Another How much thread (Sorry)

divuk83

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I currently have an i3 6100U based nuc with 16gb RAM which is mainly used for Lightroom. Since getting a newer camera the huge (compared to my old camera) RAW files are proving a bit much for it so I'm thinking of getting a newer nuc with a faster quad core i5 CPU. But that's not the question..... Do I go 8gb of 16gb of RAM? If I go 8 should I get 2 4gb sticks to use dual channel or should I get one 8gb one so I can add a second in the future?

I don't do much gaming (nothing recent) or any video editing. It mainly office work, browsing, and primarily Adobe Lightroom.

Thanks

Dave
 
The main limiting factor on my current nuc is definitely the i3 at the moment. Not having built any computers for far to long now I just wondered what the new "minimum" was. I think last time I went 16gb, just because I could. I don't ever fully utilise it so I'm thinking probably 8 is the way to go. 2x4 or 1x8 though?

Cheers

Dave
 
That my thinking. 1x8gb is a few quid cheaper than 2x4gb and means in the future I can easily just buy a second 8gb. But 2x4GB mean an upgrade in the future will involve replacing both. Though I will get whatever benefit of having dual channel ram is with 2x4gb.

Dave
 
I usually go for some generic crucial RAM so matching is less tricky. I'm never sure how much it matter but I have always been quite particular about matching pairs of RAM!

Dave
 
Existing NUC is DDR4 2133 as it's a 6th gen i3. New Nuc will be DDR4 2400. I think it might work, but I can't get any consistent info from Intel. Their is a compatibility list with some 2133 stuff on, but it's not the stuff I have. I might buy the nuc, take one stick out of it and see if it works as it's a dual channel 2x 8gb kit of crucial.

Dave
 
Thanks Finners, sounds like a good plan. I take it there is no significant performance loss in using 2133 in a system designed for 2400?

Dave
 
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