I am going to upgrade my 8gb desktop pc. I have 2 free slots and 2 slots with 2x4gb 2400Mhz. I will buy 2x8gb with 3600 MHz. Should I put them together and have 24gb at 2400Mhz or should I remove the 2x4 in favor of the 3600Mhz.

I’m asking because I read that when you have 2 different ram speeds it will default to the lower one.

  • Tolstoy@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    3 months ago

    Probably you will have to tinker with the ram settings inside your mobo to get it stable. IMO it comes down to you personally. Do you have a lot of programs running at the same time? Than go for the 24GB. But since it’s a planed upgrade you can benchmark your favourite games befor swapping, so you will see the difference yourself.