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Should I buy 2 16gb ram sticks or 4 8gb ram sticks?

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So my motherboard is a dual channel motherboard and I was gonna buy 2 of https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01EI5Z2T6/?tag=pcpapi-20 sticks so I will have 4 total sticks. I don't know if I would get the same or more performance from 2 16gb sticks. Just wondering which is better or if I should get a different motherboard

 

Motherboard: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B075RJHN2D/?tag=pcpapi-20

Ram: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01EI5Z2T6/?tag=pcpapi-20

 

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If you're planning to upgrade in the future to 64 better go for 2 x 16 gb first.

If you're not planning to upgrade, than the 4x8 is better than 2x16.

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2 minutes ago, mikedrewsmy said:

If you're planning to upgrade in the future to 64 better go for 2 x 8 gb first.

If you're not planning to upgrade, than the 4x8 is better than 2x16.

Ok thanks I might upgrade in the future but not any time soon, so I will probably will just get the 4 x 8 gb sticks

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Just now, Raven_RL said:

Ok thanks I might upgrade in the future but not any time soon, so I will probably will just get the 4 x 8 gb sticks

Get the Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro like me and enjoy the lightworks.

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5 minutes ago, mikedrewsmy said:

If you're planning to upgrade in the future to 64 better go for 2 x 8 gb first.

If you're not planning to upgrade, than the 4x8 is better than 2x16.

But how'd he fit in 64 GB if he uses 8 GB sticks?

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Just now, Supportsneedlove said:

But how'd he fit in 64 GB if he uses 8 GB sticks?

Reedited. Sorry.

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4 minutes ago, mikedrewsmy said:

Get the Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro like me and enjoy the lightworks.

RGB LIFE!

Its actaully a little cheaper than the ram I was gonna buy so I will probably get that one instead

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2x16, you'll never know when you'll need to upgrade.

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13 minutes ago, Raven_RL said:

So my motherboard is a dual channel motherboard and I was gonna buy 2 of https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01EI5Z2T6/?tag=pcpapi-20 sticks so I will have 4 total sticks. I don't know if I would get the same or more performance from 2 16gb sticks. Just wondering which is better or if I should get a different motherboard

 

Motherboard: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B075RJHN2D/?tag=pcpapi-20

Ram: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01EI5Z2T6/?tag=pcpapi-20

 

you won't see a performance increase with 4x8gb, so save the 2 slots and get 2x16gb.

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1 minute ago, Herman Mcpootis said:

you won't see a performance increase with 4x8gb, so save the 2 slots and get 2x16gb.

Ok yeah I think I am gonna do that

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