Temperature with 4 fast memory sticks vs. 2 sticks

[wmk]

I'm going to increase amount of memory in one of my gaming machines from 16GB to 32GB; I have two 8GB sticks in single channel right now /slots A2 & B2/, and they remain very cool even under heavy load;

Low temperature is very important to me, and I want to keep it low. The question is: should I add 2 identical sticks to another channel /slots A1 & B1/ (tech details below), or is it better to replace current sticks with two new 16GB sticks instead, and keep current A2 & B2 configuration, recommended for the best performance and best cooling.

Board: ASUS PRIME Z390-P
Memory: HyperX Predator XMP 3200MHz DDR4 CL16 DIMM 8GB x 2 in A2 & B2 slots, running @ 3200MHz

-- Thanks!

 

[Sethious]

Just add two more of the same sticks, as long as your airflow is good in your case you will be fine.

 

[wmk]

Just add two more of the same sticks, as long as your airflow is good in your case you will be fine.

Cheers, Seth!
Purchasing. Will mount them tomorrow.

 

[Bambooza]

Will mount them tomorrow.

To each their own I suppose. But this is the first fetish I've seen with regards to memory sticks.

 

[Sethious]

That's my fetish

 

[Mich Angel]

I use 4x16GB Corsair Vengeance PRO RGB

The highest temp I seen so far playing SC is around 45°C on max graphic setting and heavy load. (room temp around 20°C)

So don't think you need to worry if you got good airflow.


My PC interior... MSI ACE MEG Motherboard i9-9900K 64GB ram etc.... The number you see up right corner in red is CPU temp.

CHEERS!

 

[BUTUZ]

Ram doesn't care much about cooling, compared to CPU and GPU anyway. Just slap another 2 x 8GB sticks in and have fun!

 

[Sethious]

Ram doesn't care much about cooling, compared to CPU and GPU anyway. Just slap another 2 x 8GB sticks in and have fun!

mmmmm, slap it in

 

[CosmicTrader]

mmmmm, slap it in

That's what she said......... LMAO

 

[Bambooza]

And this is why I am proud to be a testie.

 

[Radegast74]

I've read before about heat issues with multiple NVMe SSD's in small enclosures, but not with multiple RAM sticks.

 

[wmk]

Done.
Temperature looks fine, however it needs more monitoring.

SC likes more than 16GB of memory. I expected some improvement as I have 32GB on another gaming PC, and I'm not disappointed -- the game runs more smoothly now and performance is slightly better.

Thanks, guys.

 

[Mich Angel]

Done.
Temperature looks fine, however it needs more monitoring.

SC likes more than 16GB of memory. I expected some improvement as I have 32GB on another gaming PC, and I'm not disappointed -- the game runs more smoothly now and performance is slightly better.

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Thanks, guys.

You're welcome and that looks great. :D

Yeah more ram does make it a lot smother, i usually say there is no such thing as have to much ram ha ha..

CHEERS!