[SOLVED] 48GB of RAM, keep or remove some?

[nino9]

Hi all,
I just received an old workstation with Xeon processor and 48GB of RAM. I am planning to build a gaming machine by buying a fast graphic card.
The question is whether to keep all the RAM or remove some and keep just 16GB? I read that even the most demanding games will only benefit from 16GB of RAM.

 

[kanewolf]

Hi all,
I just received an old workstation with Xeon processor and 48GB of RAM. I am planning to build a gaming machine by buying a fast graphic card.
The question is whether to keep all the RAM or remove some and keep just 16GB? I read that even the most demanding games will only benefit from 16GB of RAM.

We need to know the model of the Xeon. It may be a triple channel memory controller CPU. 24 or 48GB may be optimal for performance. It might even have two CPU sockets and both CPUs need memory.

 

[nino9]

We need to know the model of the Xeon.

HP z620, Xeon E5-1620, one CPU.

 

[kanewolf]

HP z620, Xeon E5-1620, one CPU.

OK, that CPU is actually a quad memory channel CPU. So two 8GB DIMMs plus two 16GB DIMMs could be optimal and total 48GB.
So you have to look at how many DIMMs are installed.