RAM Upgrade on X58A-UD3R

[smr]

Hi, wondering if you can help. My board takes a max 24GB RAM, at the moment I have 6GB but I would like to increase it for enhanced performance. Is it worth upgrading to 16GB RAM? I realise I'd have to take out the RAM I already have for compatibility. Presumably programs like Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop for image editing wouldn't need more than 16 anyway.

Which RAM to buy as well please?

 

[southy1978]

For best performance you’ll want a triple channel kit in that. From memory I think I used to run 2 kits of geil black dragon in my old board to make it 24gb.

 

[MartinPrince]

For your usage there is negligible difference from running single/dual/triple channel. That being said I would go for the cheapest 2x 8Gb sticks of DDR3

You could get 3x 8GB for 24GB and use say 5GB as a RAM disk and locate Lightroom and Photoshop's cache on it which will help to keep things nice and snappy. I also hope you're running them on a SSD.

 

[Kurgen]

I think due to the age of the PC, it wont take 8gb modules. Mine only took 4gb Dimms. it will have 6 ram slots. do better to look for 3x4gb 2nd hand. or but 2x4gb and 1x4gb giving you 18gb total

 

[Killer7xx]

Sorry wrong thread.