K kienthlcdc Oct 24, 2018 2 0 10 Oct 26, 2018 #1 I have MSI b350 mortar and i am planning to upgrade my RAM to 16 gb. I want the RGB ones, is it better to get 2x8 or 4x4?
I have MSI b350 mortar and i am planning to upgrade my RAM to 16 gb. I want the RGB ones, is it better to get 2x8 or 4x4?
Solution Dark Lord of Tech Oct 26, 2018 kienthlcdc : I have MSI b350 mortar and i am planning to upgrade my RAM to 16 gb. I want the RGB ones, is it better to get 2x8 or 4x4? 2X8 will be more stable and perform slightly better than 4x4. 2x8 also puts less stress on the MC = Memory Controller.
kienthlcdc : I have MSI b350 mortar and i am planning to upgrade my RAM to 16 gb. I want the RGB ones, is it better to get 2x8 or 4x4? 2X8 will be more stable and perform slightly better than 4x4. 2x8 also puts less stress on the MC = Memory Controller.
arif1752002m4a1 Honorable May 16, 2018 818 34 11,740 Oct 26, 2018 #2 better to go with 2x8 so you can add more ram in future and no difference you see in both cases.. both perform same and prices are also similar yaaa.. so go with 2x8 so if you can add 1 or 2 8gb sticks later Upvote 0 Downvote
better to go with 2x8 so you can add more ram in future and no difference you see in both cases.. both perform same and prices are also similar yaaa.. so go with 2x8 so if you can add 1 or 2 8gb sticks later
arif1752002m4a1 Honorable May 16, 2018 818 34 11,740 Oct 26, 2018 #3 and when you are going to use RGB so if you want ot go in cheap you can go with ADATA XPG if you have money so go with G Skill Trident Z Upvote 0 Downvote
and when you are going to use RGB so if you want ot go in cheap you can go with ADATA XPG if you have money so go with G Skill Trident Z
xxxlun4icexxx Honorable Jun 13, 2013 519 5 11,065 Oct 26, 2018 #4 kienthlcdc : I have MSI b350 mortar and i am planning to upgrade my RAM to 16 gb. I want the RGB ones, is it better to get 2x8 or 4x4? No, it shouldn't. Your motherboard/cpu doesn't support quad-channel memory. Upvote 0 Downvote
kienthlcdc : I have MSI b350 mortar and i am planning to upgrade my RAM to 16 gb. I want the RGB ones, is it better to get 2x8 or 4x4? No, it shouldn't. Your motherboard/cpu doesn't support quad-channel memory.
SkyNetRising Titan Jan 4, 2016 32,724 4,816 126,640 Oct 26, 2018 #5 Actually 2x8GB will perform slightly better than 4x4GB. 2x8GB allows use of command rate 1T. With 4x4GB you'll be forced to command rate 2T. Upvote 0 Downvote
Actually 2x8GB will perform slightly better than 4x4GB. 2x8GB allows use of command rate 1T. With 4x4GB you'll be forced to command rate 2T.
Dark Lord of Tech Retired Moderator Aug 18, 2009 128,818 1,871 159,590 Oct 26, 2018 Solution #6 kienthlcdc : I have MSI b350 mortar and i am planning to upgrade my RAM to 16 gb. I want the RGB ones, is it better to get 2x8 or 4x4? 2X8 will be more stable and perform slightly better than 4x4. 2x8 also puts less stress on the MC = Memory Controller. Upvote 0 Downvote Solution
kienthlcdc : I have MSI b350 mortar and i am planning to upgrade my RAM to 16 gb. I want the RGB ones, is it better to get 2x8 or 4x4? 2X8 will be more stable and perform slightly better than 4x4. 2x8 also puts less stress on the MC = Memory Controller.