32 RAM or 2x16 RAM

[Roqaiya]

if i want 32 ram on my pc, which one is better to but a 32 ram or two 16 ram and why?

[grapekoolaid]

two 16 gig modules are better. dual channel ram always runs better than single channel ram. 

[Vishera]

2x 16GB = Double the bandwidth = faster.

[Enderman]

2x16 also looks better, but there is almost no difference in performance.

[RAS_3885]

4x8... fill up all the slots!

[Bartandroid123]

 

4 minutes ago, Enderman said:

2x16 also looks better, but there is almost no difference in performance.

2x16gb(dual channel IS a performance diffrence and a pretty signifcant one at that)

[Bartandroid123]

4 minutes ago, RAS_3885 said:

4x8... fill up all the slots!

why thou? most consumer cpus only have a dual channel memory controller plus it also limits upgradibility

[RAS_3885]

1 minute ago, Bartandroid123 said:

why thou? most consumer cpus only have a dual channel memory controller plus it also limits upgradibility

I was just being silly.

 

Looks-wise having them all populated would be nicer if that's what OP is going for. Performance wise 2x16 is more than adequate.

[Bartandroid123]

11 minutes ago, Enderman said:

2x16 also looks better, but there is almost no difference in performance.

plus one stick of 32gb ram is like really expensive....

[Enderman]

11 minutes ago, Bartandroid123 said:

 

2x16gb(dual channel IS a performance diffrence and a pretty signifcant one at that)

Depends on the game, sometimes it gives 0 performance, other times it's 5-10%...

 

[Action_Johnson]

2 hours ago, Enderman said:

2x16 also looks better, but there is almost no difference in performance.

Bruh..

[Fnige]

4 hours ago, Enderman said:

Depends on the game, sometimes it gives 0 performance, other times it's 5-10%...

 

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[Bombastinator]

5 hours ago, Bartandroid123 said:

 

2x16gb(dual channel IS a performance diffrence and a pretty signifcant one at that)

Depends very heavily of what kind of system, doing what and what  is considered “pretty significant” It ranges from zero to some imho

[Hans Christian | Teri]

5 hours ago, Enderman said:

Depends on the game, sometimes it gives 0 performance, other times it's 5-10%...

 

I'd say that a 5-10% potential increase for spending less money is pretty significant.

[Heliian]

5 hours ago, Roqaiya said:

if i want 32 ram on my pc, which one is better to but a 32 ram or two 16 ram and why?

What are the specs of your pc?  Depending on the combination of CPU and mobo, you might want to plan for future expansion. 

[Roqaiya]

17 minutes ago, Heliian said:

What are the specs of your pc?  Depending on the combination of CPU and mobo, you might want to plan for future expansion. 

well my pc is for motion graphic (after effect), vedio editing but not 4k, and designing 

my cpu is amd ryzed 7 5800x, GIGABYTE X570 GAMING X MOTHERBOARD

[Bombastinator]

8 minutes ago, Roqaiya said:

well my pc is for motion graphic (after effect), vedio editing but not 4k, and designing 

my cpu is amd ryzed 7 5800x, and what do you mean by mobo?

Mobo is a shortening of “motherboard” 

[Heliian]

47 minutes ago, Roqaiya said:

well my pc is for motion graphic (after effect), vedio editing but not 4k, and designing 

my cpu is amd ryzed 7 5800x, GIGABYTE X570 GAMING X MOTHERBOARD

Your board can take up to 128gb in the 4 slots.  You have plenty of options for upgrading.  2x16 would be a good start and would allow for another 2x16 to be easily added later.  I don't think you'll need a full 128 for what you intend on doing. 

[Bombastinator]

20 minutes ago, Heliian said:

Your board can take up to 128gb in the 4 slots.  You have plenty of options for upgrading.  2x16 would be a good start and would allow for another 2x16 to be easily added later.  I don't think you'll need a full 128 for what you intend on doing. 

I’d add  the proviso that Theres a good chance the bios it shipped with won’t recognize 32gb DDR4 so a bios flash might be needed.