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Offline SeattleStarGazer

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More Memory vs Faster Memory?
« on: 2017 October 12 14:26:37 »
This probably sounds like a first-world problem, but in configuring a new workstation for image processing, I can choose between 64 gigs DDR4 2400 RAM or 32 Gigs DDR4 2667 RAM. Any recommendations? 😀

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Offline msmythers

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Re: More Memory vs Faster Memory?
« Reply #1 on: 2017 October 12 17:27:35 »
Just my two cents but I would go for more memory. That would give you plenty to use for a ram disk maybe for your PI swap folders or just more overhead for anything else running in the background. I would think it might be hard to quantify how much of a difference the different memory speeds would mean to PI.


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Offline John_Gill

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Re: More Memory vs Faster Memory?
« Reply #2 on: 2017 October 12 23:04:55 »
Hi,

Faster memory is great, but you are talking about a few nano-seconds.  More memory will be a save many more seconds/minutes during processing.

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Re: More Memory vs Faster Memory?
« Reply #3 on: 2017 October 13 23:50:10 »
Thanks! That’s the conclusion I came to also. Ordered the machine yesterday and it’s scheduled to arrive the 18th. Can’t wait to try it on my stacks!
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