The Gigabyte GA-B75M-D3H board supports a maximum of 8GB RAM per slot (total 32GB)
http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=4139#sp
Supported RAM is listed by Gigabyte, you can access the list from this page:
http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=4139#
You can find out from different RAM manufacturers, exactly what RAM modules they recommend for your board:
http://uk.crucial.com/gbr/en/compatible-upgrade-for/Giga-Byte/ga-b75m-d3h
Ivy Bridge RAM modules differ in specification to SandyBridge and Haswell. There are some modules that may be interchangeable and will work, but there are many that will cause probems or may not allow the board to post. Match RAM with your board. Windows, Linux and OS X will run fine when you have the correct hardware for your board.
I understand that, and thanks for the information.
As I interpret the following site:
http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=4150#sp
"
- 4 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 32 GB of system memory
* Due to Windows 32-bit operating system limitation, when more than 4 GB of physical memory is installed, the actual memory size displayed will be less than 4 GB.
- Dual channel memory architecture
- Support for DDR3 2200(OC)/1600/1333/1066 MHz memory modules
* To support DDR3 1600 MHz, you must install an Intel® 22nm (Ivy Bridge) CPU that supports DDR3 1600 MHz.
- Support for non-ECC memory modules
- Support for Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules
* To support XMP memory, you must install an Intel® 22nm (Ivy Bridge) CPU that supports DDR3 1600 MHz."
DUE to the windows 32 bit if I do purchase the Crucial CT16G3ERSLD4160B 16 GB, windows will display them as less than 4 GB.
So, dual booting to windows could work hypothetically. But my main concern is on the MAC side where I plan to run the machine the most.
The intel site:
http://ark.intel.com/products/65523/Intel-Core-i7-3770K-Processor-8M-Cache-up-to-3_90-GHz
has the following ram
Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type) 32 GB
Memory Types DDR3 1333/1600
Max # of Memory Channels 2
Max Memory Bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
ECC Memory Supported ‡
No
and the Crucial RAM:
Memory Size 16 GB
Memory Technology DDR3 SDRAM
Memory Voltage 1.35 V
Number of Modules 1 x 16 GB
Memory Speed 1600 MHz
Memory Standard DDR3-1600/PC3-12800
Error Checking ECC
Signal Processing Registered
CAS Latency CL9
Physical Characteristics
Number of Pins 240-pin
So if the Crucial RAM states Error checking ECC and Intel states ECC memory supported : NO.
Then this type of ram even though a 1600 MHz 240 pin DDR3 SDRAM and matches with the specifications of Intel and the motherboard.
Due to the ECC the RAM would not be compatible with the Processor and would not display greater than 4 GB even if another processor was chosen when in windows.
I have made the decision to purchase and build with the following parts:
i7 - 3770k
GA-B75M-D3H
G.skil 2 x 8 GB
:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...&cm_re=(2_x_8GB)_16_GB-_-20-231-489-_-Product
Corsair 660w PSU
Corsair 110i gt liquid cooler
Custom case modified xbox 360 slim
Seagate 250 GB Solid State
Nvidia 960 p4-3969-kr 4 gb
3M Twin Axial PCI express x16 extender cable due to physical limitations of case
