February 20, 20179 yr I have a gigabyte Z97X-SLI with an I7 4790K chip. Currently have 8GB of ram, want to upgrade ram for possible P3D 64 bit and XPlane 11. Anyone with suggestions and speed? Should I go with 16 or 32 and then what speed. Thanks and I am a total rookie with computeres as well. Anthony Neumann
February 21, 20179 yr What speed ram do you have currently? Flight Simulator's - Prepar3d V5/MSFS | Operating System - WIN 11 | Main Board - GIGABYTE X870E Aorus Elite WIFI7 | CPU - AMD 9800X3D | RAM - CORSAIR 64GB 6600Mhz | Video Card - EVGA RTX3090 FTW3 Ultra | Monitor - DELL 38" Ultrawide | Case - CORSAIR 750D Full Tower | CPU Cooling - CORSAIR H170i Elite LCD 420mm Push/Pull | Power Supply - EVGA 1000 G+ | Sound System - Definitive Technology ProMonitor 600 w/subwoofer
February 21, 20179 yr Wouldn't bother as you'll be buying DDR4 next time you upgrade anyway P3D v4.5 MSFS2020 Hisense 50" 4K TV Ryzen 9600x 64gb DDR5 6000mhz, Asrock B650m HDV/M.2 Gigabyte 16gb 9070XT, Thermalright Aqua Elite 240mm 2TB NVMe Boot/FS2020 Drive, 2TB NVMe P3D Drive. Saitek Yoke, Pedals, Radio Panel, Switch Panel, 2 x FiPs
February 21, 20179 yr Then I wouldn't bother upgrading if you already have 2133 ram. Its fast enough. If you had 1600 ram then I would. If you plan on keeping your system for several more years and want to go with 16gigs of ram then sure get some faster ram while you are at it. But if you are upgrading within a year, save your money for the full upgrade. Flight Simulator's - Prepar3d V5/MSFS | Operating System - WIN 11 | Main Board - GIGABYTE X870E Aorus Elite WIFI7 | CPU - AMD 9800X3D | RAM - CORSAIR 64GB 6600Mhz | Video Card - EVGA RTX3090 FTW3 Ultra | Monitor - DELL 38" Ultrawide | Case - CORSAIR 750D Full Tower | CPU Cooling - CORSAIR H170i Elite LCD 420mm Push/Pull | Power Supply - EVGA 1000 G+ | Sound System - Definitive Technology ProMonitor 600 w/subwoofer
February 21, 20179 yr I recommend 32gb. With XP11 and ortho scenery I am constantly around 15gb in heavily populated areas.
February 21, 20179 yr Author Well I don't see a need to upgrade. I have an I7 4790K, just upgraded to a GTX 1070. So if I am upgrading the ram for the 64bit systems I want to be prepared. Should I go with 16 or 32, price is not that much difference. Seems for 32 its around $200, 16gb would be about $50 less so might be worth the 32. Is 2133 good speed? Or should I go higher? Anthony Neumann
February 22, 20179 yr Well I don't see a need to upgrade. I have an I7 4790K, just upgraded to a GTX 1070. So if I am upgrading the ram for the 64bit systems I want to be prepared. Should I go with 16 or 32, price is not that much difference. Seems for 32 its around $200, 16gb would be about $50 less so might be worth the 32. Is 2133 good speed? Or should I go higher? If its not much more to go 2400 then do that, but beyond that it doesn't scale very well. Flight Simulator's - Prepar3d V5/MSFS | Operating System - WIN 11 | Main Board - GIGABYTE X870E Aorus Elite WIFI7 | CPU - AMD 9800X3D | RAM - CORSAIR 64GB 6600Mhz | Video Card - EVGA RTX3090 FTW3 Ultra | Monitor - DELL 38" Ultrawide | Case - CORSAIR 750D Full Tower | CPU Cooling - CORSAIR H170i Elite LCD 420mm Push/Pull | Power Supply - EVGA 1000 G+ | Sound System - Definitive Technology ProMonitor 600 w/subwoofer
February 22, 20179 yr Any discussion of RAM speed that only addresses the clock freq is missing half the equation. In addition to the clock freq, you also have to consider CAS latency, as the two together are needed to tell the story of how fast your RAM really is. As an example, 2400 MHz CAS 11 RAM is actually *slower* than 2133MHz CAS 9 RAM. Personally, I'd wait until the actual requirement materializes (or doesn't) before upgrading a system using older memory technology. You might be ready to upgrade the entire system before a real need for more RAM actually presents itself. Regards Bob Scott | President and CEO, AVSIM Inc ATP Gulfstream II-III-IV-V Sys1 (MSFS20+24/XPlane12+11): AMD 9800X3D, water 2x240mm, MSI MPG X670E Carbon, 64GB GSkill 6000/30, nVidia RTX4090FE Alienware AW3821DW 38" 21:9 GSync, 2x4TB Crucial T705 PCIe5 + 2x2TB Samsung 990 SSD, EVGA 1000P2 PSU, 12.9" iPad Pro Thrustmaster TCA Boeing Yoke, TCA Airbus Sidestick, Twin TCA Airbus Throttle quads, PFC Cirrus Pedals, Coolermaster HAF932 case Sys2 (P3Dv5/v4): i9-13900KS, water 2x360mm, ASUS Z790 Hero, 32GB GSkill 7800MHz CAS36, ASUS RTX4090 Samsung 55" JS8500 4K TV@60Hz, 3x 2TB WD SN850X 1x 4TB Crucial P3 M.2 NVME SSD, EVGA 1600T2 PSU Fiber link to Yamaha RX-V467 Home Theater Receiver, Polk/Klipsch 6" bookshelf speakers, Polk 12" subwoofer, 12.9" iPad Pro PFC yoke/throttle quad/pedals with custom Hall sensor retrofit, Thermaltake View 71 case, Stream Deck XL button box Sys3 (DCS/P3Dv4/ATS/ETS): AMD 7800X3D, MSI MPG X870E Carbon, Noctua NH-D15S, 64GB GSkill 6000/30, EVGA RTX3090 Alienware AW3420DW 34" 21:9 GSync, Corsair HX1000i PSU, 4TB Crucial T705 PCIe5 + 2TB Samsung 970Evo Plus, TM TCA Officer Pack, Saitek combat pedals, TM Warthog, TM RS300 FF wheel/pedals, Coolermaster HAF XB case
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