2x16 3600mhz vs 4x8 3200mhz RAM

[AgentCooper]

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So, overall general consensus is we go for 4 of the 3200 blah blah blahs, optionally picking some with pretty lights, until we get a confirmed fix from the ASUS wizards?

I think that’s a sensible move for the time being. Unless (as @Nursemorph noted) we’re looking at a music production build, in which case 2x16GB at 3600MHz would be probably be the all round better move. And if that producer uses so many plugins that they eventually need to double up to 64GB of RAM then we’ll just have to pray to the silicon gods that the instability problems will have been ironed out by then.

 

[Harag]

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[AgentCooper]

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This guy is on my level 👍

 

[Resistance100]

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Just do confirm this is how we eat our Ram?

 

[AgentCooper]

Just do confirm this is how we eat our Ram?

I bet @andjef796 is losing their mind looking at that.

 

[TonyCarter]

@TonyCarter what is the date of your BIOS? You can find it by entering msinfo32 in the Run command box. The BIOS version and date is about a third of the way down that first page.

Sorry had to do work.

BIOS Version/Date: American Megatrends Inc. 2812, 04/11/2020

 

[ubuysa]

Sorry had to do work.

BIOS Version/Date: American Megatrends Inc. 2812, 04/11/2020

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Thanks fof that, it is a relatively recent BIOS. I'll bear that in mind when others have 4 RAM stick issues. Thank you!

 

[TonyCarter]

I notice that the 2812 is a beta version and there's a newer 2816 beta, 3001 non-beta, and 3202 beta versions available.

Think I'll leave well alone for now, as it's working fine (he says with all 8-fingers on his wooden desk).

Version 2816 Beta Version
2020/11/25 19.72 MBytes
ROG STRIX X570-F GAMING BIOS 2816
1. Support AMD AM4 AGESA V2 PI 1.1.0.0 Patch C
2. Improve system stability
3. Improve DRAM compatibility
4. Improve system performance

Version 3001
2020/12/08 19.85 MBytes
ROG STRIX X570-F GAMING BIOS 3001
1.New CPU support
2.Add a ReSize BAR shortcut for AMD SAM support

Version 3202 Beta Version
2021/01/06 19.93 MBytes
ROG STRIX X570-F GAMING BIOS 3202
1. Update AMD AM4 AGESA V2 PI 1.1.9.0.

 

[SpyderTracks]

I notice that the 2812 is a beta version and there's a newer 2816 beta, 3001 non-beta, and 3202 beta versions available.

Think I'll leave well alone for now, as it's working fine (he says with all 8-fingers on his wooden desk).

Remember any BIOS update needs to be run past PCS first otherwise you may invalidate warranty.

 

[scarpa1]

Come to think of it, my current rig is 4x 8gb ram 3600 which was lowered down to 3466 by PCS. I'm guessing for stability.

I've got mine running at 3533mhz for 4x8gb on a strix X570- F MB.

I did have it running at 3600mhz at one point for a number of weeks but I messed something up in the bios with my fans and it reset the ram all back to 2133mhz and so far every time I try 3600 again its not liking it so just leaving it for now.

 

[TonyCarter]

Remember any BIOS update needs to be run past PCS first otherwise you may invalidate warranty.

Of course...and I did say earlier that I wouldn't do so unless prompted by PCS advice to do so.