My system is just under 3 years old. I bought a single 8GB DIMM, seeing that I might upgrade later.
Now I need 16 or 32Gb RAM for large software compiles, that time has come. I don't tend to follow PC parts until I need some, but this time I'm a little confused. How would you upgrade the RAM in this sytem?
The single DIMM I have cost £28 (inc VAT) in 2016. It's a Corsair Vengeance LPX PC4-19200 (2400), non-ECC, CAS 14-16-16-31.
I imagined I'd just go buy another one or two of these. But two things are bothering me; price, and compatibility.
On price; I seem to be looking at literally twice what I paid 3 years ago (per-GB), and that's for CL16 rather than CL14 DIMM.
That leads me to compatibility. Rather than getting an exact match for what I already have, can I select something compatible that's more economical? Is it literally anything with the pc4- prefix? I can't find a good guide. However, nor can I see that any more 'modern' RAM is cheaper, either. I have the option to sell the DIMM I have. Second-hand parts also fine.
I understand what clock rate, ECC and CAS latencies are in the technical sense, but does that mean the motherboard will just drop performance to the worst DIMM in the system, or will it just refuse to boot.
So for me, price and compatibilty seem to be linked. If my RAM is still 'current' then maybe that explains why the price wouldn't drop a lot. But twice the price after 3 years?!
Motherboard is Gigabyte GA-H170-D3HP, with Intel i5-6500 processor.
Now I need 16 or 32Gb RAM for large software compiles, that time has come. I don't tend to follow PC parts until I need some, but this time I'm a little confused. How would you upgrade the RAM in this sytem?
The single DIMM I have cost £28 (inc VAT) in 2016. It's a Corsair Vengeance LPX PC4-19200 (2400), non-ECC, CAS 14-16-16-31.
I imagined I'd just go buy another one or two of these. But two things are bothering me; price, and compatibility.
On price; I seem to be looking at literally twice what I paid 3 years ago (per-GB), and that's for CL16 rather than CL14 DIMM.
That leads me to compatibility. Rather than getting an exact match for what I already have, can I select something compatible that's more economical? Is it literally anything with the pc4- prefix? I can't find a good guide. However, nor can I see that any more 'modern' RAM is cheaper, either. I have the option to sell the DIMM I have. Second-hand parts also fine.
I understand what clock rate, ECC and CAS latencies are in the technical sense, but does that mean the motherboard will just drop performance to the worst DIMM in the system, or will it just refuse to boot.
So for me, price and compatibilty seem to be linked. If my RAM is still 'current' then maybe that explains why the price wouldn't drop a lot. But twice the price after 3 years?!
Motherboard is Gigabyte GA-H170-D3HP, with Intel i5-6500 processor.
