[SOLVED] 16gb @ 3000 mhz or 32gb @ 2133 mhz

[fj12rider]

Hey , I have 32gb of ram , 16gb @ 2133 and 16gb @ 3000 (both ddr4) , so my question is , I know if I put them all in it will run at 2133 so am I better using 16gb @ 3000 or 32gb @ 2133mhz . I use the machine for music production and gaming . Thanks !

 

[MichaelW82]

What’s your setup? (Motherboard, CPU,etc)

 

[richiestang_78]

If you need more then 16GB of RAM at any given time then use 32GB.

If you dont use more then 16GB at any given time and If this is a Ryzen PC then 3000mhz would be waaay more beneficial. With Intel although there will be a performance hit it wont be nearly as bad so It really would be up to you if you want to use 32 or 16.

Remember having more RAM does nothing for performance if you arent using all the RAM.

 

[sizzling]

Mixing RAM may not be stable. You can try it but if your music production is professional and lost time will cost you money you will want to do testing to be comfortable with stability of the system.

 

[MichaelW82]

I wouldnt mismatch ram. Like richiestang_78
said if your running Ryzen the 3000mhz would be way more snappier then the 2133mhz. I just upgraded from 2133 to 3000 on ryzen and was noticeably better. And then decided to oc the ram and mess with voltage and timing a bit to push it even further to 3334mhz

 

[fj12rider]

thanks for the replys guys , its not professional , so I`m going to go with the 3000 16gb ram in the ryzen . thanks all