too much ram, bad?

right now i have 8gb, but i want to get more just because i'm weird and don't like the slots being empty and with the price of ram it's worth it to sooth my weirdness... usually it seems more is better for computers, but i have seen people mention having too much can be bad. is this true? why/how?

I havn't heard anything about too much ram being bad, but you never know. I have 12gb and thats enough for me.

right now i have 8gb, but i want to get more just because i'm weird and don't like the slots being empty and with the price of ram it's worth it to sooth my weirdness... usually it seems more is better for computers, but i have seen people mention having too much can be bad. is this true? why/how?

MuD3

[QUOTE="MuD3"]

right now i have 8gb, but i want to get more just because i'm weird and don't like the slots being empty and with the price of ram it's worth it to sooth my weirdness... usually it seems more is better for computers, but i have seen people mention having too much can be bad. is this true? why/how?

whitey_rolls

[QUOTE="MuD3"]

right now i have 8gb, but i want to get more just because i'm weird and don't like the slots being empty and with the price of ram it's worth it to sooth my weirdness... usually it seems more is better for computers, but i have seen people mention having too much can be bad. is this true? why/how?

whitey_rolls

That may be the case when overclocking via the FSB, but I'm not sure if that would apply when overclocking via the multiplier (which is pretty much the only method used with every modern processor nowadays).

Since more sticks put more stress on the motherboard and memory controller it can cause a 1 - 2 fps drop, but you're unlikely to notice anything.

[QUOTE="whitey_rolls"][QUOTE="MuD3"]

right now i have 8gb, but i want to get more just because i'm weird and don't like the slots being empty and with the price of ram it's worth it to sooth my weirdness... usually it seems more is better for computers, but i have seen people mention having too much can be bad. is this true? why/how?

GS550L

That may be the case when overclocking via the FSB, but I'm not sure if that would apply when overclocking via the multiplier (which is pretty much the only method used with every modern processor nowadays).