24GB 1333 CAS 9 (2 types of ram) OR 16GB 2400 CAS 11 (1 type or Ram)

[SoundEngineer]

I currently have 2x4GB Gskill Ripjaw 1333. I bought 16 more GB or Ram 2x8gb Gskill Ares and they seem to work together ok even though they are different capacities. They have the same frequency and timings so I thought it would be ok and they seem to get along. However one stick was bad so I'm exchanging it on NewEgg and I found out I could have got 16GB Gskill Ares 2400 CAS 11 instead of 1333 CAS 9. I am a sound engineer and use memory intensive programs where latency and memory speed is crucial. Should I again get the 2x8GB 1333 so I will have 24GB or ram or upgrade to the higher frequency of 2400 and go with just the 2 sticks for 16GB. Any thoughts?

 

[gskill support]

Do you need more capacity to run more things simultaneously, or do you need a higher frequency to get things processed more quickly?

Sounds like you were OK with 8GB so 16GB would already be an upgrade. Hopefully your CPU can support 2400. What model is it?

 

[SoundEngineer]

Do you need more capacity to run more things simultaneously, or do you need a higher frequency to get things processed more quickly?

Sounds like you were OK with 8GB so 16GB would already be an upgrade. Hopefully your CPU can support 2400. What model is it?

I have a AMD Phenom II 965 4x 3.4mhz black edition overclocked to 4.0. I do need multiple instances. I play live music through a digital audio workstation and have 8 instruments with 6 or 7 plugins (audio enhancing programs) operating at the same time. My application (Ableton Live) shows my CPU usage and it is moderate so I don't think I need more CPU. How do I figure out if my CPU will support 2400mhz ram?

 

[gskill support]

DDR3-2133 is difficult for that CPU, most likely DDR3-1866 with low timings like CL8 and CPU-NB Frequency overclocked to 2400MHz would be your best performance settings.