2 vs 4 ram

[IHFyrz2812]

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Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor	$309.98 @ Newegg
CPU Cooler	Cooler Master MasterLiquid LC240E RGB 76.4 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler	$74.55 @ Amazon
Motherboard	Asus PRIME B550M-A (WI-FI) Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	$125.99 @ Amazon
Memory	Crucial Ballistix 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory	$86.99 @ B&H
Storage	Crucial P5 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$61.99 @ Adorama
Video Card	Asus GeForce RTX 3060 Ti 8 GB DUAL OC Video Card
Case	Cooler Master MasterBox MB400L MicroATX Mini Tower Case
Power Supply	Cooler Master MasterWatt 750 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply	$83.25 @ Walmart
Case Fan	Cooler Master Blade Master 76.8 CFM 120 mm Fan	$13.99 @ Newegg
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Case Fan	Cooler Master Blade Master 76.8 CFM 120 mm Fan	$13.99 @ Newegg
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	Total	$784.72
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i watch some video that 2 vs 4 ram stick have a noticable improvement,is that only in game or also in video editing?

 

[TheBean]

15 minutes ago, IHFyrz2812 said:

i watch some video that 2 vs 4 ram stick have a noticable improvement,is that only in game or also in video editing?

 

what are you planning on doing? afaik the ryzen 5600x does not have quad channel but im not sure. dual *rank* though does make a difference. 

[IHFyrz2812]

3 minutes ago, The_Vaccine said:

what are you planning on doing? afaik the ryzen 5600x does not have quad channel but im not sure. dual *rank* though does make a difference. 

im planning to do gaming with light editing,i also dont know if its worth it to upgrade to ryzen 5900x because some game i play is not optimized for such many core

 

this is the 2 vs 4 stick ram video:https://youtu.be/-UkGu6A-6sQ

[IHFyrz2812]

Just now, IHFyrz2812 said:

im planning to do gaming with light editing,i also dont know if its worth it to upgrade to ryzen 5900x because some game i play is not optimized for such many core

 

this is the 2 vs 4 stick ram video:https://youtu.be/-UkGu6A-6sQ

Also i edit video with adobe premiere

[Helpful Tech Witch]

6 minutes ago, The_Vaccine said:

what are you planning on doing? afaik the ryzen 5600x does not have quad channel but im not sure. dual *rank* though does make a difference. 

it's dual. But GN found a 2-3% better perf with 4sticks than 2sticks.

[Archer42]

IMO - 2 sticks. For 2 reasons - easier to get higher frequencies and leaves free slots for future upgrade. Pursuing 2% performance benefit here does not make sense, especially since you might get lower frequency which will more than negate it...

16GB of RAM is a bit low though, for new system I'd honestly go with 32 (2*16).

[IHFyrz2812]

1 minute ago, HelpfulTechWizard said:

it's dual. But GN found a 2-3% better perf with 4sticks than 2sticks.

so its not worth it then to get 2-3% improvement but sacrificing upgradability

[Helpful Tech Witch]

Just now, IHFyrz2812 said:

so its not worth it then to get 2-3% improvement but sacrificing upgradability

Eh. It's a eol platform (bother ddr4 and am4). I would do it for the same cost, it's not like you have many CPU upgrade options.

[Jayzer]

Two sticks of RAM is enough.

[brob]

2% - 3% improvement on its own is not worth much.

 

More memory is always better than more modules.

 

Identical speed and timing 2X16GB and 4x8GB generally have same performance.

 

I'd suggest 2x16GB DDR4-3600 CL16.

[FakeFBI]

12 minutes ago, Archer42 said:

16GB of RAM is a bit low though, for new system I'd honestly go with 32 (2*16).

wrong, 36gb is only needed for medium or even maybe only high amount of editing, he can edit fine with the cpu and ram, aslong his internet keeps up

[freeagent]

21 minutes ago, HelpfulTechWizard said:

it's dual. But GN found a 2-3% better perf with 4sticks than 2sticks.

I haven't tried with 3d but.. 

 

If you can get your IF into the 2000 or 2100 range and run your mems to match then you could easily make up the difference of 2 sticks vs 4 and there are serious gains to be had.

 

He said he couldn't get passed 1900, you might be able to. I blew right by it. I am running my 3200 CL14 sticks at 4200 CL16 1:1.. its psychotic..

[Archer42]

Just now, FakeFBI said:

wrong, 36gb is only needed for medium or even maybe only high amount of editing, he can edit fine with the cpu and ram, aslong his internet keeps up

16GB nowadays is generally low. It is minimally usable amount at this point. Not really a good choice for new system.

Many games come close to using as much, browsers require a bunch of memory etc. Running out of RAM is bad, it causes severe performance issues. Not to mention that having some ram for caching is great too.

[FakeFBI]

Just now, Archer42 said:

16GB nowadays is generally low. It is minimally usable amount at this point. Not really a good choice for new system.

Many games come close to using as much, browsers require a bunch of memory etc. Running out of RAM is bad, it causes severe performance issues. Not to mention that having some ram for caching is great too.

true, i literally am the one who runs 8gb on prebuilts so idk, but id trust you better

[Nena Trinity]

4x8GB is a good idea to get dual-rank out of box, but beware when buying 2x8GB kits twice if they arent working as advertized in 4x8 mixed with another pair even if from same company and model their reply mey be "did we sell this as a 4 by 8 kit? No? Well fuck you that is your problem figure it out!"

 

Also some boards such as the ones from ASRock refuse to run at max speed with 4 so 2x16GB runs much better on those... (some 16GB sticks are single rank)