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Post Date: 2015-05-31
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    Posted: 31 May 2015 at 1:56pm
Hi everyone. I purchased my first Digital Storm PC back in 2010, and plan on buying a new one next year. In the meantime however, I am planning on doing a few upgrades on my current rig to tide me over for the next year or so. 

My system originally came with 6GB of Super Talent RAM (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820609427).

I would like to remove & replace those 3 modules with 12GB of G.Skill RAM (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=20-231-358).

My concern is this: when I purchased the system, Digital Storm overclocked my Core i7 980X CPU from the default 3.33GHz up to 3.97GHz. I have not touched those settings since then, given that I know virtually nothing about overclocking. I am not even sure if the CPU overclocking would be affected by new RAM at all.

The new RAM I am interested in is also DDR3-1600, but has different timings (9-9-9-24 instead of 8-8-8-18), and is 1.5V instead of 1.65V. I also noticed that the G.Skill RAM is XMP ready, whereas my current Super Talent RAM is not. Basically, I am wondering how much trouble it is going to be for me to install this new RAM, and how I should handle it? I would like to retain my CPU overclock settings if possible, or at least be able to change it back after I install the new RAM. 

The motherboard is an ASUS P6T (the original model, not the SE or Deluxe).

Any suggestions? I will be happy to provide any additional information.


Edited by Atrus00 - 31 May 2015 at 3:06pm
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Hi Atrus00....Can't say for sure, but I wouldn't think you'd have any trouble.   The new ram shouldn't effect your overclock, especially since its a lower voltage, so less stress on the memory controller. The timings differences shouldn't mean anything.

Setting it up probably means going into Bios and either plugging in your speed, timings and voltage, or, if your mobo supports xmp, just select an xmp profile in Bios that resides on the memory chips. Auto setup when enabled is another option if your Bios has it and then see if it setups right.

Good luck.

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Thanks! Last night I ordered the new RAM, a 512GB SSD to replace my mechanical drive, and a GTX 980 to replace my current 670. I'll install the RAM first to make sure everything is working smoothly before trying to put in the other parts.
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Awesome  The 670 to 980 is a huge upgrade with double the fps in some cases.

Looks like a new rig to me.  Big%20Smile  

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I can't really find anything on the P6T about it supporting XMP profiles. If it does, know that when you put in your new ram, it should default to 1333mhz. When you enable XMP profile to get the speed it's rated at, you will lose your CPU overclock.

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I found this a while ago, maybe when I was trying to help here......

http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/mainboards/display/asus-p6t_7.html

Never did it, but I guess back then they did have it.  Big%20Smile
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Turns out the P6T does support XMP profiles, but I ended up not even needing to mess with the BIOS at all. I just put in the new sticks and everything automatically configured at the correct speeds, and my overclock was totally unaffected. It's nice when things turn out way easier than you think!
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Awesome

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