4 x 8 gb or 2 x 16 gb question

[danielhowk]

Hi i plan to buy ddr4 trident z 3200mhz a total of 32gb. 

is it better to buy 8GB x 4slot or 16 GB x 2slot 

both total up 32gb, which is better and faster? i mean i know 16gb x 2 slot is more futureproof for 64gb ram, but i think 32gb ddr4 is going to last for a very long time.

just wondering if using all 4 slots 8GB x 4 will be faster in any way? or 16GB x 2?

[Guest]

If your cpu supports quad channel memory then go 4x8 else go with what's cbeaper

[danielhowk]

1 minute ago, deXxterlab97 said:

If your cpu supports quad channel memory then go 4x8 else go with what's cbeaper

i7 6700k, maybe planning to buy the i7 7700k. z170hero or planning to buy z 270 hero 

[Guest]

4 minutes ago, danielhowk said:

i7 6700k, maybe planning to buy the i7 7700k. z170hero or planning to buy z 270 hero 

Get what's cheaper and a 7700k for tiny bit of difference in price

[zMeul]

2 x kitts

[Owlman]

5 minutes ago, danielhowk said:

i7 6700k, maybe planning to buy the i7 7700k. z170hero or planning to buy z 270 hero 

Don't upgrade from a 6700k to a 7700k, it's really not worth it.

[Droidbot]

2x kits are clocked higher, for better CPU-bound performance get higher clocked memory.

 

4x kits are clocked lower due to just manufacturing limitations.

 

Sweetspot for Skylake is 3000-3200Mhz, anything higher and the avg memory controller can't handle it. 

[danielhowk]

4 hours ago, Droidbot said:

2x kits are clocked higher, for better CPU-bound performance get higher clocked memory.

 

4x kits are clocked lower due to just manufacturing limitations.

 

Sweetspot for Skylake is 3000-3200Mhz, anything higher and the avg memory controller can't handle it. 

so get 2 kits? higher clocked better right? thanks

[done12many2]

1 hour ago, danielhowk said:

so get 2 kits? higher clocked better right? thanks

 

Is this a new build or existing?

 

Is your motherboard a 2 or 4 DIMM board?  On most Asus 4 DIMM boards, it's better to populate 4 DIMMs if they are available vice 2.  It's about the board's topology and not just the memory alone.

 

If you have a choice between a 6700k and a 7700k for roughly the same price, get a 7700k for sure.

[Droidbot]

19 minutes ago, danielhowk said:

so get 2 kits? higher clocked better right? thanks

x2 kits > x4 kits imo

[danielhowk]

3 hours ago, done12many2 said:

 

Is this a new build or existing?

 

Is your motherboard a 2 or 4 DIMM board?  On most Asus 4 DIMM boards, it's better to populate 4 DIMMs if they are available vice 2.  It's about the board's topology and not just the memory alone.

 

If you have a choice between a 6700k and a 7700k for roughly the same price, get a 7700k for sure.

im using an existing i7 6700k with z170 hero, so should i go dual memory 2x16gb or quad memory 4 x 8GB?

[done12many2]

10 minutes ago, danielhowk said:

im using an existing i7 6700k with z170 hero, so should i go dual memory 2x16gb or quad memory 4 x 8GB?

 

Check out this thread.  I think you'll find the general consensus with Asus Z170/Z270 boards to be that if you have 4 DIMMS, use 4 sticks over 2.  While 2 sticks is perfectly fine, the way Asus routes traces on the board for memory generally leads to better performance with 4 sticks as opposed to 2.  

 

 

http://www.overclock.net/t/1569364/official-ddr4-z170-z270-and-x99-24-7-memory-stability-thread/0_100

[danielhowk]

17 hours ago, done12many2 said:

 

Is this a new build or existing?

 

Is your motherboard a 2 or 4 DIMM board?  On most Asus 4 DIMM boards, it's better to populate 4 DIMMs if they are available vice 2.  It's about the board's topology and not just the memory alone.

 

If you have a choice between a 6700k and a 7700k for roughly the same price, get a 7700k for sure.

 

13 hours ago, done12many2 said:

 

Check out this thread.  I think you'll find the general consensus with Asus Z170/Z270 boards to be that if you have 4 DIMMS, use 4 sticks over 2.  While 2 sticks is perfectly fine, the way Asus routes traces on the board for memory generally leads to better performance with 4 sticks as opposed to 2.  

 

 

http://www.overclock.net/t/1569364/official-ddr4-z170-z270-and-x99-24-7-memory-stability-thread/0_100

im using i7 6700k z 170 asus hero.

for you guys you would choose 4x 8gb or 2x 16gb for that motherboard?

[Andster29]

The 2x kit. It will be less stress on your cpu and allows for you to expand into 64gb if you needed it or want to turn your system into a vm host when you upgrade.