[SOLVED] Dual Channel Ram with Threadripper

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Hello there!

So I was plannig to get an Threadripper 1920X for an Asrock Gaming Phantom 6. For that CPU I would like to know if I can run the setup USING DUAL CHANNEL RAM. Is it possible to run everything using 16 GB RAM at Dual Channel?? So this is my main question.

This may sound weird, but there is actually a reason for it. It is because I want to mount a server (I am not interested AT ALL at Gaming), so those cores are well appreciated for such great prize, in comparison to other Intel alternatives. Due to budget limitations in first place (maybe for a couple of weeks up to a month maybe) I would like just the minimal components to run&gun, so I already have a pair of 8GB ram ddr4 to use, then I plan to upgrade those 16 gigs to 32 gigs (dual CHANNEL as well) with ECC this time, and later, upgrade to 64 gigs of RAM (by adding new two ram slots to the last 32gigs pair) and I am at the end with 64 gigs ram ecc quad-channel.

For similar reasons, I wonder if a NVME M.2 slot is compatible with a M2 SSD sata? My big concern if it would work or not, I don't care about performance lose, as I stated before about RAM.

(ADDITIONAL: MORE INFO ABOUT THE SERVER)

This server would mainly do cloud computing and Apps&Webhosting. So multitasking here is required as well as a fast internet connection, so for this reason I picked up the CPU, and the Phantom 6 for its 2.5 Gbits port Lan.

For dissipating the CPU's heat I would go with the BQuiet black Rock pro, and the cooling system built in the case Cooler Master Master Box MB511.
I will go with Ubuntu Server as an OS.

I would be glad to hear any suggestions by you guys.

Thanks.
 
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Hello there!

So I was plannig to get an Threadripper 1920X for an Asrock Gaming Phantom 6. For that CPU I would like to know if I can run the setup USING DUAL CHANNEL RAM. Is it possible to run everything using 16 GB RAM at Dual Channel?? So this is my main question.

This may sound weird, but there is actually a reason for it. It is because I want to mount a server (I am not interested AT ALL at Gaming), so those cores are well appreciated for such great prize, in comparison to other Intel alternatives. Due to budget limitations in first place (maybe for a couple of weeks up to a month maybe) I would like just the minimal components to run&gun, so I already have a pair of 8GB ram ddr4 to use, then I plan to upgrade those 16 gigs...
Hello there!

So I was plannig to get an Threadripper 1920X for an Asrock Gaming Phantom 6. For that CPU I would like to know if I can run the setup USING DUAL CHANNEL RAM. Is it possible to run everything using 16 GB RAM at Dual Channel?? So this is my main question.

This may sound weird, but there is actually a reason for it. It is because I want to mount a server (I am not interested AT ALL at Gaming), so those cores are well appreciated for such great prize, in comparison to other Intel alternatives. Due to budget limitations in first place (maybe for a couple of weeks up to a month maybe) I would like just the minimal components to run&gun, so I already have a pair of 8GB ram ddr4 to use, then I plan to upgrade those 16 gigs to 32 gigs (dual CHANNEL as well) with ECC this time, and later, upgrade to 64 gigs of RAM (by adding new two ram slots to the last 32gigs pair) and I am at the end with 64 gigs ram ecc quad-channel.

For similar reasons, I wonder if a NVME M.2 slot is compatible with a M2 SSD sata? My big concern if it would work or not, I don't care about performance lose, as I stated before about RAM.

(ADDITIONAL: MORE INFO ABOUT THE SERVER)

This server would mainly do cloud computing and Apps&Webhosting. So multitasking here is required as well as a fast internet connection, so for this reason I picked up the CPU, and the Phantom 6 for its 2.5 Gbits port Lan.

For dissipating the CPU's heat I would go with the BQuiet black Rock pro, and the cooling system built in the case Cooler Master Master Box MB511.
I will go with Ubuntu Server as an OS.

I would be glad to hear any suggestions by you guys.

Thanks.
There's no such thing as "Dual channel RAM", Dual channel is just configuration with 2 identical RAM sticks working together.
For a CPU cooler, you have to be careful about that, not only it's a hot processor but also MBs for it have different mounts than AM4, Theradripper needs Tr4 socket and is more elongated so not every cooler would work.
Noe we come to main part, Asrock Gaming Phantom 6 is for Intel processors, not AMD.
 
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Thank you for your answer.
It seems that there is a misunderstanding here.
It is said (in papers / specs) that the AMD ryzen Threadripper 1920X works in Quad-Channel RAM. So my question is if it would work with dual Channel Ram, or the only way to use it is exclusively with quad-channel.


Moreover, the Black Rock TR4 has a dedicated mount for the TR4 socket (as mentioned in the name and as stated at BeQuiet!'s website)

Finally, the Phantom 6 has socket for both Intel & AMD, and in particular the socket TR4, which you can check an the net as well.

And another question I have is whether an SSD NVME M.2 slot, would support SSD M.2 SATA, since I already have an SSD M2 SATA and the Phantom 6 has 3 SSD M2 slots. These 3 M2 slots supports high speed M2 nvme, but I want to know if they would support SSD M2 sata as well.

Thank you.
 
Thank you for your answer.
It seems that there is a misunderstanding here.
It is said (in papers / specs) that the AMD ryzen Threadripper 1920X works in Quad-Channel RAM. So my question is if it would work with dual Channel Ram, or the only way to use it is exclusively with quad-channel.


Moreover, the Black Rock TR4 has a dedicated mount for the TR4 socket (as mentioned in the name and as stated at BeQuiet!'s website)

Finally, the Phantom 6 has socket for both Intel & AMD, and in particular the socket TR4, which you can check an the net as well.

And another question I have is whether an SSD NVME M.2 slot, would support SSD M.2 SATA, since I already have an SSD M2 SATA and the Phantom 6 has 3 SSD M2 slots. These 3 M2 slots supports high speed M2 nvme, but I want to know if they would support SSD M2 sata as well.

Thank you.
Tnx for clearing that up, can you post a link to your intended MB ?
4 sticks of RAM in quad channel is a bit faster than 2 in dual channel but difference is not as large as from single to dual.
About M.2 drives and NVME/SATA (x2) configuration you can find in MB's specs. Most modern MBs do support both.
You might also wont to check if Ubuntu Server is compatible with Threadripper and MB, Linux in general is lacking in proper AMD support.
Don't need much of GPU but you do need one.
 
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Sure this is the link by the manufacturer:
https://www.asrock.com/MB/AMD/X399 Phantom Gaming 6/index.la.asp

Here from where I purchase (since I am located in Spain):
https://www.pccomponentes.com/asrock-x399-phantom-gaming-6


So do you think that the Threadripper would work fine with two sticks of Ram (regardless to performance) with no issues?

And about the SSD I could not find any info wheter SSD M2 NVME slots support M2 sata. According to asrock the Phantom 6 supports NVME (which is the faster/newer version of M2 ssd) but I own the older/slower version a M2 sata, and I want to know if is it compatible with those slots.

Regards.
 
You can run it with any variety of RAM as long as there's one stick. It's not a dual socket system, so if your IMC sees at least one stick of usable RAM then you can use the PC. Not really much different between populating the rest other than increased capacity (sticks) and increased bandwidth (channels).
mainly do cloud computing and Apps&Webhosting. So multitasking here is required as well as a fast internet connection
I'd roll a 'real' server in that case in a hosted colo, if you're doing anything at volume your home ISP is going to perform to a lesser degree than something 'closer' to the internet, plus actual servers have a lot more as far as capability and redundancy.
 
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I highly thank you for clarifying that to me, since I've been listening a lot of times that "Threadripper = 4 channel ram ", so now I am clarified about it.

One more thing: I have an SSD M2 Sata and I would like to know if it would work accurately in one of those M2 slots the Phantom 6 has. I ask this because my SSD is a SATA M2, and those slots are intended for fast NVME M2, so I would like to know if it would work.

Thanks.
 
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