ASUS P9X79 DELUXE, P9X79, P9X79 PRO, RAMPAGE IV FORMULA, SABERTOOTH X79 User Manual

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ASUS X79 Motherboards 8-DIMM Memory Installation Guide

Built for ultimate exibility and better performance with an 8-DIMM design

Support for up to 64GB of system memory with an 8-DIMM design on ASUS X79 motherboards
provides the capacity for users to make full use of modern 64-bit software, ideal for rendering

detailed images or manipulating large les without the bottlenecks of conventional storage. It also

allows users to set up big RAM disks and speed up frequently accessed programs, minimizing the

impact of storage transfer delays while maximizing user benet.

Recommended memory congurations

You may install 1GB, 2GB, 4GB and 8GB unbuffered non-ECC DDR3 DIMMs into the DIMM

sockets.

For each DRAM channel (A,B,C,D), make sure to install the DRAM module to blue
slot(P9X79 series) / beige slot(TUF series) / red slot(ROG series) rst.

1 DIMM: Supports one (1) module inserted into any blue slot(P9X79 series) /

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• 4 DIMMs: Supports four (4) modules inserted into four blue slots(P9X79 series) / beige

• 6 DIMMs: Supports six (6) modules inserted into four blue slots(P9X79 series) / beige

• 8 DIMMs: Supports eight (8) modules inserted into

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ASUS X79 Motherboards 8-DIMM Memory Installation Guide

beige slot(TUF series) / red slot(ROG series) as Single-channel memory

conguration. Install the module into the D1 slot for better compatibility.

2 DIMMs: Supports two (2) modules inserted into one pair of blue slots(P9X79 series) /

beige slots(TUF series) / red slots(ROG series) as one pair of Dual-channel

memory conguration. Install the modules into slots B1 and D1 for better
compatibility.

slots(TUF series) / red slots(ROG series) as two pairs of Quad-channel

memory conguration. Install the modules into slots A1/B1/C1/D1 for
better compatibility.

slots(TUF series) / red slots(ROG series) and one pair of black slots(P9X79
series; ROG series) / brown slots(TUF series) as three pairs of Quad-

channel memory congurations. Install the modules into slots A1/B1/B2/
C1/D1/D2 for better compatibility.

all the slots as fully-loaded Quad-

channel memory congurations.