Currently debating between 2x24gb and 2x32gb on AM5. FYI I would be using a 7950x3d, with an itx motherboard (haven't settled on one), and I wouldn't be able to fit a fan directly on top of the ram (Currently planning on getting this copper heatspreaders but open to suggestions, and I also have a radiator above the ram with exhaust fans), don't want to strip away all heatspreaders. The PC would be used towards gaming and some Unreal Engine 5, Davinci Resolve, and Blender.
I have heard quite a few mixed opinions about this. Some say that 2x24gb is better since I could try to run 7800+mt/s with this motherboard and a dual-CCD cpu like the 7950x3d would benefit from the extra bandwidth. Others say that 2x32gb is slightly better because Hynix 16gb A-die can tighten a few timings tighter than Hynix 24gb M-die (If I confused any of these things please let me know).
My question is, with my limited cooling and 2-dimm motherboard, what would be my best option? It also caught my attention that 2×24 and 2×32 are very similar in price when it comes to 6400+ kits (to ensure the die is hynix), so if the performance are identical at the same thermal limit then I'd prefer more capacity. Thanks in advance!
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One major difference between them is that the 24gb DIMMs will be single ranked and the 32gb DIMMs will be dual ranked.