Question Should I get 2 x 8GB sticks or 4 x 8GB sticks ?

[gontenv]

Hello, is it better to go for 2 x 8GB or 4 x 8GB RAM sticks for a B550 motherboard with a Ryzen 5600X CPU ? Does it ruin anything going for 4 x 8GB RAM sticks or doesn't it matter ?

This is for a gaming.

 

[ilukey77]

16gb is usually the standard and enough for gaming when it come to ram ..

32gb is better for head room and i guess to fill all 4 ram slots on the ATX board but 16gb is really enough ..

i would recommend 3600 cl 16 being the best for price and performance 3600 cl 14 is the best of the best but its expensive and would be crazy hard to find now for little gains ..

AMD AM4 cpu's like tight timings rather than fast ram

 

[boju]

Depends if want less hassles with XMP, you run only two. Sure, can run four sticks but Amd being temperamental about ram there is a chance you'll have a difficult time of it and run slower. Better off with 2x 16GB so you don't need to think about ram on this platform ever. By the time 32gb isn't enough you'll be on a different platform.

 

[ilukey77]

Depends if want less hassles with XMP, you run only two. Sure, can run four sticks but Amd being temperamental about ram there is a chance you'll have a difficult time of it and run slower. Better off with 2x 16GB so you don't need to think about ram on this platform ever. By the time 32gb isn't enough you'll be on a different platform.

its funny that ive heard how temperamental 4 sticks on AM4 was but i even brought 2 sticks of gskill neo rgb 3600 cl16 8gb for my 3700x when i built my first then upgraded with another 2 sticks of 8gb ram a year or so later which is ment to be a BIG no no but no issues at all !!
ive heard you should buy either 2 sticks of 8gb-16gb or what ever or 4 sticks in the same pack to avoid issues

 

[boju]

its funny that ive heard how temperamental 4 sticks on AM4 was but i even brought 2 sticks of gskill neo rgb 3600 cl16 8gb for my 3700x when i built my first then upgraded with another 2 sticks of 8gb ram a year or so later which is ment to be a BIG no no but no issues at all !!
ive heard you should buy either 2 sticks of 8gb-16gb or what ever or 4 sticks in the same pack to avoid issues

Yeah it's not consistent, some people are lucky and others not. Those who know a thing or two can find a way. Bios updates help too obviously.

Ryzen can be fussy but that's only part of it, Ddr4 is also fussy and that has an affect on Intel as well. Ddr3 can mix different speeds capacity or even different sets and had a higher chance of success. So yeah it is recommended to buy packaged sets so ram is close to being identical as possible, as in the materials used in manufacture. It's more of a rule of thumb really, you spend money wisely for the best outcome.

 

[beyondlogic]

Hello, is it better to go for 2 x 8GB or 4 x 8GB RAM sticks for a B550 motherboard with a Ryzen 5600X CPU ? Does it ruin anything going for 4 x 8GB RAM sticks or doesn't it matter ?

This is for a gaming.

I've had experience with both of these. 4x8 sticks are better overall at 3200 mhz anything higher gets unstable especially on msi motherboards with are a plague with ram issues.

16gb is what i would say isnt enough as windows 11 loves to rob ram to only 10gb usuable.

on most games that i have played. using 2 sticks of 16gb x2. works fine

games like hogwarts legacy/ no man sky etc work great.

why i suggest 4 sticks is more to do with the 1 percent lows. in which can be up to 10 frames difference. which could be a difference from a hitching experience to a smooth experience.

to put it bluntly ryzen processors with 1 2 3 4 at start of there name e.g ryzen 5 1600. are more suited to duel channel

ive tested quad on ryzen 1 ( was a nightmare) 2 failed to post with some kits but loved

KLEVV BOLT X 3600.​

ryzen 3600 that i owned preferred higher clocked duel channel.

i will also point out make sure its 3200mhz at cl16 ( not 18 as that tends to lose performance)

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