12GB - 6 sticks of 2GB or 3 sticks of 4GB

[shecklen]

Other than being able to expand later to 24 GB are there any other benefits to 3 sticks of memory instead of 6?

 

[Maziar]

Not much,another benefit is that if you want to OC,having lower sticks is better.

 

[shecklen]

bump

 

[Maziar]

Why bump ? didn't you get your answer ?
Aside from upgrading later/better OC'ng potential,there aren't any other differences.

 

[welshmousepk]

bumping, against the rules. especially when your question has been answered (and by a mod no less)

the number of sticks makes no difference, assuming they are still in tri-channel mode. a lower number allows you to drop in more, but other than that is no advantage.

 

[shecklen]

Sorry about that..... thanks for the info.

If I drop in another 12 gb ram then I take it that it just needs to be same brand, specs and the serial number dont have to be in sequense? I was never sure if that mattered.

 

[Maziar]

Yes its recommended to purchase the same brand(with the same specs)

 

[welshmousepk]

recommended, but not entirely necessary.

you can have compatibility issues, so its best to get the same stick when you can. my HTPC is currently running 4 1gb sticks, all different brands/freqs/timings. just recycled old parts, and it runs like a charm.

but to avoid issue, use similar sticks where possible.

 

[shecklen]

Thank you....I wasnt sure if I should buy 6 4gb sticks all at one time or if I could wait. I dont have enough money for 24 gb yet and dont want to wait either. It looks like I dont have to wait so I'm happy......thanks again

 

[welshmousepk]

do you do CAD? or some other RAM heavy task?

Its just that 12gb is a HUGE amount of RAM. there are few places where more than that would be needed.

 

[Maziar]

For most tasks,4GB suffices.I recommend 8GB only for heavy image/video editing or rendering.I don't you'll need more than 8GB in any game/app

 

[shecklen]

Best answer selected by shecklen.