Looking at building my own pc

can i use tri channel 12800mhz ram or do i need tri channel 16000mhz

if i was to use dual channel 16000mhz what difference will it make to tri channel
 
can i use tri channel 12800mhz ram or do i need tri channel 16000mhz

if i was to use dual channel 16000mhz what difference will it make to tri channel

There's no point getting tri-channel (groups of 3 RAM sticks) because that motherboard doesn't support it even though you could buy the tri-channel, and use 3 slots, the RAM will only operate in dual-channel. For that motherboard it's best to be either 2 sticks or 4, not 3. Dual-channel (groups of 2 RAM sticks) is supported.

Tri-channel RAM comes in 3, dual comes in 2.

Why do you want tri-channel RAM for that motherboard?
 
RAM speed matters, but it won't have a major change from 1600MHZ to 2200MHZ...except the price.

As Remeniz said, Tri-Channel won't work with it, since the chimpset ain't the same.

However, Dual-Channel still works, and if you want, you can have 4 sticks installed.
 
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