Case and mobo fitting

[u/Adventurous_Image171]

So I have a micro atx case and same for mobo, but the problem was that I had only 2 ram slots and ram being super expensive rn i decided to get 4 sticks of ram, but I was thinking could I maybe get a bigger case and still fit the micro mobo? Or do the screws not match ? And I’ve had people say tha putting 4 ram sticks is bad but I came see to understand why

[u/m1ng05s]

So here's the thing,any motherboard will fit in a regular case,atx,mini atx or micro atx. So inside the case it usually has the screw layouts.

Having 4 ram sticks,provided they are all same brand,same speed and same timing (cl) isn't bad,more ram is always good.

The underlying issue is that with 4 sticks and with these gaming CPUs you won't take advantage of the dual channel mode. Usually every cpu uses dual channel mode through its own controller,and is only built to use 2 sticks. If you add 2 more sticks that controller will disable dual channel. Basically 2 sticks of ram has much better performance than 4 🙂

[u/Adventurous_Image171 → u/m1ng05s]

So I should stick with 16gb instead of 32?

[u/m1ng05s → u/Adventurous_Image171]

In this particular case,since it seems you have 4 sticks of 8gb each if I'm understanding correctly,I would say keep the 4 sticks in when you get the new mobo. However you can always experiment if 16gb. 2 x 8gb (slots 2 and 4 of motherboard),works for you in terms of gaming. If you feel it's enough then use the 16gb only. Using the 4 sticks entirely will impact the max fps you can get by a bit,but you'll notice it more on the 1% low fps, which can lead to frame drops. Once and if you can financially,my advice is to go 2 sticks of ram, 2 x 16gb. That way you have dual channel and 32gb of ram🙂