Jul 31, 2019 #1 S s002wjh Limp Gawd Joined Aug 1, 2006 Messages 427 just curious is it better to have 4x8Gb or 2x16Gb ddr4 for z390 chipset? mainly for gaming.
Aug 1, 2019 #3 Exercate Limp Gawd Joined Aug 25, 2015 Messages 204 This ALSO depends on the BIOS for your MB. I had to update my board's BIOS to get it's ability to accept 16 GB chips.
This ALSO depends on the BIOS for your MB. I had to update my board's BIOS to get it's ability to accept 16 GB chips.
Aug 1, 2019 #4 S s002wjh Limp Gawd Joined Aug 1, 2006 Messages 427 hmm aren't z390 bio latest chipset so I thought it support 16GB
Aug 1, 2019 #5 G Gamer X Limp Gawd Joined Jul 5, 2019 Messages 347 2x16... your board supports it, but updating your bios is always a great advice, specially if you are installing new memory.
2x16... your board supports it, but updating your bios is always a great advice, specially if you are installing new memory.
Aug 1, 2019 #6 sharknice 2[H]4U Joined Nov 12, 2012 Messages 3,729 16gb sticks aren't available in as high of speed as 8gb.
Aug 1, 2019 #7 G Gamer X Limp Gawd Joined Jul 5, 2019 Messages 347 Yeah, that is the trade off. Most of the CAS timings are slower too. But you are getting 32GB of system ram.
Yeah, that is the trade off. Most of the CAS timings are slower too. But you are getting 32GB of system ram.
Aug 1, 2019 #8 S s002wjh Limp Gawd Joined Aug 1, 2006 Messages 427 whats the current performance DDR4 CAS timing ? 14 or something less?