[SOLVED] Should I use 2 16gb ram sticks or 4 8gb?

[mattyp007]

Hey guys looking to upgrade my ram for my pc both for performance and aesthetics. Current specs: i9-9900k, rtx 3070, z390 Aorus ultra. The aorus supports dual channel. I like the look of 4 rbg sticks over the 2 but if that is noticeably worse then I would stick with 2x 16gb.

 

[Colif]

there doesn't seem to be a big difference on Intel boards - https://www.techspot.com/article/1971-more-ram-modules-better-for-gaming/ - happens to be your CPU

So its up to you really. Some cases 4 are better, some its even. it doesn't get worse than 2.

 

[mattyp007]

there doesn't seem to be a big difference on Intel boards - https://www.techspot.com/article/1971-more-ram-modules-better-for-gaming/ - happens to be your CPU

So its up to you really. Some cases 4 are better, some its even. it doesn't get worse than 2.

Awesome thank you for that article it helped, going to go with 4 as I think it’ll look better. I Appreciate the response.

 

[SkyNetRising]

Note - with 2 ram modules you can usually achieve higher ram speed than with 4 modules.
Tests in the article were done with 3000mhz ram.
With higher speed ram modules you may start having trouble achieving max speed.

2 modules is considered better than 4 modules on dual channel systems.