Question Help! do I need 32gb or 64gb of ram

[Bchurch]

I didnt want to get 32gb and ultimately need 64gb

the computer build I am replacing has 16GB and it is so slow when running visual studio, and Unity it will freeze for a minute or two at a time, and on top of that photoshop wont even open while these other applications are running.
I need to run all these applications at once and still want the ability to play music or watch a youtube video without dealing with any kind of slow down.

Also I would like to do some video editing in 4k

what do you guys think? it is around 300$ for 32GB 3200, or 600$ for 64GB 3200.

 

[MCMunroe]

32GB of 3200MHz or better.
Memory Pricing and Conclusion

 

[Emerald]

Can you provide some system inf like CPU, Motherboard, and GPU?

 

[Bchurch]

Can you provide some system inf like CPU, Motherboard, and GPU?

I will be using
i9 9900k
z390 Aorus Master
Aorus Extreme 2080

 

[Bchurch]

32GB of 3200MHz or better.
Memory Pricing and Conclusion

That is definitely the minimum I am going with, I just dont want to spend 3000$ on a rig and regret not going with 64gbs of ram

 

[Bchurch]

Another question my board supports Dual channel mode and not quad, So should I just get a dual channel 32gb kit and upgrade later if needed. or should I get all 4 Ram modules in the same kit so they perform better?

 

[alceryes]

How big are the files that you are working with? (video + image + audio) I would say 32GB will be fine in all but the most extreme cases but also - don't forget the drive! Having a fast NVMe SSD will be a godsend when you are moving around and editing files that are GBs in size.

 

[Bchurch]

How big are the files that you are working with? (video + image + audio) I would say 32GB will be fine in all but the most extreme cases but also - don't forget the drive! Having a fast NVMe SSD will be a godsend when you are moving around and editing files that are GBs in size.

I was planning on going with the

• ADATA SX8200 3D NAND NVMe Gen3x4 M.2 2280 Solid State Drive (ASX8200NP-960GT-C)

 

[USAFRet]

I was planning on going with the

• ADATA SX8200 3D NAND NVMe Gen3x4 M.2 2280 Solid State Drive (ASX8200NP-960GT-C)

$3k for a system and a second rate SSD?
A Samsung 970 EVO is what you want.

 

[alceryes]

Hmmm, I'd rather go with Samsung or Western Digital but if it works good, go for it.

 

[Bchurch]

$3k for a sy

$3k for a system and a second rate SSD?
A Samsung 970 EVO is what you want.

ok I will go with the 970 Evo
I saw that they have a 970 Evo plus which is supposed to be even faster than the 960 evo but it is 20$ less which is skeptical, do you know anything about it?

Also here is my build:
CPU: *Intel - Core i9-9900K 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor ($509.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Corsair - H115i RGB PLATINUM 97 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - Z390 AORUS MASTER ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($259.99 @ Newegg Business)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance RGB Pro 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($262.99 @ Newegg Business)
Storage: ADATA - XPG SX8200 960 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($189.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital - WD Black 4 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce RTX 2080 8 GB AORUS Video Card ($819.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair - Obsidian 500D RGB SE ATX Mid Tower Case ($249.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Platinum 750 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($114.99 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: Corsair - LL120 RGB LED 43.25 CFM 120mm Fan ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: Corsair - LL140 RGB LED 51.5 CFM 140mm Fan ($31.17 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: Corsair - LL140 RGB LED 51.5 CFM 140mm Fan ($31.17 @ Amazon)
Other: CableMod Vertical Graphics Card Holder with PCIe x16 Riser Cable/Adapter Kit - Digital/Display/Video cm VPB-HDK-R

 

[Bchurch]

Hmmm, I'd rather go with Samsung or Western Digital but if it works good, go for it.

I will go with the 970 Evo

do you mind checking out my build?
I decided to go with the corsair H150I pro over the H115I platinum

CPU: *Intel - Core i9-9900K 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor ($509.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Corsair - H115i RGB PLATINUM 97 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - Z390 AORUS MASTER ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($259.99 @ Newegg Business)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance RGB Pro 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($262.99 @ Newegg Business)
Storage: ADATA - XPG SX8200 960 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($189.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital - WD Black 4 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce RTX 2080 8 GB AORUS Video Card ($819.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair - Obsidian 500D RGB SE ATX Mid Tower Case ($249.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Platinum 750 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($114.99 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: Corsair - LL120 RGB LED 43.25 CFM 120mm Fan ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: Corsair - LL140 RGB LED 51.5 CFM 140mm Fan ($31.17 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: Corsair - LL140 RGB LED 51.5 CFM 140mm Fan ($31.17 @ Amazon)
Other: CableMod Vertical Graphics Card Holder with PCIe x16 Riser Cable/Adapter Kit - Digital/Display/Video cm VPB-HDK-R

 

[Karadjgne]

Don't mix ram. If there's a consideration you need 64Gb, then get all 4 sticks in 1 kit. Adding ram later may create issues as 4x sticks are not exactly stable at the best of times.

Your board supports dual channel. That's 2 sticks or 4 sticks. You'll not get any more 'performance' or get quad channel by 4 sticks, just 2 sets of dual channel ram. The advantage to a single kit is the ram is factory tested for compliance, using mixed kits is not. Even identical kits can and do show issues as the silicon used will be from a different batch, with different properties and impurities and almost guaranteed different secondary and tirtiary timings.

With the size files and ram workload you are/could be dealing with, bite the bullet and get the 64Gb of ram in 1 kit. Even if rarely going over 32Gb, you'll not be forcing Windows to use pagefile to make up the difference, which even on an NVMe is going to be a slowdown as it going to be written 2x, read 3x etc.