1x8 vs 2x4

Patrick164 · Apr 26, 2014

Hi, I am going to buy 8GB of Ram (Corsair vengeance). I am planning to upgrade to 16GB in about a year. I want to buy a 1x8 slot so that I could potentially have 32GB of ram. However, apparently a 2x4 slot is better. How much worse is a 1x8 slot and is there a big difference between the two types?

chris987 · Apr 26, 2014

are you into any video editing stuff? if yes then get 1x8gb, if not and you are just a gamer 2x4gb is your choise, you wont be playing with the same system when 32gb will be need for gaming.single channel will be a bigger drawback though on video editing than gaming.

Patrick164 · Apr 26, 2014

chris987 :

I might be doing a bit of video editing for youtube videos but that will be it.

chris987 · Apr 26, 2014

Patrick164 :

well thas not that demanding, anyway, i would get 2x4gb. what specs do you have?

Patrick164 · Apr 26, 2014

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well thas not that demanding, anyway, i would get 2x4gb. what specs do you have? [/quotemsg]

CPU - Intel Core i7 4770K
Motherboard - Asus Z87-Pro
Memory - Corsair Vengeance 16gb Low Profile Memory DDR3 (2x8)
Graphics Card - EVGA Nvidia GeForce GTX780 Superclocked ACX Cooler 3GB GDDR5
Power Supply - Seasonic X-750
Storage - SSD - Samsung 840 EVO 120GB
HD - WD 1TB 3.5 inch Internal Hard Drive - Caviar Blue
Case - Corsair Obsidian 650D

chris987 · Apr 26, 2014

Memory - Corsair Vengeance 16gb Low Profile Memory DDR3 (2x8) so you already have 16gb. why would you need an upgrade. in that case i wouldnt by anything or by another 2x8 kit. 24gb wont br running as dual channel. anyway 16gb is more than enough for what you do. i would stay put.

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