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Nov 10^th, 2009 at 12:12pm

Freog Offline
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Anyone using CORSAIR DOMINATOR TR3X6G1600C8D and want one more. They only come in packs of three and that leaves me one open slot. I was hoping I could find two people that want one more that way I could buy a pack and sell the other two on ebay.

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Reply #1 - Nov 10^th, 2009 at 12:22pm

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That memory is designed for the Core i7 platform which uses 3 channels of memory and therefore has 3 memory sticks.

The platform you're on, Core 2, is designed for 2 / 4 sticks of memory to run in dual-channel mode.

Therefore, I don't think anyone in their right mind would buy only two sticks of that memory when it's designed for the i7 platform and thus supposed to have 3 sticks and be tri-channel.

Take it back and get a refund.

If you cannot do that, then take a stick out so you have two sticks, and make sure it will run in dual-channel mode.

Couple of problems with selling one or two sticks of the memory... Core 2 Duo will run, and overclock, perfectly fine on inexpensive DDR2 memory. And that memory is probably 1.65v might be high for the dual-channel Core i5 platform (not sure on this one). You're going to have huge difficulty selling it, and if you do it may just be giving someone else problems.

I think you have five choices:

1. Upgrade to a Core i7 9xx series computer so that the RAM can run properly.

2. Take the RAM back and get a refund. Buy RAM that is designed for the Core 2.

3. Buy new RAM, sell your current RAM.

4. Run 3 sticks of RAM (this will be in SLOW single channel mode).

5. Run 2 sticks of RAM, keep the additional stick for your i7 upgrade in the future.

Inexpensive DDR2-800 will run fine with your overclock.

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Reply #2 - Nov 10^th, 2009 at 12:51pm

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The motherboard manual says ( Support for DDR3 2200/1600/1333/1066/800 MHz memory modules). If it's designed for the Core i7 platform why would the manual say this?

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Reply #3 - Nov 10^th, 2009 at 3:40pm

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Because the Core i7 must run on a 3 channel DDR3 memory system, instead of the Core 2, Pentium, whatever system with a 2/4 DDR2/DDR3 system.

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Reply #4 - Nov 10^th, 2009 at 11:09pm

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Freog wrote on Nov 10^th, 2009 at 12:51pm:

The motherboard manual says ( Support for DDR3 2200/1600/1333/1066/800 MHz memory modules). If it's designed for the Core i7 platform why would the manual say this?

Yes the motherboard is compatible with DDR3. It is not, however, compatible with tri-channel DDR3, only dual channel DDR3. It will run it, however it will only run it in single channel mode, where you're only getting essentially 1/3rd the bandwidth you payed for.

If you remove a stick and run in dual channel then you'll get 2/3rd the bandwidth you payed for, and 2/3rds the amount you payed for.

Get a refund.

Three sticks = Tri-channel on X58, single-channel on everything else.

Two sticks = dual channel.

Quote:

This enables a robust, profile based high performance DDR3 over-clocking solution for Intel X58 platforms targeted for enthusiasts, gamers and overclockers who want to extract maximum performance from their platforms. Built using Corsair’s Dual-path Heat Xchange (DHX) technology, this part delivers outstanding performance in the latest generation of X58 DDR3-based motherboards.

http://www.corsair.com/_datasheets/TR3X6G1600C8D.pdf

The memory is also found on the "Core i7 Intel Memory Solutions" on the Corsair website. Why do you think they would give you 3 sticks for?

http://www.corsair.com/configurator/memory_results.aspx?id=717676

Apparently Corsair does not agree with you either. It's not fully compatible with your motherboard.

A Corsair Twin Channel kit ( CMX4GX3M2A1600C8 ) should be identical to your current RAM, only dual-channel (two sticks) and fully compatible with Core i5 & Core 2. Run two sticks in your setup, and verify that it will run in dual-channel mode. If it does, then you should be able to sell two sticks as a dual channel kit (make sure to inform the buyer). Then you could buy the original RAM again and run 4 sticks in dual channel.

Nobody would buy a single stick of high performance memory unless they made the same mistake you did.

I have no guarantee that will work however. Like I said before, take it back and get a refund.

« Last Edit: Nov 11^th, 2009 at 11:27am by N/A »

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