Can i3-2100 3.1Ghz support QuadChannel DDR3 1066Mhz memories ?

[Rahmadhani Osa]

hello everyone , my computer spec is
CPU i3 2100
2x4GB DDR3 1066
GTX 650 AMP
Amacrox Warrior 400W
H61M-DS2 GA

and i want to upgrade my computer ,
can my processor fit with 4x4GB
because in ark.intel they write I3 2100 support 2 memories channel , and also i check i5 3770K it still 2 Channel but in real it can fit with quad channel memories,

anybody can answer and give some reason and opinion for me , please ?
thank you mate XD

 

[Eduello]

Adding more memory will not give you any more performance unless you do some heavy rendering on that PC. That motherboard only has 2 RAM slots so you won't be able to add more sticks.

 

[Supernova1138]

Mainstream Intel chips only offer dual channeling for RAM. Quad channeling is only available on the extreme high end i7s and Xeon CPUs available on the LGA 2011 socket. If you put four sticks of RAM into an LGA 1155 or LGA1150 based system, it will run in two separate dual channel configurations.

In any case, your motherboard only has two RAM slots, so your only real upgrade option would be to put two 8GB sticks in to get a total of 16GB of RAM, and that's only if your motherboard will support 8GB sticks, it may not.

As said above, there isn't much point in going past 8GB of RAM unless you're doing heavy video editing work, or running lots of virtual machines, or something along those lines. Games and average day to day use will not use more than 8GB.

 

[Karadjgne]

Motherboard specs show that it supports 2x8Gb (16Gb) of dual channel DDR3 1333 / 1066 / 800 maximum. This is well within the tolerances of your CPU, so you are all good with 8Gb of 1066.
Unless you upgrade the motherboard, it would be a waste of money imho to upgrade your memory to 8Gb of 1333, as more than 8Gb is not needed except for rare exceptions.

 

[Rahmadhani Osa]

Adding more memory will not give you any more performance unless you do some heavy rendering on that PC. That motherboard only has 2 RAM slots so you won't be able to add more sticks.

my mobo only had 2 socket , and i recently want to upgrade to mobo which have quad channel mate , and can my I3 2100 cooperated with quad channel memories ?
thank you

 

[Rahmadhani Osa]

Mainstream Intel chips only offer dual channeling for RAM. Quad channeling is only available on the extreme high end i7s and Xeon CPUs available on the LGA 2011 socket. If you put four sticks of RAM into an LGA 1155 or LGA1150 based system, it will run in two separate dual channel configurations.

In any case, your motherboard only has two RAM slots, so your only real upgrade option would be to put two 8GB sticks in to get a total of 16GB of RAM, and that's only if your motherboard will support 8GB sticks, it may not.

As said above, there isn't much point in going past 8GB of RAM unless you're doing heavy video editing work, or running lots of virtual machines, or something along those lines. Games and average day to day use will not use more than 8GB.

thank you for answer
yes mate , i use it for rendering , and may be a little time for gaming , also i want to upgrade my mobo to quadchannel mobo , and i'm afraid if my i3 2100 can't work with quad channel RAM

 

[Rahmadhani Osa]

Motherboard specs show that it supports 2x8Gb (16Gb) of dual channel DDR3 1333 / 1066 / 800 maximum. This is well within the tolerances of your CPU, so you are all good with 8Gb of 1066.
Unless you upgrade the motherboard, it would be a waste of money imho to upgrade your memory to 8Gb of 1333, as more than 8Gb is not needed except for rare exceptions.

thanks mate
my computer sometimes for gaming but now for rendering , and also i want to upgrade my mobo to quad channell , but i'm afraid if I3 2100 can't work with quad channel Stick

 

[Karadjgne]

Sorry for late answer. Ok, what you are going to find is that very few mobo's actually run 'quad' channel. Majority run with 2x sets of 'dual' channel, so slots 1/3 is 1 set, slots 2/4 is the other. At this time, if you really are gearing up for arendering pc, there is 2 things going against you. First is that 1066 ram is god-aweful slow ram, second being that mixing ram sets is never a goodidea unless you are a ram guru. So, best bet for a rendering pc is a new complete set of 4x8Gb, at the best speed your mobo and budget can handle, this is usually 1866 or 2133, but can go as high as 3000 on some new boards. This keeps the ram as stable as possible since all 4 sticks are identical in properties, timings and build. You can use 16Gb, but that will cut into rendering times, however your ram will only use all 4 slots if it is 4Gb sticks or 2 slots if its 8Gb sticks.