Question about i5 7600k

[Gamerguy207]

I bought some corsair ram (8gb X 4) and a motherboard that supports quad channel ram but the CPU I was going to buy (intel i5 7600k) said on intels website that the CPU only supports dual channal ram so does that mean my CPU won't even use half the ram I put into it or will I have to pay more money that I don't have right now and get a i7.

 

edit* it said that the intel i7 7700k also supports a max number of 2 ram channels so I clearly do know what a ram channal is so can anyone explain to me what it is

[genexis_x]

Only X99/X299 (for Intel) support quad channel memory

[ARikozuM]

What board did you buy?

[Cyndre1033]

7 minutes ago, Gamerguy207 said:

I bought some corsair ram (8gb X 4) and a motherboard that supports quad channel ram but the CPU I was going to buy (intel i5 7600k) said on intels website that the CPU only supports dual channal ram so does that mean my CPU won't even use half the ram I put into it or will I have to pay more money that I don't have right now and get a i7.

You can still put 4 stick of RAM in a dual-channel board BTW. 

[Gamerguy207]

1 minute ago, Cyndre1033 said:

You can still put 4 stick of RAM in a dual-channel board BTW. 

Ok thanks so much for clearing that up cuz other wise I would have wasted 200$ in extra ram I couldn't even use (it's expensive ram)

[Gamerguy207]

4 minutes ago, ARikozuM said:

What board did you buy?

http://www.amazon.com/ROG-STRIX-Z270E-GAMING-Motherboard/dp/B01N6E5DGE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1499044246&sr=8-1&keywords=asus%2Bstrix%2Bz270e%2Bgaming&th=1

 

Not world best motherboard but still pretty good

[Cyndre1033]

1 minute ago, Gamerguy207 said:

Ok thanks so much for clearing that up cuz other wise I would have wasted 200$ in extra ram I couldn't even use (it's expensive ram)

Also, if you are running an i5 instead of an i7 you probably won't need 32 GB of RAM, so if you wanted to save some money you could just get 2 sticks and leave two slots empty. 

[Shimejii]

you really shouldnt buy anything faster then 3000 MHZ ram, even 2666 would have been more then enough. There just is so little gain from buying the faster ram, its better for more of it. 

 

Original question : Yes you can use 4 sticks instead of 2 and it will work.

[Gamerguy207]

Just now, Cyndre1033 said:

Also, if you are running an i5 instead of an i7 you probably won't need 32 GB of RAM, so if you wanted to save some money you could just get 2 sticks and leave two slots empty. 

Oh ok I'll consider that

[ARikozuM]

1 minute ago, Gamerguy207 said:

 

Not world best motherboard but still pretty good

You're fine then. Your quad kit will still work in dual channel. I would consider returning the kit unless you do work that requires 32GB.

[Gamerguy207]

1 minute ago, Shimejii said:

you really shouldnt buy anything faster then 3000 MHZ ram, even 2666 would have been more then enough. There just is so little gain from buying the faster ram, its better for more of it. 

 

Original question : Yes you can use 4 sticks instead of 2 and it will work.

https://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Vengeance-2x16GB-PC4-25600-Intel/dp/B01LWVVYHL/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1499044461&sr=8-3&keywords=Corsair+vengeance+led+blue

 

this is my ram but it's a model that is only 3000mhz not 3200

[Shimejii]

Just now, Gamerguy207 said:

https://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Vengeance-2x16GB-PC4-25600-Intel/dp/B01LWVVYHL/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1499044461&sr=8-3&keywords=Corsair+vengeance+led+blue

 

this is my ram but it's a model that is only 3000mhz not 3200

Im sorry but you over paid almost double what that type of ram is worth. But oh well, its your choice not mine.

[Gamerguy207]

Just now, Shimejii said:

Im sorry but you over paid almost double what that type of ram is worth. But oh well, its your choice not mine.

I got it on sale for about 70$ less then what's showing plus this is a higher MHz model so they charge a bit more. I didn't pay nearly as much as what's showing

[TrigrH]

Don't buy the i5 you will regret it in the long run, grab a 7700k or if u need something cheap right now get a g4560 then swap it out.

[NTDaws]

23 minutes ago, Gamerguy207 said:

Not world best motherboard but still pretty good

think you meant to say that

[Gamerguy207]

14 minutes ago, Being Delirious said:

think you meant to say that

Lmao ya I guess