used 16GB vs bnew 8GB

[Noyu]

just so you know, i already have a 1x8GB Crucial Ballistix Sport LT 2400 MHz that I bought Jan 2017 at 47$, when prices weren't stupid YET.

now the same stick costs 86$ (almost double)

 

sooo I was looking at ads for DDR4 RAM and while cringing at the pricing, I found a pretty sweet deal for a 1-month used 1x16GB Corsair Vengeance LPX 2400MHz for 90$.

should I take it and maybe upgrade to 32GB dual channel LAAAAAAATER on?

(obviously it looks like I'll be selling the Crucial Ballistix since I doubt it'll work together with the 16GB Vengeance)

 

P.S. rig in sig

 

UPDATE: I MISREAD THE AD, IT SAYS POSTED ON JANUARY 7, 2017. SELLER WAS LAST ONLINE FEB 2017

[TheGlenlivet]

2 minutes ago, Noyu said:

just so you know, i already have a 1x8GB Crucial Ballistix Sport LT 2400 MHz that I bought Jan 2017 at 47$, when prices weren't stupid YET.

now the same stick costs 86$ (almost double)

 

sooo I was looking at ads for DDR4 RAM and while cringing at the pricing, I found a pretty sweet deal for a 1-month used 1x16GB Corsair Vengeance LPX 2400MHz for 90$.

should I take it and maybe upgrade to 32GB dual channel LAAAAAAATER on?

(obviously it looks like I'll be selling the Crucial Ballistix since I doubt it'll work together with the 16GB Vengeance)

 

P.S. rig in sig

Check the timings.  They will default to the slowest ram settings.  If you can live with that, then get the used.  Save $$$.

[Princess Luna]

I would like to see you use 32GB of memory with an i5 7500 [:

 

Any ways for real just get the used 16gb stick it clearly is the best offering, and you obviously can run it in dual channel with what you already have, you'll just get down to 2133mhz to keep good timings by default that's all.

[TheGlenlivet]

1 minute ago, Princess Cadence said:

I would like to see you use 32GB of memory with an i5 7500 [:

 

Any ways for real just get the used 16gb stick it clearly is the best offering, and you obviously can run it in dual channel with what you already have, you'll just get down to 2133mhz to keep good timings by default that's all.

To be fair, my Filipino friend here would have 24 GB of RAM or as I like to call it - "I got a sweet deal since no one buys 24 GB kits" of RAM.

[Noyu]

FFFFFFFFFFFFFF

 

I MISREAD THE POST

 

IT SAYS POSTED ON JANUARY 7, 2017 NOT 2018

 

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA SH*T MY BAD FOLKS 

[TheGlenlivet]

1 minute ago, Noyu said:

FFFFFFFFFFFFFF

 

I MISREAD THE POST

 

IT SAYS POSTED ON JANUARY 7, 2017 NOT 2018

 

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA SH*T MY BAD FOLKS 

[Noyu]

7 minutes ago, Princess Cadence said:

I would like to see you use 32GB of memory with an i5 7500 [:

 

Any ways for real just get the used 16gb stick it clearly is the best offering, and you obviously can run it in dual channel with what you already have, you'll just get down to 2133mhz to keep good timings by default that's all.

 

3 minutes ago, TheGlenlivet said:

To be fair, my Filipino friend here would have 24 GB of RAM or as I like to call it - "I got a sweet deal since no one buys 24 GB kits" of RAM.

so just for future reference, non-identical kits would generally work in dual channel? it's just that the system will automatically clock down to be stable right?

[TheGlenlivet]

2 minutes ago, Noyu said:

 

so just for future reference, non-identical kits would generally work in dual channel? it's just that the system will automatically clock down to be stable right?

Correct.  And you would probably NOT be able to overclock them.

[Noyu]

21 minutes ago, TheGlenlivet said:

Correct.  And you would probably NOT be able to overclock them.

nah it's fine. I don't usually overclock CPU and RAM.

 

thanks!