W wings Member Mar 2, 2021 33 12 8 Apr 15, 2021 #1 Hi! Located in Western Australia. Looking for a hookup or advice on RAM that will work in EPYC, need about 512GiB of it. Cheers.
Hi! Located in Western Australia. Looking for a hookup or advice on RAM that will work in EPYC, need about 512GiB of it. Cheers.
K Kal G Active Member Oct 29, 2014 160 44 28 44 Apr 20, 2021 #2 Hi Wings. You might get more responses if you listed what hardware you are planning to run (ie. CPU(s) and motherboard).
Hi Wings. You might get more responses if you listed what hardware you are planning to run (ie. CPU(s) and motherboard).
L lopgok Active Member Aug 14, 2017 215 148 43 Apr 20, 2021 #3 EPYC needs ddr4. If it is a newer one, it will need something between 2666 and 3200 mhz. First generation can work with 2400 mhz.
EPYC needs ddr4. If it is a newer one, it will need something between 2666 and 3200 mhz. First generation can work with 2400 mhz.
W wings Member Mar 2, 2021 33 12 8 Apr 20, 2021 #5 Is 2666MHz ram viable? I had the homelab people tell me it was awful and would set my house on fire and make my partner leave me.
Is 2666MHz ram viable? I had the homelab people tell me it was awful and would set my house on fire and make my partner leave me.
L lopgok Active Member Aug 14, 2017 215 148 43 Apr 20, 2021 #6 I am running four 32gb ddr4 2666mhz sticks without any obvious issues.
W wings Member Mar 2, 2021 33 12 8 Apr 20, 2021 #7 I can get 3200MHz ram but it's about 70% more expensive I don't think my use case necessitates it, and unless I'm wrong it's not INCREDIBLY faster.
I can get 3200MHz ram but it's about 70% more expensive I don't think my use case necessitates it, and unless I'm wrong it's not INCREDIBLY faster.
L lopgok Active Member Aug 14, 2017 215 148 43 Apr 20, 2021 #8 Using 8 channels will get twice the bandwidth that I have. I wouldn't pay extra for 3200 mhz...