Do I need 32gb of ram or should I just take 24gb? First of…
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Do I need 32gb of ram or should I just take 24gb?
First of all this is my first build and I will use my pc for editing but mainly gaming.
So I would have just bought a 2 corsaire vengeance 16gb ddr4 for 200$ but then my friend told me that he had a PNY XLR8 RGB 8GB with him and he could sell it to me for just 40$ which would make me save 60$(its not really saving if I am losing 8gb of ram but again my question if I'll need 32gb of ram to begin with.)
Now,lets say I dont actually need 32gb of ram,is mixing 2 different marks of ram a wise choice?They're both the same speed and pcpartpicker doesnt have any problems with it but I need a second opinion.
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First of all this is my first build and I will use my pc for editing but mainly gaming.
So I would have just bought a 2 corsaire vengeance 16gb ddr4 for 200$ but then my friend told me that he had a PNY XLR8 RGB 8GB with him and he could sell it to me for just 40$ which would make me save 60$(its not really saving if I am losing 8gb of ram but again my question if I'll need 32gb of ram to begin with.)
Now,lets say I dont actually need 32gb of ram,is mixing 2 different marks of ram a wise choice?They're both the same speed and pcpartpicker doesnt have any problems with it but I need a second opinion.
#technology #hardware
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Skip the 24. The $40 stick is the trap, not the savings. A lone PNY 8 next to a Corsair pair is how a first build spends the weekend chasing random crashes instead of actually playing. Speeds, timings, and ranks have to agree, and 16+8 still leaves one channel lopsided. Mainly gaming with some editing: matched 32 of DDR4 is the boring correct answer, and boring is what you want while the case is still on the floor. Gaming alone can live on 16, but editing plus a browser plus the game is exactly where 32 stops being a luxury. If that PNY matches speed and you already have an identical stick to pair it with, the math changes — otherwise leave the $40 and buy the kit.
