is 3x 2GB DDR2 RAM possible on Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-US2H..???

saib1 · Dec 2, 2009, 06:00 PM

hey friendz.. i had jus bought a new CPU this 20th of october whose specifications are as follows-

1. AMD Phenom 2 x2 550 3.10 GHZ Processor
2. Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-US2H MOtherboard
3. Kingston 2x 2 GB 800MHz DDR2 RAM
4. MSI Radeon HD 4890 OC Edition @880/999 Mhz
5. 500 GB Western Digital Hard Drive
6. Coolermaster Extreme Power Plus 650 Watts Power Supply
7. Coolermaster Elite 334 Cabinet

ok.. the thing is that my motherboard supports 16 GB of RAM & having 4 DDR2 RAM Slots... & currently i am running 2x 2GB total 4 GB of RAM & i jus wanna add more on it.. so my question is can i add one more 2 GB same "Kingston" built RAM in this motherboard..??
or in other words- is 3 x 2GB RAM is possible to stick with this motherboard...??
reply soon & thanx in advance...!!

suraswami · Dec 2, 2009, 06:04 PM

yes it will take it, but I think you will loose dual-channel capability which is a 5 - 8 % performance hit.

Some motherboards won't like going with 3 sticks. I would suggest add 2 x 2gb sticks or 2 x 1gb sticks of same brand and speed.

saib1 · Dec 2, 2009, 06:07 PM

hmm.. 5% to 8% wud make a big difference according to you.. & also total 6 GB of RAM vll b more powerful than a 4 GB machinery.. wat u say??? & wat cms in dat "dual channel capability" column..??

suraswami · Dec 2, 2009, 06:10 PM

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Originally Posted by saib1

hmm.. 5% to 8% wud make a big difference according to you.. & also total 6 GB of RAM vll b more powerful than a 4 GB machinery.. wat u say??? & wat cms in dat "dual channel capability" column..??

I didn't say 5 - 8 % will make a difference but was just letting you know.

Yeah 6 > 4, if you already got the extra 2gb stick, no harm in trying it out, but if you are going to buy then go with what I suggested.

saib1 · Dec 2, 2009, 06:15 PM

naaa.. i have'nt bought it though but ill get it by 2morrow or day after that. & also i don't have that 2x 1GB option instead of that whole 2 GB stick... coz RAM rates are going over the top here in India.. so thats why only 1x 2GB option is left for me... so basically 3x 2GB is possible on my motherboard as its having 16 GB of RAM support as well as 4 RAM slot..??

thebluebumblebee · Dec 2, 2009, 06:49 PM

What OS are you using?

suraswami · Dec 2, 2009, 07:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by saib1

naaa.. i have'nt bought it though but ill get it by 2morrow or day after that. & also i don't have that 2x 1GB option instead of that whole 2 GB stick... coz RAM rates are going over the top here in India.. so thats why only 1x 2GB option is left for me... so basically 3x 2GB is possible on my motherboard as its having 16 GB of RAM support as well as 4 RAM slot..??

Actually I am from India too, whats the price of a 2GB stick over there? My brother's PC needs a 2GB stick as the 1GB stick is going bad (he has 2gb + 1gb sticks).

Check this site.

http://www.deltapage.com/

saib1 · Dec 3, 2009, 05:07 AM

hm.. same rates are here at delhi side as mentioned in that website.. 2 GB= 1950-2000/-

Dec 2, 2009, 06:00 PM	#1
saib1 Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 15 (0.01/day) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	is 3x 2GB DDR2 RAM possible on Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-US2H..??? hey friendz.. i had jus bought a new CPU this 20th of october whose specifications are as follows- 1. AMD Phenom 2 x2 550 3.10 GHZ Processor 2. Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-US2H MOtherboard 3. Kingston 2x 2 GB 800MHz DDR2 RAM 4. MSI Radeon HD 4890 OC Edition @880/999 Mhz 5. 500 GB Western Digital Hard Drive 6. Coolermaster Extreme Power Plus 650 Watts Power Supply 7. Coolermaster Elite 334 Cabinet ok.. the thing is that my motherboard supports 16 GB of RAM & having 4 DDR2 RAM Slots... & currently i am running 2x 2GB total 4 GB of RAM & i jus wanna add more on it.. so my question is can i add one more 2 GB same "Kingston" built RAM in this motherboard..?? or in other words- is 3 x 2GB RAM is possible to stick with this motherboard...?? reply soon & thanx in advance...!!

Dec 2, 2009, 06:04 PM	#2
suraswami Eligible for custom title Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Irvine, CA Posts: 5,142 (1.73/day) Thanks: 850 Thanked 601 Times in 532 Posts System Specs	yes it will take it, but I think you will loose dual-channel capability which is a 5 - 8 % performance hit. Some motherboards won't like going with 3 sticks. I would suggest add 2 x 2gb sticks or 2 x 1gb sticks of same brand and speed. __________________ 2 Servers Multiple VMs including WHS on VM, capacity 3.5 TB HDD Family Machine - W7 Ultimate 64bit, ECS 780G, Phenom II X3 720BE @ 3.1Ghz- 1.38V, 4GB DDR2 800 ram, Sapphire 4670 512MB, 600W Ultra X pro, Xigmatek HDT-S1283 "Oh please, the only thing more resilient than an Indian is a cockroach. Not even nukes can stop their immune systems" - TheMailMan78

System Name:	Red Spy
Processor:	Phenom II X6 1045T @ 3.4 Ghz with 1.34v
Motherboard:	Gigabyte MA790GP-UD4H
Cooling:	SilenX DT 4 Pipe + 120mm fan, 1 x 120mm Blue LED, 1 x 140mm Green LED, 'CRAB' LED Ram cooling Fan.
Memory:	Crucial DDR2 800 4GB + Kingston DDR2 800 4GB
Video Card:	Sapphire 6970 2GB
Hard Disk:	Patriot TorqX 2 64GB SSD - OS, WDC Black - 1TB Storage, OCZ Vertex 3 120GB SSD - Games
Optical Drive:	1 Samsung 18X DVDRW + 1 Asus 12X BluRay Writer
CRT/LCD Model:	AOC 23" 1080P LCD
Case:	Xion Case with 140mm Green LED Fan
Sound Card:	Built-in RealTek
PSU:	ULTRA X3 600W Modular
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System Name:	Red Spy
Processor:	Phenom II X6 1045T @ 3.4 Ghz with 1.34v
Motherboard:	Gigabyte MA790GP-UD4H
Cooling:	SilenX DT 4 Pipe + 120mm fan, 1 x 120mm Blue LED, 1 x 140mm Green LED, 'CRAB' LED Ram cooling Fan.
Memory:	Crucial DDR2 800 4GB + Kingston DDR2 800 4GB
Video Card:	Sapphire 6970 2GB
Hard Disk:	Patriot TorqX 2 64GB SSD - OS, WDC Black - 1TB Storage, OCZ Vertex 3 120GB SSD - Games
Optical Drive:	1 Samsung 18X DVDRW + 1 Asus 12X BluRay Writer
CRT/LCD Model:	AOC 23" 1080P LCD
Case:	Xion Case with 140mm Green LED Fan
Sound Card:	Built-in RealTek
PSU:	ULTRA X3 600W Modular
Software:	Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit
Benchmarks:	Benchmark - who cares, Plays BF3 @ High settings with Avg 65 fps.

System Name:	Current/NEW!
Processor:	AMD Athlon 64 X2-4400+/i7-2600K
Motherboard:	Gigabyte GA-K8NS Ultra-939/GA-P67A-UD4-B3
Cooling:	OCZ Vendetta/H80
Memory:	2GB DDR-400/8GB Corsair DDR3 1600
Video Card:	RADEON 9800 PRO AGP/2x GB GTX 560 Ti
Hard Disk:	Seagate 160GB IDE/120GB Samsung 830 & Seagate 2TB
Optical Drive:	LITE-ON DVDRW LH-20A1L/Pioneer DVR-219LBK
CRT/LCD Model:	Samsung SyncMaster B1940/Asus 24' LED
Case:	Ever Case E4252WSF-F/Antec P280 It's huge!
Sound Card:	SB Audigy 2 ZS/on board
PSU:	Corsair VX550/SeaSonic S12II 620
Software:	XP MCE SP3/Win 7 Home Premiun 64 Bit
Benchmarks:	Are you kidding?/3DMark11 basic P8681

Dec 2, 2009, 06:07 PM	#3
saib1 Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 15 (0.01/day) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	hmm.. 5% to 8% wud make a big difference according to you.. & also total 6 GB of RAM vll b more powerful than a 4 GB machinery.. wat u say??? & wat cms in dat "dual channel capability" column..??

Dec 2, 2009, 06:15 PM	#5
saib1 Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 15 (0.01/day) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	naaa.. i have'nt bought it though but ill get it by 2morrow or day after that. & also i don't have that 2x 1GB option instead of that whole 2 GB stick... coz RAM rates are going over the top here in India.. so thats why only 1x 2GB option is left for me... so basically 3x 2GB is possible on my motherboard as its having 16 GB of RAM support as well as 4 RAM slot..??

Dec 2, 2009, 06:49 PM	#6
thebluebumblebee Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Portland, OR USA Posts: 2,140 (1.20/day) Thanks: 1,558 Thanked 880 Times in 627 Posts System Specs	What OS are you using?

Dec 3, 2009, 05:07 AM	#8
saib1 Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 15 (0.01/day) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	hm.. same rates are here at delhi side as mentioned in that website.. 2 GB= 1950-2000/-

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