Upgrading RAM for heavy multitasking

[tostidos]

Hello all. I did some searching around and couldn't find an answer to my direct question. I have a PC with a ROG STRIX z590 and intel i9-10900K and 2x16 GB 2666 RAM. I own a networking business and I constantly have multiple Edge and chrome browser pages open to monitor networking equipment and such. 30-50 tabs open at any given time. I constantly see my memory pegged out. I'm at 85% while I write this and doing light work. Alot of companies are pushing their GUI and monitoring into browser based programs. What do you all suggest as the best solution for me to utilize all 4 Channels? 

 

Thanks

[filpo]

Just now, tostidos said:

Hello all. I did some searching around and couldn't find an answer to my direct question. I have a PC with a ROG STRIX z590 and intel i9-10900K and 2x16 GB 2666 RAM. I own a networking business and I constantly have multiple Edge and chrome browser pages open to monitor networking equipment and such. 30-50 tabs open at any given time. I constantly see my memory pegged out. I'm at 85% while I write this and doing light work. Alot of companies are pushing their GUI and monitoring into browser based programs. What do you all suggest as the best solution for me to utilize all 4 Channels? 

 

Thanks

I would just get two more of the same sticks and get 64 gigs

[tostidos]

3 minutes ago, filpo said:

I would just get two more of the same sticks and get 64 gigs

For the sake of argument. What would be the best RAM to get? Is higher frequency better in this situation? 

[filpo]

1 minute ago, tostidos said:

. What would be the best RAM to get? Is higher frequency better in this situation? 

No because the 10th gen intel cpus Intergrated memory controllers were limited to 2933 megahertz so I wouldn't spend even more on a 2933 kit of 4x16 when two more sticks of 2666 would perform just as well (and if you aren't doing anything memory frequency intensive you won't notice the difference, and even if you do it won't be major)

[tostidos]

3 minutes ago, filpo said:

No because the 10th gen intel cpus Intergrated memory controllers were limited to 2933 megahertz so I wouldn't spend even more on a 2933 kit of 4x16 when two more sticks of 2666 would perform just as well (and if you aren't doing anything memory frequency intensive you won't notice the difference, and even if you do it won't be major)

Thanks for the help I really appreciate it. One more Question would my MB and CPU support 4x32GB if needed in the future? 

[Applefreak]

12 minutes ago, tostidos said:

What do you all suggest as the best solution for me to utilize all 4 Channels?

Your cpu is dual channel, not quad channel. you can add another identical pair if 16 gig sticks or replace them both with faster ones to more capacity. DDR is quite cheap right now so the choice is yours. Depending on what you monitor, long term, I'd look into a different solution. Using a browser to keep track of things sounds like a terrible idea in terms of resources and more importantly security. 

[filpo]

1 minute ago, tostidos said:

One more Question would my MB and CPU support 4x32GB if needed in the future? 

Yes 

[tostidos]

Also for consideration, we do run Iperf 3 with multiple streams at 10Gbps to test link paths using this PC as well.

[tostidos]

1 minute ago, Applefreak said:

Your cpu is dual channel, not quad channel. you can add another identical pair if 16 gig sticks or replace them both with faster ones to more capacity. DDR is quite cheap right now so the choice is yours. Depending on what you monitor, long term, I'd look into a different solution. Using a browser to keep track of things sounds like a terrible idea in terms of resources and more importantly security. 

Unfortunately, that is the way these companies are going. No way to get away from browser-based network monitoring. Looking at you Ubiquiti. 

[Applefreak]

2 minutes ago, tostidos said:

Thanks for the help I really appreciate it. One more Question would my MB and CPU support 4x32GB if needed in the future? 

Your cpu supports 128 GB in total, however which brand and DIMMs depends on the motherboard. Check the vendors QVL list to show which are supported. If you need to max it out, I'd avoid getting 4x32 and instead go with 2x64 because 4x32 is really hard to get going with XMP enabled (unstable). If you were to max out 2x32, I'd look into a different kind of solution. 

[cmndr]

15 minutes ago, tostidos said:

For the sake of argument. What would be the best RAM to get? Is higher frequency better in this situation? 

realistically, it'll BARELY matter. Any "not bad" RAM will be fine outside of edge cases. ~99% of requests for data come from the CPU's cache. 

If you're open to something exotic, consider getting a 118GB or 280GB optane drive off ebay and dedicate it to page file. Lower performance but 99% of "memory" hits would end up coming from your 32GB RAM anyway. 

That's kind of how memory hierarchies work. The bigger pool is slower but the data is much more rarely accessed. 

[Applefreak]

5 minutes ago, tostidos said:

Unfortunately, that is the way these companies are going. No way to get away from browser-based network monitoring. Looking at you Ubiquiti. 

Usually those stats can be had via SSH or Telnet in some instances as well. Just depends if you have permission to set it up. You could then either write a basic application or a custom page that reports those numbers to you on a single page.

[tostidos]

2x64 doesn't show as an option on the z590-E on the QVL. I really appreciate the information, everyone. 

[tostidos]

Looks like NZXT blocked one of my RAM lanes with the CPU cooler so 2x32 it is. Thanks again for everyone's help.

[SorryBella]

10 hours ago, tostidos said:

2x64

Doesnt exist even in DDR5. 128GB comes in 4x32.