Memory sticks choices

[MikOL]

Hello! Im gonna try to get some opinion from you guys on which is better..

2x16gb 3000mhz ram

or

4x8gb 3000mhz ram

 

thanks a lot!

[AkSo2504]

If your system supports quad channel memory than 4x8gb. If it only supports dual channel i would go for the cheaper one, but if you maybe want to upgrade to more ram in the future go with 2x16 so you have not used slots.

Nice profile pic btw :D.

[MikOL]

On 10 November 2019 at 2:38 AM, AkSo2504 said:

If your system supports quad channel memory than 4x8gb. If it only supports dual channel i would go for the cheaper one, but if you maybe want to upgrade to more ram in the future go with 2x16 so you have not used slots.

Nice profile pic btw :D.

Thank you so much bro! Appreciate the help

[GiannisMag]

Do you really need 32Gb of RAM? All games and heavy tasks will run at 16GB. If you are gaming, streaming and rendering at the same time then yes, go for 32gigs.

    As the previous comment suggest, see if your other components (cpu, motherboard) support quad channel (propably not if its not a high end build). If it only supports dual channel, go for 2x16 no doubt. 2 sticks are easier to work with, more stable and will not cause any problems. Also you will have 2 more slots for future upgrades. 

   Whats your cpu and motherboard? All new mid range+ cpu will support more than 3000mhz and will be worth to go for faster. 

 

 

[Mathieu9836]

2X16GB is more stable on dual channel system ( most consumer systems), 4 sticks on a dual channel can be a bit picky, if you have one stick slower then the 3 others then you are stuck with thats slower speed on all sticks, also you loose signal integrity with 4 sticks on a dual channel, thats a reason why this setup is slower then 1 stick on each channel.

[MikOL]

12 hours ago, GiannisMag said:

Do you really need 32Gb of RAM? All games and heavy tasks will run at 16GB. If you are gaming, streaming and rendering at the same time then yes, go for 32gigs.

    As the previous comment suggest, see if your other components (cpu, motherboard) support quad channel (propably not if its not a high end build). If it only supports dual channel, go for 2x16 no doubt. 2 sticks are easier to work with, more stable and will not cause any problems. Also you will have 2 more slots for future upgrades. 

   Whats your cpu and motherboard? All new mid range+ cpu will support more than 3000mhz and will be worth to go for faster. 

 

 

Well im planning to get a i7-9700k with asus prime z390-a, so thats why i keep thinking if i could go quad channel or dual channel

 

11 hours ago, Mathieu9836 said:

2X16GB is more stable on dual channel system ( most consumer systems), 4 sticks on a dual channel can be a bit picky, if you have one stick slower then the 3 others then you are stuck with thats slower speed on all sticks, also you loose signal integrity with 4 sticks on a dual channel, thats a reason why this setup is slower then 1 stick on each channel.

Well i guess 2x16gb is always good than 4x8gb memory. 

[GiannisMag]

17 hours ago, MikOL said:

Well im planning to get a i7-9700k with asus prime z390-a, so thats why i keep thinking if i could go quad channel or dual channel

 

Well i guess 2x16gb is always good than 4x8gb memory. 

 

17 hours ago, MikOL said:

Well im planning to get a i7-9700k with asus prime z390-a, so thats why i keep thinking if i could go quad channel or dual channel

 

Well i guess 2x16gb is always good than 4x8gb memory. 

Z390a only supports dual channel. Go for 2x16 for sure.