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RAM: higher capacity vs higher speed (lemmy.world)

submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by ViscloReader@lemmy.world to c/pcmasterrace@lemmy.world

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I am going to upgrade my 8gb desktop pc. I have 2 free slots and 2 slots with 2x4gb 2400Mhz. I will buy 2x8gb with 3600 MHz. Should I put them together and have 24gb at 2400Mhz or should I remove the 2x4 in favor of the 3600Mhz.

I'm asking because I read that when you have 2 different ram speeds it will default to the lower one.

Edit: it's for gaming and I have a Ryzen 3 1200 with a b350m as a motherboard

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[–] Tolstoy@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago

Probably you will have to tinker with the ram settings inside your mobo to get it stable. IMO it comes down to you personally. Do you have a lot of programs running at the same time? Than go for the 24GB. But since it's a planed upgrade you can benchmark your favourite games befor swapping, so you will see the difference yourself.