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Corei7 990x Max ram support

idata
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‎08-06-2011 10:50 PM
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hi

i bought a new corei7 990x and i want to install 24G of ram 1600 tripple chanel , is it possible? is there any problem with it my rams is

http://www.corsair.com/memory/dominator/dominator-gt/cmt12gx3m3a2000c9.html http://www.corsair.com/memory/dominator/dominator-gt/cmt12gx3m3a2000c9.html Dominator® GT with DHX Pro Connector and Airflow II Fan — 12GB Triple Channel DDR3 Memory Kit (CMT12GX3M3A2000C9)

please help me with this

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Adolfo_S_Intel2
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‎08-08-2011 09:00 AM
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The processor does support 24 GB RAM, but keep in mind that the processor supports up to 1066 MHz RAM, so if you install 1600 MHz RAM, it will be running only at 1066 MHz.

You can check the processor information at:

http://ark.intel.com/products/52585/Intel-Core-i7-990X-Processor-Extreme-Edition-(12M-Cache-3_46-GHz-6_40-GTs-Intel-QPI) http://ark.intel.com/products/52585/Intel-Core-i7-990X-Processor-Extreme-Edition-(12M-Cache-3_46-GHz-6_40-GTs-Intel-QPI)

Also if possible we recommend using RAM running at 1.5 Volts.

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Adolfo_S_Intel2
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The processor does support 24 GB RAM, but keep in mind that the processor supports up to 1066 MHz RAM, so if you install 1600 MHz RAM, it will be running only at 1066 MHz.

You can check the processor information at:

http://ark.intel.com/products/52585/Intel-Core-i7-990X-Processor-Extreme-Edition-(12M-Cache-3_46-GHz-6_40-GTs-Intel-QPI) http://ark.intel.com/products/52585/Intel-Core-i7-990X-Processor-Extreme-Edition-(12M-Cache-3_46-GHz-6_40-GTs-Intel-QPI)

Also if possible we recommend using RAM running at 1.5 Volts.

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