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Question: What "RAM" would be more proficient for my machine running 64gb of ram for high end gaming?

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PROCESSOR: Intel Core i7-6800K Broadwell-E 6-Core 3.4 GHz LGA 2011-v3 140W BX80671I76800K

RAM: G.SKILL TridentZ RGB Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 2666 (PC4 21300) Desktop Memory Model F4-2666C18D-16GTZR

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any assistance would be greatefully appreciated.

 

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you dont need 64gb for gaming... 16 is all you need... 32 at max. 

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10 minutes ago, Skiiwee29 said:

you dont need 64gb for gaming... 16 is all you need... 32 at max. 

In fact, with higher speed ram kits, more ram actually introduces more instability with XMP. Probably not an issue on 2666MHz, but on 3000+ it's worth considering. 

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1 minute ago, bellabichon said:

In fact, with higher speed ram kits, more ram actually introduces more instability with XMP. Probably not an issue on 2666MHz, but on 3000+ it's worth considering. 

Fortunately for OP, quad channel is available so 4x8GB at around 2666 is still reasonable bandwidth.

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