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How much ram is too much?

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Lemagra

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I just put together the rig in my sig a couple days ago and am looking at maybe putting more ram into it, doubling the 16 to 32.

The two empty slots are gawking at me... but I want to know if any of you think its worth the time.
 
Not sure you will see any improvements with 32GB vs 16GB. I doubt you are even close to using the 16GB. What programs are you using that you feel you need that much RAM?
 
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Video editing/encoding software mostly. I havent ran it yet, but in past experience it has ran verrrryyyyy slllloooowwwllly.

Is there any benefit to having the other DIMM sockets filled?
 
My guess is that you aren't even close to using 6GB let alone 16... Plus for video encoding you are much more limited by your 2600k @ 3.4 than with ram.

Overclock that beast... I hit 4.5 with ease...

As far as video editing I have no idea...
 
Im still learning the ropes of OC'ing. Im sure I can get it up there as its on water (running 20 degrees or less).

Alright, problem solved - I will hold off from proceeding to checkout at the moment (I have a tab open with one click left to getting more memory)
 
Do you have a program that uses more than 3 gigs of ram? Do you have multiple?

For some reason, every program i run maxes out at 3 gigs, or crashes when it gets close to 3 gigs. Most notable examples being BF3 and Palemoon. Now if i knew how to allow the programs to use more, i totally would.
 
You could also try doing encoding using GPGPU apps for your graphics card.
 
yea it depends on the platform of the programs i do 3d modeling and some programs still run off a 32bit's and doesnt make use of all my ram or processors.. so
 
Lemagra said:
Video editing/encoding software mostly. I havent ran it yet, but in past experience it has ran verrrryyyyy slllloooowwwllly.

Is there any benefit to having the other DIMM sockets filled?
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Which video editing/encoding software are you using or planning to use? (I'm asking this because some programs, including most if not all of the cheapish consumer editing programs, are strictly 32-bit and thus may not be able to use more than 2 to 3 GB of RAM - while some more expensive $800+ programs require a 64-bit platform and OS and as much RAM as you can afford just to even run at all.)

And if that expensive program is Adobe Premiere Pro CS5.5, there is a small but tangible performance improvement when upgraded from 16GB to 32GB of RAM.
 
I've found no real-world increase in performance at all from 4GB to 6GB and then even to 12GB. I play a fair number of games as well, most of them modern.
 
If you're asking the question, you probably won't benefit from doubling your ram. If you needed it, chances are strong that you'd have a strong opinion already. So, I'm saying that for you at this time, it is largely a waste of time.

Of course, your time is yours to waste. And your money is yours to spend. If it makes you happy to have 32GB of ram, go for it!
 
Unused ram is wasted ram, and money too :)

I would suggest you use resource/performance monitors to do some in-depth performance tests to document (graphs, screenshots etc) exactly how, when & where your existing ram is being used, then go from there......

Win7 has basic apps ^^built in, but there are more advanced ones out there too :)
 
You will see good returns on encode time with overclocking. I saw a good bump in handbrake with oc to 4.4 on my 2500k
 
AQ_OC said:
If you're asking the question, you probably won't benefit from doubling your ram. If you needed it, chances are strong that you'd have a strong opinion already. So, I'm saying that for you at this time, it is largely a waste of time.

Of course, your time is yours to waste. And your money is yours to spend. If it makes you happy to have 32GB of ram, go for it!
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^This. Seriously.

Google how to determine how much RAM you're using, then do so under what you would call your most extreme performance-heavy and multi-tasking scenario that you can throw at it. If you can max out all of your RAM doing this, then look at increasing your RAM. Otherwise, memory is one of the last parts of your system you should be scrutinizing for performance increases. But like AQ_OC said, it's your money!
 
6gb is good enough for gaming and doing photoshop =) Anything more is excessive LOL j/k You can never have enough
 
CubanBlood said:
There is nno such a thing as to much memory
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I disagree... in the situation where it is more than you were actually going to use and it causes you to have to scale back your overclock due to the increased load on the memory controller. If all other things are equal, then no, there is no too much.
 
yeah the overclocking is the only problem i see associated with having all the dimms full with allot of ram

on my old 775 system with a q9550 i remember it would be allot harder to get nice overclocks when i had 16gb popped in i wasnt all too sure if the same happens on 1155 sandys but i would suspect it would work the same

if all else fails and your going more for an asthetics thing why not get a ram cooler or something so you dont see the empty slots or just cover up the window =)
 
My friend has 64GB on a Mac Pro whihch he uses for some serious video editing and he some times has 26GB at use. Just like everyone else said it all depends on your needs.
 
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