
I assume that someone at G. Skill has actual run the 8 dimm configuration with these memory kits and this motherboard in order get it on the Asus QVL in the 8 dimm configuration. Since Intel states that their 3930k memory controller is limited to a total of 32 Gb of memory, I hope that the certification test set up included that processor.
My question then is:
How best do I install 32gb (8 x 4gb) G.Skill @ 2133 (2 x F3-17000CL9Q-16GBZH kits) of memory on the Asus P9X79 Deluxe motherboard to best utilize the memory architecture of the Intel 2nd Generation i7 3930k and minimize any adverse influence on the motherboard?s memory bios set up which may be caused by using 2 kits?
Thank you,
Tom
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