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8GB makes no sense! Due to triple-channel you should use 6GB!

Take a look at the various graphs on speed vs memory.

For the octo, you want to go 6 or 12 GB
for the quad (maxes out at 8GB), it worked best maxed out at 8GB rather then 6GB.
 
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