Quote Originally Posted by saaya View Post
Its really too bad though how bad the 2gb module support on intel boards is... i mean i have some sweet 2gb sticks up to 2ghz cas7 almost stable, in single channel of course, yet in dual channel i cant even get 1800 stable LOL i guess 790 is the way to go...
I think it's actually easier than some may think. You just need to switch to Dominators
As far as 2GB on Intel X48 goes, things are looking better every day

Quote Originally Posted by MikeMK View Post
Very nice looking memory there - I Just a quick question... im planning to jump onto DDR3 pretty soon (prob with a 790i as I want SLI support) and im not sure which way to jump. How does 4x1gb of DDR3 perform vs. 2x2gb? Is it comparable? The reason im asking is that I may get 2x2gb right now, of something maybe like this: http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Produ...oductID=822486
And get a 2nd set later. However, if im gonna loose performance doing this then i would probably stump up the extra for a 4gb kit. Of course with 4x1gb it does give me the ability to bench with just 2 sticks in I guess.
Awesome choice of RAM, Mike As you said, 4x1GB will give you versatility, since you still want to bench with 2x1GB. And going 2x1GB 2000C9 no, and adding another 2x1GB 2000C9 later will still work well for you. On 790i, you will still be able to hit at least 1800C8 with 4 DIMMs loaded.
On the other hand, our 2x2GB kits are getting faster by the day! You will have a lot of fun benching it, believe me.