8gb sticks in X58 boards

[kpamir]

I was wondering if x58 boards support 8gb sticks.

More specifically the asus sabertooth x58.

I want to get 3 8gb sticks to replace my 6 sticks of 4gbs because I have been getting random restarts and memory errors.

I've look around online and I haven't found anything confirming or denying whether or not the board supports it.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks.

[enaberif]

Originally Posted by kpamir

I was wondering if x58 boards support 8gb sticks.

More specifically the asus sabertooth x58.

I want to get 3 8gb sticks to replace my 6 sticks of 4gbs because I have been getting random restarts and memory errors.

I've look around online and I haven't found anything confirming or denying whether or not the board supports it.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks.

3 x 8 = 24


are you running a os aside from home premium to support that?

also sounds like not enough voltage for the 6 sticks on the x58 to cause you those issues

[sswilson]

6 x DIMM, Max. 24GB, DDR3 1866/1800/1600/1333/1066 Hz Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory
Triple Channel Memory Architecture
Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)
* Hyper DIMM support is subject to the physical characteristics of individual CPUs.
* Refer to www.asus.com or user manual for the Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors Lists).

Based on this (from their website) and the fact that the largest size on the QVL is 4G I suspect the answer is no, but unless somebody here specifically has the asus board + 8G sticks the only place you're going to find out for sure would be the ASUS website. (Quick check of the bios updates also doesn't suggest an update to allow for 8G sticks).

[kpamir]

Yeah I know 3x8 = 24.

I am running windows 7 ultimate.

I am also running the sticks at their default settings, I assume they are supposed to work without any fuss at said default settings.

But regardless..... the question stands, can I run 8 gb sticks in my x58 board? I haven't found an answer anywhere online despite searching.

EDIT----

Thanks sswilson

I checked out the Asus website and it said a Max of 24gb, i was holding out hope that that was regardless of the capacity of ram sticks used.

[sswilson]

ASUSTeK Computer Inc.-Forum-

would be the place to look for a definitive answer, but to second enaberif's suggestion... many motherboards required manual tweaking of memory voltages and/or NB voltages when filling all memory slots.

[enaberif]

Originally Posted by kpamir

Yeah I know 3x8 = 24.

I am running windows 7 ultimate.

I am also running the sticks at their default settings, I assume they are supposed to work without any fuss at said default settings.

But regardless..... the question stands, can I run 8 gb sticks in my x58 board? I haven't found an answer anywhere online despite searching.

EDIT----

Thanks sswilson

I checked out the Asus website and it said a Max of 24gb, i was holding out hope that that was regardless of the capacity of ram sticks used.

More sticks of ram requires more voltage on the northbridge or memory controller usually.

[supaflyx3]

Although I don't know about the sabertooth (I have one as well, and im curious to see if they can support 8GB DIMMs are well so i can go 48GB for VMware) But i know the gigabyte G1 series motherboards on the X58 chipset can accept 48GB at 6x8GB DIMMs.
Patriot 48GB DDR3 Memory in Gigabyte G1.Assassin Motherboard Linus Tech Tips - YouTube

[kpamir]

Well I was getting more crashes with the 6 x 4gb config and decided to test the waters with 8gb dimms and it works so far at least.

Gonna see how it does with some testing but so far it is showing 24gb at POST and in windows.

I bought a 32gb Corsair Vengeance 1600 kit in case anyone else feels like they want to give it a shot.

Corsair Vengeance Black 32GB 4X8GB DDR3-1600 CL10-10-10-27 1.5V Quad Channel Memory Kit - Corsair - CMZ32GX3M4X1600C10

[Linus]

Patriot 48GB DDR3 Memory Weekend Stability Test Results Linus Tech Tips - YouTube

It's doable on some boards even if they don't say so.

[supaflyx3]

Originally Posted by kpamir

Well I was getting more crashes with the 6 x 4gb config and decided to test the waters with 8gb dimms and it works so far at least.

Gonna see how it does with some testing but so far it is showing 24gb at POST and in windows.

I bought a 32gb Corsair Vengeance 1600 kit in case anyone else feels like they want to give it a shot.

Corsair Vengeance Black 32GB 4X8GB DDR3-1600 CL10-10-10-27 1.5V Quad Channel Memory Kit - Corsair - CMZ32GX3M4X1600C10

Jesus that's expensive, but good to know since i was planning on getting an 8gb stick to try in my sabertooth.