24 gigabytes of memory available.
24 gigabytes of memory available.
I'm setting up a new computer and currently have 16GB (two 8GB modules) at 3200MHz. My friend is upgrading from 8GB to 16GB RAM but only has two slots on his motherboard. He's offering me the 8GB for free, though I'm not sure about its speed. This would leave me with 24GB total, which is more than enough but might be excessive. It's free, but will it affect my performance negatively?
If it runs slower than your current setup, all your RAM will operate at the lower speed, potentially causing issues depending on the rate. For instance, a speed of 2800 or 3000 MHz usually won’t be noticeable. No matter the difference, you’ll still keep dual channel available.
You might consider... It depends on whether it functions properly. Understanding what it is would be very useful.
you might assume dual channel won't be affected because your setup still supports it, but in reality you'd miss the quad channel benefit. On a system like an X99, having four sticks of the same size would give you better performance than just two.