DDR4 upgrade

NoNameNoNumber · 1 Dec 2024 at 11:02

I’m not going to be replacing my main board anytime soon, so sticking with the AM4 platform. My mrs loves to have 3 million tabs open on chrome so frequently I am using all 16gb of ram.

Can someone please recommend either a 32gb kit or whether I should try to find another 2x8gb to match my Team group kit.

5800x / X570 tomohawk / 16gb Team group ram / 3080

mickyflinn · 1 Dec 2024 at 11:27

Best to swap to 2 x 16 GB 3200mhz or 3600mhz whichever the cheapest.

£50 below.

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Tetras · 1 Dec 2024 at 13:30

If you prefer the Team RAM, OCUK have an 8Pack kit (2x16) for £60, which is a relatively small premium on the cheapest kit, though with the offers at the moment that's a larger premium than normal.

You could either just remove the old RAM, or try them both together (for 48GB) and see what happens.

NoNameNoNumber · 1 Dec 2024 at 13:32

Thank you.
The only preference I have is to not buy anything 8 pack has been near.
The Corsair kit looks spot on to me thank you.

Tetras · 1 Dec 2024 at 13:47

NoNameNoNumber said:
The only preference I have is to not buy anything 8 pack has been near.

It might be a bit more performant if the kit is dual rank, since many 16GB sticks will be single rank now, but if the RAM is just being munched by Chrome then I guess who cares.

NoNameNoNumber · 1 Dec 2024 at 14:45

The cheapest solution is to train the wife on how to close tabs/windows.
The easiest solution is to just provide more RAM

I only casually game nowadays and I’ve lost all interest in overclocking. I reckon the Corsair stuff will be grand.

Roguey000 · 5 Dec 2024 at 07:41

NoNameNoNumber said:
The cheapest solution is to train the wife on how to close tabs/windows.
The easiest solution is to just provide more RAM

I only casually game nowadays and I’ve lost all interest in overclocking. I reckon the Corsair stuff will be grand.

Well I could see how that 'argument' would go...

A vote for the 8pack memory too, the timings dont appear as fast as the stuff I brought but for the slightly slower timings for £60 (32gb) you cant go wrong. I paid £200 for one kit!

jms198 · 5 Dec 2024 at 18:38

NoNameNoNumber said:
The cheapest solution is to train the wife on how to close tabs/windows.
The easiest solution is to just provide more RAM

Some battles aren't worth fighting. Personally I would save it for those hard arguments; or start putting the seat down.

That 8pack ram is c18? I wouldn't.