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Current ram setup for i5 CPU

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djslam21

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Currently using 4x8 gb kits. Is that good for intel builds or shall I change to ddr4 2x16gb 3200mhz sticks?
 
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You told us absolutely nothing about your motherboard.

Anyway, it is highly unlikely you (as a mere human being) could ever "see" any performance difference if you swapped your RAM. Now if you went with 4 x 16GB, you might.
 
Bill_Bright said:
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You told us absolutely nothing about your motherboard.

Anyway, it is highly unlikely you (as a mere human being) could ever "see" any performance difference if you swapped your RAM. Now if you went with 4 x 16GB, you might.
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My mobo is msi b660m-a with 12400f. it was 16gb before then I bought 2 more sticks
 
Okay. Thanks. I stand behind what I said. Any difference will be so small, your brain will not notice in real-world usage. You might in bench mark tests - but those are not real world scenarios.

I would not bother swapping in different RAM unless I was going to increase the total amount of RAM installed. If looking for a performance boost, I would look at a better graphics solution, or faster CPU, or SSD if not already running with an SSD.
 
Bill_Bright said:
Okay. Thanks. I stand behind what I said. Any difference will be so small, your brain will not notice in real-world usage. You might in bench mark tests - but those are not real world scenarios.

I would not bother swapping in different RAM unless I was going to increase the total amount of RAM installed. If looking for a performance boost, I would look at a better graphics solution, or faster CPU, or SSD if not already running with an SSD.
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Already got double KC 3000 2tb
Asus 4070 and 4070 ti super for back up :D
 
if you want real perf boost from 12400F, get a DDR5 (2x16 of course) setup. Or, if you will have a great chance to exchange "old" 4x8 GB to 2x16 GB for free with some friend (maybe he/she agrees to get your RAM and you will purchase 2x16 without WASTING $$$ for mesosoic DDR4:)). I, as a hobby-builder got a lot of such "chances" to sell my used but perfectly working hw to ppl who wished some build then got new parts for myself lol
 
djslam21 said:
Already got double KC 3000 2tb
Asus 4070 and 4070 ti super for back up
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Then you are good to go.

Yes, you could upgrade to DDR5, especially since the CPU supports both DDR4 and DDR5. But, of course, moving to DRR5 from DDR4 would require a different motherboard. No minor expense. Plus, a new motherboard constitutes a new computer for software licensing purposes. That means, unless you currently have a full "retail" Windows license you would want to transfer (most are "OEM"), you will have to budget for a new Windows license too, to be totally legal.
 
AleXXX666 said:
if you want real perf boost from 12400F, get a DDR5 (2x16 of course) setup. Or, if you will have a great chance to exchange "old" 4x8 GB to 2x16 GB for free with some friend (maybe he/she agrees to get your RAM and you will purchase 2x16 without WASTING $$$ for mesosoic DDR4:)). I, as a hobby-builder got a lot of such "chances" to sell my used but perfectly working hw to ppl who wished some build then got new parts for myself lol
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Thats what I am going to do :D Gonna sell it actually. Besides that I have an old i3 system that I can usee them on :D

Bill_Bright said:
Then you are good to go.

Yes, you could upgrade to DDR5, especially since the CPU supports both DDR4 and DDR5. But, of course, moving to DRR5 from DDR4 would require a different motherboard. No minor expense. Plus, a new motherboard constitutes a new computer for software licensing purposes. That means, unless you currently have a full "retail" Windows license you would want to transfer (most are "OEM"), you will have to budget for a new Windows license too, to be totally legal.
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yeah got full licence W10 pro 64 bit
 
djslam21 said:
yeah got full licence W10 pro 64 bit
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If a full "retail" license, then you are good to go - AS LONG AS you only use it for one machine. And yeah, you might be able to sell your current board and DDR4 to take a big chunk out of the cost for a new board and DDR5. :)
 
Bill_Bright said:
If a full "retail" license, then you are good to go - AS LONG AS you only use it for one machine. And yeah, you might be able to sell your current board and DDR4 to take a big chunk out of the cost for a new board and DDR5. :)
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Thanks for the helps. <3
 
Good luck. :)
 
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