Should I get 2 or 4 RAM cards?

[Jakey05]

Hi guys,

 

I'm looking to upgrade my pc (already got some fantastic advice on cpu and gpu's when their price isn't 100000x) I currently have a single stick of 1333mhz 8gb ram and I'm looking to upgrade to 16gb to future proof myself and just for the fact I want 16gb haha! I'm looking at an auros pro b450 with a ryzen 5 3600x cpu, my question is would I be better off buying 2 8gb ram sticks or filling my slots and getting 4 4gb sticks rated at the same speed? Thank you for any help!

Edited July 21, 2021 by Jakey05
Prime to pro for mobo

[DoctorNick]

2 minutes ago, Jakey05 said:

Hi guys,

 

I'm looking to upgrade my pc (already got some fantastic advice on cpu and gpu's when their price isn't 100000x) I currently have a single stick of 1333mhz 8gb ram and I'm looking to upgrade to 16gb to future proof myself and just for the fact I want 16gb haha! I'm looking at an auros prime b450 with a ryzen 5 3600x cpu, my question is would I be better off buying 2 8gb ram sticks or filling my slots and getting 4 4gb sticks rated at the same speed? Thank you for any help!

This will answer your question. https://hardwarecanucks.com/memory/choosing-the-best-amd-ryzen-5000-memory-a-beginners-guide/#ranks

I don't think its worth upgrading anything DDR3 anymore. Save up for a 5600X and B550 motherboard and 16/32gb DDR4.

[Jakey05]

4 minutes ago, DoctorNick said:

This will answer your question. https://hardwarecanucks.com/memory/choosing-the-best-amd-ryzen-5000-memory-a-beginners-guide/#ranks

I don't think its worth upgrading anything DDR3 anymore. Save up for a 5600X and B550 motherboard and 16/32gb DDR4.

Awesome thank you exactly what I was looking for, would be some proper future proofing!