I'm looking at getting the MPG Z890 EDGE TI WIFI motherboard, which states a maximum memory capacity of 256GB. However, I've heard that when using more than 96GB (like with 2x48GB sticks), you might need to lower the memory clock speeds. Is that accurate?
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Yeah, if you use four sticks, it can indeed be trickier to maintain higher clock speeds, and you might have to run them slower. The specs show that with the Z890 chipset, you can support up to 256GB with four DDR5 UDIMMs, but the max overclocking frequency will vary:
- 1DPC 1R can reach speeds above 9200 MT/s
- 1DPC 2R can hit 7200+ MT/s
- 2DPC 1R has a max of 6400+ MT/s
- 2DPC 2R gets up to 5600+ MT/s. So, it really depends on how many sticks you are running and how you set everything up.
I assume 1DPC stands for one die per channel, but does anyone know what 2R refers to?