[SOLVED] Help with RAM!

[yeetbucket]

Hello, as you saw the title. I am getting a ram kit of 32 gb of 3600cl16 for my 5900x.

I am also doing a all white build so I want to make it look good and perform better. I was thinking of filling all the ram slots so that the rgb would look good and I wanted to see if it would take a hit on my performance.

The kit in question is 2x8 gb x2 of crucial ballistix rgb 3600cl16 ram

TL;DR Does it look good and does it perform well with all sticks populated?

 

[geofelt]

Do not buy two 2 x 8gb kits.
They are not matched and are likely to cause all sorts of issues.
Ram is sold in kits for a reason.
A motherboard must manage all the ram using the same specs of voltage, cas and speed.
The internal workings are designed for the capacity of the kit.
Ram from the same vendor and part number can be made up of differing manufacturing components over time.
Some motherboards, can be very sensitive to this.
This is more difficult when more sticks are involved.
Whatever you buy, check for compatibility with your motherboard/cpu combo.
Look for the ram QVL list. It lists all of the ram kits that have been tested with that particular motherboard.
Sometimes the QVL list is not updated after the motherboard is released.
For more current info, go to a ram vendor's web site and access their ram selection configurator.
Enter your motherboard, and you will get a list of compatible ram kits.
While today's motherboards are more tolerant of different ram,
it makes sense to buy ram that is known to work and is supported.

I seem to have heard that 4 stick kits can perform better, but I really doubt that it makes a significant difference, one way or the other.

There are dummy kits that are available to fill in unused ram slots for aesthetic reasons.
Not that I think much of that.

 

[yeetbucket]

Do not buy two 2 x 8gb kits.
They are not matched and are likely to cause all sorts of issues.
Ram is sold in kits for a reason.
A motherboard must manage all the ram using the same specs of voltage, cas and speed.
The internal workings are designed for the capacity of the kit.
Ram from the same vendor and part number can be made up of differing manufacturing components over time.
Some motherboards, can be very sensitive to this.
This is more difficult when more sticks are involved.
Whatever you buy, check for compatibility with your motherboard/cpu combo.
Look for the ram QVL list. It lists all of the ram kits that have been tested with that particular motherboard.
Sometimes the QVL list is not updated after the motherboard is released.
For more current info, go to a ram vendor's web site and access their ram selection configurator.
Enter your motherboard, and you will get a list of compatible ram kits.
While today's motherboards are more tolerant of different ram,
it makes sense to buy ram that is known to work and is supported.

I seem to have heard that 4 stick kits can perform better, but I really doubt that it makes a significant difference, one way or the other.

There are dummy kits that are available to fill in unused ram slots for aesthetic reasons.
Not that I think much of that.

I can't find dummy kits for crucial ballistix rgb.
Also, thank you for helping me out with this.
The two kits of ram are both from the same company, both from the same type. I though that was ok, but I guess its not ok.

 

[zhiyeliu]

Corsair's Vengeance RGB (Pro) and Dominator Platinum are available in a white color and 4x8GB configuration in case you want to give them a look.