Should I update my graphics card and RAM?

[nhc150]

@barbra6456

I’d like to see some support for your claim secondary claim that it will somehow “stress the memory controller”, which is utter nonsense, especially if you’re using matched pairs from the same manufacturer. “Stress the memory controller” … I actually did a search on that term and most people dismiss the claim out of hand, and with some motherboards supporting 8tb or more of ram, the idea of stressing the motherboard is utter nonsense in 2023.

integralfx/MemTestHelper/blob/oc-guide/DDR4 OC Guide.md

• As the total count of ranks in a system increases, so does the load on the memory controller. This usually means that more memory ranks will require higher voltage, especially VCCSA on Intel and SOC voltage on AMD.

• With more DIMMs and/or dual rank DIMMs, the expected frequency can be lower.

In other words, more sticks = more load on the memory controller. More sticks = lower maximum frequency. The same holds true for DDR5. This is common knowledge.