Hi, my motherboard is Gigabyte X99 UD4 , and I currently have 32GB total - 4x8GB RAM (Kingston HyperX Fury Black 2666Mhz, CL15).
Due to certain circumstances, I'll be gifted another 8GB stick (exactly same type of memory, just 3000Mhz), so my question is:
will I have noticeable decrease in performance (I'm mainly using my workstation for graphic (Adobe) and audio (Cubase) work, and very little gaming) if I install this memory stick, since those 40GB will presumably be working in single channel? Or will it be smarter not to install it?
Up until couple of days, for the past 3-4 months I was using 3x8GB (24GB) since one of the memory sticks was faulty and was removed, but the performance wasn't drastically decreased compared to 32gb/dual channel setup, except Adobe taking more time for certain tasks.
Thanks in advance for your answers
Due to certain circumstances, I'll be gifted another 8GB stick (exactly same type of memory, just 3000Mhz), so my question is:
will I have noticeable decrease in performance (I'm mainly using my workstation for graphic (Adobe) and audio (Cubase) work, and very little gaming) if I install this memory stick, since those 40GB will presumably be working in single channel? Or will it be smarter not to install it?
Up until couple of days, for the past 3-4 months I was using 3x8GB (24GB) since one of the memory sticks was faulty and was removed, but the performance wasn't drastically decreased compared to 32gb/dual channel setup, except Adobe taking more time for certain tasks.
Thanks in advance for your answers