- Apr 7, 2014
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Hey all,
I've seen similar questions but this is a different spin... I just did a PC build for a combination of video and graphics work and gaming, and to make a long story short, I ended up with 3 sticks of DDR3-1600 4GB memory from two different manufacturers (1 Kingston HyperX Blu and 2 G.Skill Ares). I'm using an Asus Z87 mobo that supports dual-channel memory.
I know there can be issues mixing manufacturers because of different voltage and latency, but I considered looking up the specs on the RAM and trying it anyway since I'm anticipating a lot of video and image crunching with Adobe products.
My question is:
Is there actually any advantage to sticking 12 GB of memory (if it's compatible) in this motherboard? Or should I stick to running 8 GB just using the 2 sticks that match? My knee jerk response is "more = better" but based on what I've read about dual channel memory here, maybe that's not actually the case?
I just came back to PC from Mac, and it's been a while since I did DIY work on hardware, so I'm hoping someone with more experience/technical expertise can advise. Lurking here has been super helpful for understanding and picking components over the past couple months.
I've seen similar questions but this is a different spin... I just did a PC build for a combination of video and graphics work and gaming, and to make a long story short, I ended up with 3 sticks of DDR3-1600 4GB memory from two different manufacturers (1 Kingston HyperX Blu and 2 G.Skill Ares). I'm using an Asus Z87 mobo that supports dual-channel memory.
I know there can be issues mixing manufacturers because of different voltage and latency, but I considered looking up the specs on the RAM and trying it anyway since I'm anticipating a lot of video and image crunching with Adobe products.
My question is:
Is there actually any advantage to sticking 12 GB of memory (if it's compatible) in this motherboard? Or should I stick to running 8 GB just using the 2 sticks that match? My knee jerk response is "more = better" but based on what I've read about dual channel memory here, maybe that's not actually the case?
I just came back to PC from Mac, and it's been a while since I did DIY work on hardware, so I'm hoping someone with more experience/technical expertise can advise. Lurking here has been super helpful for understanding and picking components over the past couple months.
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