Upgrade to 32GB 3600MHz CL16 Worth It?

jwilliamson47 · 2 Mar 2022 at 13:02

Hi,

I'm currently using a pretty high-end system, 5800X, X570 Tomahawk, 3080Ti, and 16GB Corsair Vengeance LPX 3600Mhz CL18 RAM. Is it worth purchasing another set of RAM to have 32GB for gaming purposes?

I'm also considering buying two 16GB Crucial 3600MHz CL16 RAM before they completely disappear from the market.

Any help would be appreciated

Brizzles · 2 Mar 2022 at 14:53

2 x 16 - Ok
4 x 8 you could be looking at stability issues with 4 sticks.

So, potentially a lot of headaches for very little gain if you go 4 sticks.

jwilliamson47 · 2 Mar 2022 at 15:04

Brizzles said:
2 x 16 - Ok
4 x 8 you could be looking at stability issues with 4 sticks.

So, potentially a lot of headaches for very little gain if you go 4 sticks.

Thanks for that. Yeah, I was wondering if 4 sticks could be problematic. I like the look of 4 modules, but if it might impact stability, I could buy a 2x16GB kit.

Tetras · 2 Mar 2022 at 21:23

If you're planning on keeping it through the early DDR5 era, then maybe it is. But, if you'll upgrade in a year or two, then I'd give it a miss.

jwilliamson47 · 2 Mar 2022 at 21:55

Tetras said:
If you're planning on keeping it through the early DDR5 era, then maybe it is. But, if you'll upgrade in a year or two, then I'd give it a miss.

It's looking likely I'll keep this system for a few years as only got it 2 months ago haha. Hopefully, the 5800X/DDR4 combo will be fine in games for a while.

GregI · 2 Mar 2022 at 23:14

Almost criminal to be running a 3080 Ti with 16 GB RAM.

jwilliamson47 · 2 Mar 2022 at 23:28

GregI said:
Almost criminal to be running a 3080 Ti with 16 GB RAM.

Yeah, it hasn't taken long for me to reconsider the RAM capacity. Thought I should have gone for 32GB and regret selecting 16GB. It's a high-end system after all.

If I go 4 modules, then I'll be getting dual rank while 2x16GB isn't guaranteed.

JollyJamma · 4 Mar 2022 at 11:23

jwilliamson47 said:
Yeah, it hasn't taken long for me to reconsider the RAM capacity. Thought I should have gone for 32GB and regret selecting 16GB. It's a high-end system after all.

If I go 4 modules, then I'll be getting dual rank while 2x16GB isn't guaranteed.

So I have 2 by 16gig 3200-CL16 (running at 3200CL14-16-15-27-42-1t) Corsair RGB Pro Samsung DIMMs that are dual rank and perform better than the 4 by 8gig 3200-CL14-14-14 modules I also have.

I'd suggest getting second hand RAM to ensure that the system is dual RANK.

BF2142 (spits) loves the dual rank config. I struggle to get the 4 DIMMs all happy and booting at anything other than XMP. If I moved to a 5800X, the 4 modules maaay be as fast but the system will struggle to get them at say 3400CL12/CL14.