On: DDR5 RAM prices crashed by 20% in May

[Havoc]

Interesting to see a 24gb option. Was thinking for my next build 32 seems a little thin but 64 too much. 48 would be a neat compromise

[arvinsim → Havoc]

Why not just get the 64GB? I doubt the difference between the 48GB and 64GB in price would be that big.

[Havoc → arvinsim]

>I doubt the difference between the 48GB and 64GB in price would be that big.

If I can, sure. Glad for the middle ground option though. e.g. I'd rather have 48gb slightly faster kit than 64gb for example.

Other thing is that I've got a lot offloaded onto a home server already so less need for GBs on desktop

[yuhong → arvinsim]

DDR5 supports 24Gbit chips, though they are not common yet.

[cheald → Havoc]

I'm running 48 (2x16 , 2x8, all Corsair Vengeance C16). Each pair of DIMMs shares a channel. Works great.

[zamadatix → cheald]

Doesn't it halve the throughput to mix channel sizes like that?

[wmf → zamadatix]

If you install it right, you're not mixing channels. 24 on one and 24 on the other.

[zamadatix → wmf]

Interesting, this is the coolest thing I've learned this week! It looks like there are even situations 3 DIMMs can meet the criteria for dual channel operation https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000...

[cheald → zamadatix]

As pointed out, each channel is 24GB (16+8), so it's running dual channel happy as a clam.

[gameswithgo → Havoc]

32 is thin only if you have highly specialized workload. Its enough for all games and even pretty hardcore software development.