8Gb of Ram? or 16Gb of Ram? or 24Gb of Ram???!

[Xantheon]

Hey Guys, new to the forum.

 

Got a questions, I got a desktop build using Asus H97-PLUS motherboard and intel i5-4590. It supports 4 slots of DDR3 RAM. I have 2 pairs of ram available, first pair is HyperX Fury 4Gbx2 and another one is Samsung 8GB DDR3 PC3-12800 x2

 

First pair is 8Gb in Total, second is 16Gb in Total. As far as I know HyperX Fury is good! But I only got 8Gb of it! Samsung I got 16GB of it, but is it better? Or should I use all of them on my desktop??!! and have 24GB OF RAMM!!!??? I heard if I use them all it would be bad? it kills the dual channel feature thingy? and have less performance? although it would still work, maybe?

 

I'm using my desktop mostly for gaming and basic work also photoshop (no rendering or heavy video editing)

 

Help me out, im in a dilema.

[AugOwnz]

As long as it works, RAM brand doesn't matter. Running different size sticks can lead to problems, it's not guaranteed at all (that's why its sold in kits). Go for the 16gb option, i'm here using 9.2 GB of ram and just have the almighty chrome open.

[NMS]

I keep sending out this video on a daily basis now:D

 

[J400]

I would go with the 16gb kit by itself, even if it is a slightly slower speed. you could try mixing them up, but I'm not sure that it would work (it can disable dual channel, which effectively multiplies the speed of the ram x2, if the dimms don't match up in speed or capacity) so the safe bet would be going with 16gb, then see what speed it is running at.

[joshfrog]

if you use two sticks of ram at different speeds it will use the speed of the slower stick.

 

[Xantheon]

Both pair of my sticks is running at 1600 (well according to their description), so it would be okay to use them all at once? And said in the video dual channel wont really matter unless I got a dedicated video card and not using integrated graphics?

[porina]

If I'm reading this right, there is 2x8GB kit, and a 2x4GB kit. Put in the correct slot order, you can have 24GB dual channel. The speed will be the lowest common shared settings between them. If the 2x8GB kit is faster, then consider leaving out the 2x4GB kit unless you know you need the extra capacity.

[J400]

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[CDHoward]

I wouldn't use them all together. It causes issues when you mix brands.

 

But, if you have a side window on your case and aesthetics are a vital factor, use the Hyper X. The disadvantage with this, though, is that 8GB is not really enough for general power use anymore.

 

If aesthetics are not an issue, use the 16GB Samsung.

[Pasi123]

I would use both kits to get 24gb. But if you want to be sure it is 100% stable, go for the 16gb.

 

I have always used mixed ram sticks and never had any problems. Currently I have 4x 2gb Corsair Dominator 1600MHz non-ECC and 2x 4gb Kingston ECC 1333MHz in my main PC.

 

Edit: And if you don't need more than 16gb, then go for the 16gb kit.

[Xantheon]

2 hours ago, porina said:

If I'm reading this right, there is 2x8GB kit, and a 2x4GB kit. Put in the correct slot order, you can have 24GB dual channel. The speed will be the lowest common shared settings between them. If the 2x8GB kit is faster, then consider leaving out the 2x4GB kit unless you know you need the extra capacity.

Youre reading it correctly. I am going to try using both pair and see how it goes.

 

So the ram slots has a bit of a color difference.

Samsung on the 1st and 3rd

HyperX on 2nd and 4th

 

I think thats correct?

 

Anyway thanks guys for the answers, if I run into issues I will just use the 16Gb then, although the HyperX looks cool but I dont use a visual case just a regular closed one.

 

will update thread.

[Andrew Sh]

At i5-4590 level, you will likely see no difference in performance.

If what I'm reading is correct and both kits are 1600mhz (pc-12800), they will be perfectly fine running together.
The only thing that can interfere is the clock timings but since this is a normal level kit and you're not running an insane overclock, it will not cause any problems.

[Xantheon]

21 hours ago, Andrew Sh said:

At i5-4590 level, you will likely see no difference in performance.

If what I'm reading is correct and both kits are 1600mhz (pc-12800), they will be perfectly fine running together.
The only thing that can interfere is the clock timings but since this is a normal level kit and you're not running an insane overclock, it will not cause any problems.

Thanks for the answer, appreciate all the help.

[Tailmon1]

If the speed is the same you should be able to get away with running them all. Put the 8gig in the primary or recommended slots for 2 sticks and the

4gig in the others. Depending upon your machine and such it will accept the combination. Sometimes it works fine and others it does not.  The best you can do

is to test it and find out.