Cooler Fan and Ram channel advice?

comcom · 21 Jan 2024

Hi,

I saw this info about RAM, "Single-channel RAM is about 15% slower than dual-channel RAM. Dual-channel RAM works in pairs. Dual-channel RAM cannot be mixed with single-channel RAM. All motherboards support single-channel RAM, but not all motherboards support dual-channel RAM." source Single-Channel vs. Dual-Channel RAM - History-Computer

Q1. If I want 32GB total ram, is A or B or C fastest/slowest/no difference? (motherboard is Asus B550M-A Prime Wi-Fi & Bluetooth (DDR4))
A. 1 stick of 32GB ram
B. 2 sticks of 16GB ram
C. 4 sticks of 8GB ram

Q2. Lexar RGB Ares 32 GB 3600MHz vs Corsair RGB Vengeance Pro SL 32 GB 3600MHz, which one is better? Is Corsair worth the more expensive price?

Q3. Is fan cooler quieter or AIO liquid cooler quieter? Is the AIO liquid cooler fan noisy? Which one do you like?

Q4. For the silverstone case below, it does not come with any internal fan, can I skip adding internal fan?

Q5. For the silverstone case below, if I want to add 2 fans, is it Front = intake, Side = output? If I just want to add 1 fan, should it be front or side and should the only 1 fan be intake or output? (might not have space to add 2 fans)

Thanks
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Silverstone case info
"Cooling system
Front
80mm x 1*
Side
80mm x 1** / 60mm x 1***

Remark
* If the connectors on the motherboard is facing forward, then the thickness supported for the fan is 27.2mm, minus the length of the SATA cable connector and minus the size of the motherboard. i.e. if the direction of the connectors on the motherboard is upward, then the front fan supports fans with thickness of up to 25mm.
** Supports motherboard size of 248mm minus the fan’s total thickness
*** Corresponds to motherboard’s connector design, which allows a total height of 23mm, while leaving the 4th PCI slot unoccupied."
source
ML11
Amazon.com
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Ghot · 21 Jan 2024

@comcom

You should really consider just doing a larger upgrade.
Namely... motherboard, CPU, RAM case and cooler.

You're kind of beating a dead horse by just upgrading the RAM and cooler.

Something like this...

Part List - Intel Core i5-13400F, NZXT H5 Flow ATX Mid Tower - PCPartPicker

Here's one a bit cheaper...

Part List - Intel Core i5-12400F, NZXT H5 Flow ATX Mid Tower - PCPartPicker

comcom · 21 Jan 2024

I need a PC to load internet pages without lag, many browser tabs, youtube, zoom, microsoft office, power on for 365 days continuously without switching off (I have scheduled auto backup during I am sleeping)

Are these components good? Are there any parts that you would change that are better value for money?

Case: Montech Air 100 (4 ARGB Fans) - Black
Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
Motherboard: Asus B550M-A Prime Wi-Fi II & Bluetooth (DDR4)
Cooler: ID Cooling SE226-XT - Black
Graphics Card: AMD RX 6500XT 4 GB - Powercolor
SSD: Lexar NM790 1 TB Gen.4 - R:7400/W:6500
Ram: Lexar RGB Ares 32 GB 3600 MHz
Power Supply: Silverstone ES230 500 W 80+
OS: Un-Activated Windows 10 Home 64-Bit

Thanks

Malneb · 21 Jan 2024

Anything But A for the ram. When you add pairs of ram you increase the bandwidth of the ram which means that you increase the potential for the ram to work fast the potential burst rate is higher. So 2 or all.

All the other stuff is subjective and you should be able to work that out by looking at the specs for your parts. B550M is plenty of computer btw depending on requirments.

comcom · 21 Jan 2024

Malneb said:

Anything But A for the ram. When you add pairs of ram you increase the bandwidth of the ram which means that you increase the potential for the ram to work fast the potential burst rate is higher. So 2 or all.

All the other stuff is subjective and you should be able to work that out by looking at the specs for your parts. B550M is plenty of computer btw depending on requirments.

Is there any difference in speed for B vs C? or any pro and cons?
B. 2 sticks of 16GB ram
C. 4 sticks of 8GB ram
(if C. I can use my existing 2 sticks of 8GB ram)

"B550M is plenty of computer"> what does this mean?

Would 32GB ram be enough for the next 10 years? I guess a pro for B. 2 sticks of 16GB ram is that it would be able to add another 2 sticks of 16GB ram in the 2 empty ram slots in the future.

Malneb · 21 Jan 2024

if anything its minute just get what ever is cost effective 2 or 4 the computer will try to use ram closest to the CPU first so unless the system is quad channel which its not then its not a big factor.

I think there will be some metrics to say that 4 ram in a dual channel motherboard would be slower in some cases but its so minute that its not really worth worrying about if you are asking that question. This would also only be relevant when the computer needs to use the two ram furthest away from the CPU. Overall is minute.

yes 32gb is a lot of ram you really have to push the computer doing lots of multi tasking and stuff in real time to even saturate that. Past that and its for use case scenario.

Pre DDR4 24gb was the entry point for lots of ram and then 64 was top end 128 was rare top end. These days these sorts of amounts are not uncommon but speed is more important than ram capacity and if you are saturating 32gb on constant basis then the apps you use suck or you are doing some extreme workloads.

Catnip · 23 Jan 2024

Keep in mind that your motherboard my not easily support four memory sticks. Mine has trouble with it unless it's on the vendor's qualified list. Even though my memory is on the list, it still won't run with four sticks.

I settled for two 16 GB sticks for a total of 32 GB. I don't think I will ever need more than that, unless I start using a large RAMDisk.

So, my answer in short: Go with the two 16 GB sticks.