Too Much RAM

[Ulquiorra Schiffer]

I have 12GBs... this is just a random question, but is it bad to have too much RAM?

 

[tastegw]

I have 12GBs... this is just a random question, but is it bad to have too much RAM?

no, 12gigs is not too much, and too much is not a bad thing.

 

[advancedgeek]

well anything more than 4GB RAM is a waste of RAM if you have 32-bit OS but as long as you have a 64-bit OS it will hold you off for another several years as programs that we use now rarely use 2GB except when doing CAD or opening photoshop with many layers/files.

 

[Slaymate]

If all your memory slots are occupied it will degrade your overclocking potential.

And Higher Speed modules will often have to run at a slightly lower speed when all the slots are occupied.

 

[advancedgeek]

And Higher Speed modules will often have to run at a slightly lower speed when all the slots are occupied.

would it?? i mean lower than the stock speeds? i know for a fact that it will decrease the overclocking potential as one stick my not be as good as the other but how would it run at a slightly lower speed when all slots are occupied?

 

[hikaricloud]

He's saying you'd have to manually set the speed lower. Which is true when you're increasing the BCLK.

 

[Lexluethar]

As long as you have a 64 bit OS you are fine. I highly doubt you are going to use anything over 5 on your system though.

 

[wafflehammer]

you'll never use it ..so yea in a sense it's "bad" to have that much....

 

[tastegw]

you'll never use it ..so yea in a sense it's "bad" to have that much....

say he keeps this rig for 5 years, in 5 years it may not even be enough for some things.

 

[veedubfreak]

Actually if you are running vista, 12gb is kinda nice. But i pulled out 3 sticks due to having issues with overclocking. They'll go back in once i get my benching done. It's nice to have ram left over after prefetch takes over 4-5gb.