[SOLVED] 16GBx2 + 8GBx2 vs 16x3?

[KatakuriChan]

Which is the best for Alder lake? All are DDR4 3200, cl 16.

 

[Lafong]

How much RAM have you typically seen used in Task Manager on your current PC?

 

[KatakuriChan]

How much RAM have you typically seen used in Task Manager on your current PC?

32Gigs enough for me. This is because of a long story/warranty issue. But the short story, now I have a choice to get two 8GB or one 16 for free.

 

[sizzling]

If you are lucky the 2x8gb is better as you can put 8gb in each channel and your whole 48gb would be in dual channel. With the 3x16gb there will be at least 16gb running in single channel.

However mixing RAM like this is not guaranteed to work, there is a reasonable chance of stability problems with either choice.