I need help

[WCFreak]

so i wanted to invest in a RAM cooler, i looked at the EK-SFD https://www.ekwb.com/shop/ek-sf3d-triple-point-evo-incl-modules and i have the ASUS X99 Deluxe II (8 ram slots in two different sections (2 sections of 4)) and i was wondering if i could put 4 sticks or DDR4 8GB a stick in 1 section of 4 slots and buy the Ram cooler and put it over the 4 sticks but i dont quite understand the 1-3 and 2-4 ram slot rule, would i be able to do this?

 

[WestGamer43]

Its dual channel and quad channel

[Guest]

The rule is for dual / quad channelling memory. I would buy 2 and run them on both sides.

[LordMastodon]

5 minutes ago, WCFreak said:

so i wanted to invest in a RAM cooler, i looked at the EK-SFD https://www.ekwb.com/shop/ek-sf3d-triple-point-evo-incl-modules and i have the ASUS X99 Deluxe II (8 ram slots in two different sections (2 sections of 4)) and i was wondering if i could put 4 sticks or DDR4 8GB a stick in 1 section of 4 slots and buy the Ram cooler and put it over the 4 sticks but i dont quite understand the 1-3 and 2-4 ram slot rule, would i be able to do this?

 

 

 

I'm actually not sure. From what I know you're supposed to fill up grey first and then fill up black, but I really don't know for sure. You could try it and see, since the worst that will happen is that the computer beeps at you.

[WCFreak]

alright, so on the quad channel i would be able to run 4 sticks or still only 2?

 

[LordMastodon]

7 minutes ago, WCFreak said:

so i wanted to invest in a RAM cooler, i looked at the EK-SFD https://www.ekwb.com/shop/ek-sf3d-triple-point-evo-incl-modules and i have the ASUS X99 Deluxe II (8 ram slots in two different sections (2 sections of 4)) and i was wondering if i could put 4 sticks or DDR4 8GB a stick in 1 section of 4 slots and buy the Ram cooler and put it over the 4 sticks but i dont quite understand the 1-3 and 2-4 ram slot rule, would i be able to do this?

 

 

 

Also, next time, please don't call your thread "I need help". Ironically, it actually hinders me from helping you and others because it means that I don't actually know what you need help with until I click on your thread and read through the whole post, which just wastes everyone's time, really.

[Sauron]

9 minutes ago, WCFreak said:

alright, so on the quad channel i would be able to run 4 sticks or still only 2?

 

Quad channel means that the slots are grouped to be 2 on each channel. If you fill slots that use the same channel you are potentially losing performance over spreading them over all 4 channels. That means that ideally you want to populate the slots with an empty one inbetween every 2 full ones.

 

Don't invest in a ram cooler, it's truly pointless.