RAM speeds

[Ghostly224]

so im buying new ram and i just have a question what will perform better dual channel 8gb ram 3200 or 16gm ram dual channel 2400

[minibois]

Just now, Ghostly224 said:

so im buying new ram and i just have a question what will perform better dual channel 8gb ram 3200 or 16gm ram dual channel 2400

What are you doing with your system? Is it possible to both get a higher speed set and 16GB?

From what I can see, going from 2x8GB 2400Mhz to 3200Mhz only is about 10 USD more.

[n3ptune_cpu]

16GB ram would be 32GB RAM so I suggest you to choose that option 

[Applefreak]

On Intel you can go with just 2400 MHz in most cases but on AMD you should really go 3200 MHz or higher.

[Ghostly224]

1 minute ago, minibois said:

What are you doing with your system? Is it possible to both get a higher speed set and 16GB?

From what I can see, going from 2x8GB 2400Mhz to 3200Mhz only is about 10 USD more.

yea its possible i can get that so will that be much faster?

[Applefreak]

What motherboard do you have?

[minibois]

1 minute ago, Ghostly224 said:

yea its possible i can get that so will that be much faster?

It depends on what you are doing with your system. It also depends on what CPU you use.

 

For most people 16GB is just a good quality of life choice; just makes sure you never run into a multi-tasking situation where you needed more RAM.

The higher speed is usually not needed as much on the Intel side, but is a necessity on the AMD side (just like dual channel is something you should not go without on the AMD side).

[Ghostly224]

Just now, Applefreak said:

What motherboard do you have?

i have a a320m-s2h

[Applefreak]

Well you have only 2 DIMM slots and it's an AMD system so my recommendation would be a kit of either 2x 8GB DDR 3200 MHz or 2x 16 GB 3200 MHz. If you can afford it 2x 16 GB would be more future proof and you could always keep the RAM when upgrading to a newer platform later.