It would seem that DDR4 is incompatibile with the p8P67 Pro. Correct?

[FlyingNutcase]

Hi chaps,

 

I'm toying with upgrading from 8 to 16GB, partly admittedly due to that "other sim"'s free to play month.  It would seem from the manual that DDR4 is not compatible with my P8P67 Pro mobo. Is that correct? Thx.

[Dijital_Majik]

Correct; it's incompatible for sure (used to own one)

[FlyingNutcase]

Thanks for the confirmation. If you don't mind, would these all be compatible? I guess getting 2 of the 2x4 G.Skill would be the way to go:

 

$NZ dollars by the way.

 

Edited April 21, 2020 by FlyingNutcase

[FlyingNutcase]

After a little investigation...

 

The G.Skill above: F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL

The closest in the Manual of F3-12800CL9D-4GBECO(XMP) 4GB(2 x 2GB)

 

Should that G.Skill be okay?

 

[Dijital_Majik]

The G.Skill will be fine, don't worry about matching the manual part no.s exactly.  DDR3 1600MHz and 2x4GB are the important numbers here.  CL9 makes this better than the other Crucial options as well (lower number = better).  As you're getting two sticks, make sure to put them in the correct slots (1 and 3 IIRC, but check the manual) to get dual channel speeds.

 

I've double checked with pc part picker as well:  https://nz.pcpartpicker.com/list/6PsPrH

You can use this to find other suitable ram for your price range as well if you like.

 

I'd also put your cooler into the part picker as well, to make sure there aren't any clearance issues (the ram has cooling fins on top), and you should be good to go.

[FlyingNutcase]

Woooo, I'm a bit blown away by your legendary reply. Really appreciated.

 

New thought: I had planned to get two of these, as in to buy 16GB of new RAM to replace the current 8GB. The old RAM is 1333MHz.  Would it actually be okay to combine speeds, i,e, to keep the current 8GB at 1333MHz and adding 8GB of new 1600MHz RAM? That would be nice!

 

I understand from a quick search that doing so would have them run all at the slower speed of 1333MHz, in in which case there's the question of trade-off (speed vs money). Would there be much benefit going from 16GB @1333 vs 16GB @1600? (20% faster).

 

P.S. Bearing in mind this upgrade is really just for "the other (2) sim(s)" - FS specs are just out! I understand that 8GB seems to be enough for IL2.

Edited April 22, 2020 by FlyingNutcase

[Dijital_Majik]

5 hours ago, FlyingNutcase said:

Woooo, I'm a bit blown away by your legendary reply. Really appreciated.

 

New thought: I had planned to get two of these, as in to buy 16GB of new RAM to replace the current 8GB. The old RAM is 1333MHz.  Would it actually be okay to combine speeds, i,e, to keep the current 8GB at 1333MHz and adding 8GB of new 1600MHz RAM? That would be nice!

 

I understand from a quick search that doing so would have them run all at the slower speed of 1333MHz, in in which case there's the question of trade-off (speed vs money). Would there be much benefit going from 16GB @1333 vs 16GB @1600? (20% faster).

 

P.S. Bearing in mind this upgrade is really just for "the other (2) sim(s)" - FS specs are just out! I understand that 8GB seems to be enough for IL2.

 

Glad to help out where I can.

 

The general rule I follow is more RAM is better than faster RAM, generally speaking there isn't a huge difference between a single speed step in most cases.  DCS definitely sucks up RAM, so go with as much and as fast as you can afford.  I've not really done mixing different sticks, so couldn't tell you with any authority, but it does seem to be the case as per your research; it should be okay, and will run at the lower speed. 

 

Depending on your current config, you'd also lose out on the benefits of dual channel if you put more or less than two sticks in though, and it's not an insignificant boost.   2 of the G.skills will give you 4 sticks, so it might be better to look for a pack of 16GB (2x8GB) if going all new.

 

 

[FlyingNutcase]

I ended up getting  2 packs of the G.Skill 2 x 4GB. 8GB sticks seem to be out of stock in NZ apart from some lower ones (CL11+). I garner some hope from the following info regarding performance:

 

Thanks again for your help which has helped me make an informed decision.  ?

[Dijital_Majik]

Sorry for the late reply.  Glad to help out mate, always.  Congrats on the new ram, hope it's delivering the punch you wanted!!