8x2 or 16 gb of ram???

[fna1990]

Hi all, I have a little question...I want buy mobo h370 aorus, and now I need choise a ram to put in...so I want buy 16gb for it, but if I buy 1 slot I spend 143€..if I buy 2 slot 8x2 I spend about180... so my question is: better spend 180€ for dual channel or 140€ for 1 slot because the differece is insignificant?
Sorry for my bad english I hope u understand me

 

[vapour]

dual channel is faster and better to have. Which country is it?
If you don't need RAID, B360 may be fine already
what CPU is it?

 

[shmoochie]

Gamersnexus has a great article where they tested this using various methods. It's a little old now but definitely worth the read: https://www.gamersnexus.net/guides/1349-ram-how-dual-channel-works-vs-single-channel?showall=1

Dual channel is absolutely better, but whether it is worth ~$40 to you depends on what you need it for.

 

[fna1990]

dual channel is faster and better to have. Which country is it?
If you don't need RAID, B360 may be fine already
what CPU is it?

i'm from IT, i prefer H370 because expecially had wifi.
I buy i5 8400.

 

[fna1990]

Dual channel is absolutely better, but whether it is worth ~$40 to you depends on what you need it for.

You understand what i say...is better save about 40 Euro or use a dual channel?? i use expecially for Gaming..and rarally draw on pc

 

[vapour]

In that case, single stick is fine.

 

[ClowReed]

A 2x8 kit is always better. The bit width doubles from 64 to 128 and that, specially for gaming, has a huge impact.
Never go with just one stick if you could buy a kit of two sticks. And always buy them in kits, never separately.

 

[Peter Martin]

Dual channel and don’t get anything less especially if your gaming