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Memory Upgrade for ASUS Crosshair III Formula Motherboard (DDR3-1600MHz) (non-ECC)
ASUS Crosshair III Formula Motherboard (DDR3-1600MHz) (non-ECC) memory upgrade specification, Crosshair III Formula Motherboard (DDR3-1600MHz) (non-ECC) maximum memory, memory speed, and memory upgrade options.
Upgrade memory on ASUS Crosshair III Formula Motherboard (DDR3-1600MHz) (non-ECC) upto a maximum of 16GB
PC3-12800 DDR3-1600 240pin non-ECC SDRAM DIMM, with maximum 4GB per slot in 4 (4 banks of 1) memory slots. The ASUS Crosshair III Formula Motherboard (DDR3-1600MHz) (non-ECC) takes the PC3-12800 DDR3-1600 240pin non-ECC SDRAM DIMM Memory Type.
| ASUS Crosshair III Formula Motherboard (DDR3-1600MHz) (non-ECC) Memory Upgrade Specification | ||||
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| Standard Memory | Maximum Memory | Memory Expansion | CPU Type | Model/Chipset |
| 1GB | 16GB PC3-12800 DDR3-1600 240pin non-ECC SDRAM DIMM |
4 (4 banks of 1) | - AMD Phenom II (AM3) Processor - AMD Athlon II (AM3) Processor - AMD Sempron (AM3) 100 Series Processor |
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ASUS Crosshair III Formula Motherboard (DDR3-1600MHz) (non-ECC) Memory Upgrade options.
What are memory sockets or slots and how are these divided into bank?
Memory Sockets or Slots are the place where memory RAM modules are inserted in the motherboard. The ASUS Crosshair III Formula Motherboard (DDR3-1600MHz) (non-ECC) has 4 (4 banks of 1) memory expansion slots. A memory bank is a group of memory expansion sockets, a bank must be completely filled with memory modules of the same size and type in order for the system to recognize and address the memory. i.e. :
2 sockets (2 banks of 1) This indicates that there are 2 memory slots. These are divided into 2 banks, and each bank consists of one memory slot. So you can add memory one piece at a time for the system to use.
3 sockets (3 banks of 1) This indicates that there are 3 memory slots. These are divided into 3 banks, and each bank consists of one memory slot. So you can add memory one piece at a time for the system to use.
4 sockets (2 banks of 2) This indicates that there are 4 memory slots. These are divided into 2 banks, and each bank consists of two memory slots. So you must add memory two pieces at a time (they must be the same size and type of memory) in order for the system to benefit from the upgrade.
8 sockets (4 banks of 2) This indicates that there are 8 memory slots. These are divided into 4 banks, and each bank consists of two memory slots. So you must add memory two pieces at a time (they must be the same size and type of memory) in order for the system to benefit from the upgrade.
12 sockets (3 banks of 4) This indicates that there are 12 memory slots. These are divided into 3 banks, and each bank consists of four memory slots. So you must add memory four pieces at a time (and they must be the same size and type of memory) in order for the system to benefit from the upgrade.
