Knock-Knock Posted November 23, 2017 Posted November 23, 2017 I currently have 2x8Gb Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 1600 in dual channel, and wondering if adding 2x4Gb of the exact same brand and model, that I have laying around, is a good thing? I know their timings are slightly different. My board is dual channel, and I run them (and ran the old 2x4) in XMP-1600. Im too lazy to just try, cause my huge Noctua cooler is covering the DIMM's, so I have to remove it, to try it. And if unstable/slow, well then I have to remove it again :unsure:. - Jack of many DCS modules, master of none. - Personal wishlist: F-15A, F-4S Phantom II, JAS 39A Gripen, SAAB 35 Draken, F-104 Starfighter, Panavia Tornado IDS. | Windows 11 | i5-12400 | 64Gb DDR4 | RTX 3080 | 2x M.2 | 27" 1440p | Rift CV1 | Thrustmaster Warthog HOTAS | MFG Crosswind pedals |
mvsgas Posted November 23, 2017 Posted November 23, 2017 I'm not expert but you will probably not get any performance improvement. You might actually get the opposite result. To whom it may concern, I am an idiot, unfortunately for the world, I have a internet connection and a fondness for beer....apologies for that. Thank you for you patience. Many people don't want the truth, they want constant reassurance that whatever misconception/fallacies they believe in are true..
Knock-Knock Posted November 23, 2017 Author Posted November 23, 2017 Yea thats my fear too. Im not looking for more fps or anything like that (certainly dont want to loose any either) - limited what more memory would do I guess, I just want more memory for DCS really. Increase my overhead, cause this game is one very ram hungry piece of software :) And Im not gonna run out and buy memory atm, cause man they have gotten expensive. Almost twice the price of when I bought those 2x8 modules. - Jack of many DCS modules, master of none. - Personal wishlist: F-15A, F-4S Phantom II, JAS 39A Gripen, SAAB 35 Draken, F-104 Starfighter, Panavia Tornado IDS. | Windows 11 | i5-12400 | 64Gb DDR4 | RTX 3080 | 2x M.2 | 27" 1440p | Rift CV1 | Thrustmaster Warthog HOTAS | MFG Crosswind pedals |
mvsgas Posted November 23, 2017 Posted November 23, 2017 Have you check how much RAM DCS uses in your system? How much vram you got on your video card? That might be a more significant update, but video cards are also overprice due to the whole mining thing. To whom it may concern, I am an idiot, unfortunately for the world, I have a internet connection and a fondness for beer....apologies for that. Thank you for you patience. Many people don't want the truth, they want constant reassurance that whatever misconception/fallacies they believe in are true..
Johnny_Rico Posted November 23, 2017 Posted November 23, 2017 It wont work Kits are matched in the factory Trying to match even exactly the same make and model, most likely will not work METAR weather for DCS World missions Guide to help out new DCS MOOSE Users -> HERE Havoc Company Dedicated server info Connect IP: 94.23.215.203 SRS enabled - freqs - Main = 243, A2A = 244, A2G = 245 Please contact me HERE if you have any server feedback or METAR issues/requests
Fri13 Posted November 23, 2017 Posted November 23, 2017 Have you check how much RAM DCS uses in your system? How much vram you got on your video card? That might be a more significant update, but video cards are also overprice due to the whole mining thing. The whole mining thing is overhyped. It is a drop in a ocean compared to gamers that are out there. Then those who do need the GPU capabilities for calculations uses another kind cards for it. i7-8700k, 32GB 2666Mhz DDR4, 2x 2080S SLI 8GB, Oculus Rift S. i7-8700k, 16GB 2666Mhz DDR4, 1080Ti 11GB, 27" 4K, 65" HDR 4K.
Fri13 Posted November 23, 2017 Posted November 23, 2017 It wont work Kits are matched in the factory Trying to match even exactly the same make and model, most likely will not work Similar worked often as long you are not trying to match them for dual-channel. A1 A2 B1 B2 The A1 and A2 needs to be same, can fail even if buying same but different week when manufactured. But you can put different ones to B and A slots in pairs, but your memory will be slowed down to the slowest pair. So one can go and buy a 2x8GB and 2x4GB to make it work. i7-8700k, 32GB 2666Mhz DDR4, 2x 2080S SLI 8GB, Oculus Rift S. i7-8700k, 16GB 2666Mhz DDR4, 1080Ti 11GB, 27" 4K, 65" HDR 4K.
frodrigues2016 Posted November 23, 2017 Posted November 23, 2017 Memory is in general fast and the more you have on the system the better..Windows uses lots of cache so for me the best memory config its.....motherboard at its Fullest memory.:) Here is some greats pictures(Su22) to enjoy [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] ---- " In Peace.....Prepare to War "-------- Wishlist : F-4 Phantom / F-20 TigerShark / Su-34 Processor Core i7 4790, 32 Gb RAM, 2 Tb SSHD, GTX 750 2Gb, 1920X1080 Gaming Monitor, Senze Joypad, Windows 8.1 Pro 64Bit, VMware Workstation 12 for WindowsXP with Office 2007 and Linux OpenSUSE for Net Access.
BitMaster Posted November 23, 2017 Posted November 23, 2017 You can't actually tell unless you have done it, in short. just sit the cooler on the cpu without fastening, that should work to get the BEEP..or not. Gigabyte Aorus X570S Master - Ryzen 5900X - Gskill 64GB 3200/CL14@3600/CL14 - Sapphire Nitro+ 7800XT - 4x Samsung 980Pro 1TB - 1x Samsung 870 Evo 1TB - 1x SanDisc 120GB SSD - Heatkiller IV - MoRa3-360LT@9x120mm Noctua F12 - Corsair AXi-1200 - TiR5-Pro - Warthog Hotas - Saitek Combat Pedals - Asus XG27ACG QHD 180Hz - Corsair K70 RGB Pro - Win11 Pro/Linux - Phanteks Evolv-X
Demon_ Posted November 23, 2017 Posted November 23, 2017 (edited) They should need the same voltage. Look for the voltage of the RAM. The quantity of RAM has nothing to do with the performance. RAM with different frequency and timing can work together. Your bios will choose the frequency/timing of the slower pair of RAM. Even with the same brand, frequency, timing, sub-timing, the same chip and voltage, they is always a small possibility that they won't work together. It should work though as long as the motherboard manufacturer's page says both types of ram are compatible., but there is no warranty. The only way to know is to try them. I talk about the compatibility of different pair of RAM, not between two different stick of RAM used as a pair. Wait for the boxing days or black Friday. DCS need 16GB of RAM to work properly. Edited November 24, 2017 by Demon_ Attache ta tuque avec d'la broche.
Demon_ Posted November 23, 2017 Posted November 23, 2017 (edited) Those are dual channel, then one stick in each channel to work as a pair. Edited November 23, 2017 by Demon_ Attache ta tuque avec d'la broche.
Knock-Knock Posted November 23, 2017 Author Posted November 23, 2017 Thx gents :thumbup: I guess there is no way around it, I have to remove the Noctua :). My specs are in my sig, albeit, grey. 8gb on the 1070, and currently running those 2x8Gb. - Jack of many DCS modules, master of none. - Personal wishlist: F-15A, F-4S Phantom II, JAS 39A Gripen, SAAB 35 Draken, F-104 Starfighter, Panavia Tornado IDS. | Windows 11 | i5-12400 | 64Gb DDR4 | RTX 3080 | 2x M.2 | 27" 1440p | Rift CV1 | Thrustmaster Warthog HOTAS | MFG Crosswind pedals |
Cibit Posted November 23, 2017 Posted November 23, 2017 I have 2x4gb one brand 2x 2Gb of another brand running in dual channel working fine but you won't get to use an XMP profile. i5 8600k@5.2Ghz, Asus Prime A Z370, 32Gb DDR4 3000, GTX1080 SC, Oculus Rift CV1, Modded TM Warthog Modded X52 Collective, Jetseat, W10 Pro 64 [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Adding JTAC Guide //My Vid's//229th AHB
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