Idle musing... Spare ram

[mattyfez]

I probably already know the answer to this but I'm kinda curious..

I've ended up with some spare DDR4 (2x8gb 3000)

Recently upgraded one of my PC's with a bundle, 5700x3d and 32gb ram (2x16gb.@ 3200 I think)

Is it worth throwing in the spare ram to occupy 4 slots?
Just figured if it doesn't hurt, it's better than gathering dust in a drawer?

 

[mattyfez]

I run this setup but both sets have the same timings, unless you need more ram I wouldn't bother in your case it's going to run slower than your current 32gb setup

Yeah I dont need more ram, I thought it would just be a safe place to store my spare ram, more than anything, but the old kit is slower, so I guess I woudn't really be doing myself any favours, lol

 

[mattyfez]

Yeah.. Assuming I can get it stable I could only realistically run it a 3000 rather than 3200 or whatever my new kit is.. And I might have to sacrifice timings also.

Probably a non starter to be honest as I don't really need extra ram.
I might try it out of I get bored one day lol

 

[mattyfez]

yeah it's probably only worth about £25-30 anyway at a rough guess.... it's boaderline E-waste, I might just give it to my mates kid as i think he has a pretty shonky pc

 

[mattyfez]

No it works if the channels are balanced 24gb in each

It wouldn't be balanced though in my case, it would be 2x8gb 3000 and 2x16gb 3200, and I guess as I wouldn't really use the extra capacity, the lower raw speed might make it worse overall?

I've not checked the timings, as that might be another rabbit hole... a fun experiment for a rainey day I guess.