Dual Channel Question

[Hi P]

If we have a motherboard with Dual Channel and 4 DIMM slots, what would give us better perfomance and why?

 

2x16  or  4x8

 

Both being dual channel kits, same frequency, latency and capacity.

 

Thanks

[GoldenLag]

Depending on the system the 2 sticks of 16 GB guarantee the best performance. 

 

They will perform the same, but some CPU dont allways like all the dimmslots being filled.

 

Why would you need so much ram?

[FloRolf]

Definitely go for 2x16.

[Hi P]

31 minutes ago, GoldenLag said:

Why would you need so much ram?

 

Thank you! and for 3D applications mostly

30 minutes ago, FloRolf said:

Definitely go for 2x16.

 

Thank you

 

Do you guys mind another question?

 

If I go for the 2x16 Dual Channel kit, does this mean If I ever need 64 GB I could just buy another kit of the same type?

 

or would I have to sell my kit and buy a 4x16 kit?

 

[GoldenLag]

24 minutes ago, Hi P said:

 

Thank you! and for 3D applications mostly

 

Thank you

 

Do you guys mind another question?

 

If I go for the 2x16 Dual Channel kit, does this mean If I ever need 64 GB I could just buy another kit of the same type?

 

or would I have to sell my kit and buy a 4x16 kit?

 

as long as the kit has the same speck or the exact same ramsticks with the same specs it should work fine. Ryzen 1 might be a bit finicky and refuse to run at the rated speed, but anything else should be fine. Ryzen 2 fixed that issue (mostly, as far as i know there are very few if any who have issues with this)