triple channel ram

[jvpython]

I heard the current iMacs support triple channel (The i7 anyway, not sure about the i5 iMacs). Is this true? If so I suppose it would only work if you put in 3 RAM cards in it? Thanks

 

[derbothaus]

I heard the current iMacs support triple channel (The i7 anyway, not sure about the i5 iMacs). Is this true? If so I suppose it would only work if you put in 3 RAM cards in it? Thanks

True. But speed is pretty much negligible and you would be better served by more RAM rather than perfectly paired 3x sticks. Unless all you do is benchmark your computer

 

[jvpython]

True. But speed is pretty much negligible and you would be better served by more RAM rather than perfectly paired 3x sticks. Unless all you do is benchmark your computer

HAHA yup that's what I do

Thanks yeah. But if I put in 3 8GB sticks I think a total of 24GB of RAM might be enough? Considering I don't even do anything like professional video editing. I'm a software developer.

 

[TMRaven]

Still dual channel memory last I heard of.

 

[leman]

I heard the current iMacs support triple channel (The i7 anyway, not sure about the i5 iMacs). Is this true? If so I suppose it would only work if you put in 3 RAM cards in it? Thanks

iMacs use the desktop Sandy Bridge CPUs which are dual-channel. Anyone telling you anything different is telling a lie.

I am honestly sick and tired of people who answer (and give wrong informations) on forums and yet clearly have absolutely no clue about the topic

 

[derbothaus]

I lie. I even voted myself down for not checking and assuming Z68 had it. My consumer knowledge has been slipping lately.

 

[theSeb]

I lie. I even voted myself down for not checking and assuming Z68 had it. My consumer knowledge has been slipping lately.

Please go and punish yourself appropriately.