Minimum RAM speed?

[maskedgamer]

Is there a requirement for ram speed for HexOS can a ddr3 system run HexOS?

[Mawson]

Note: I split this question off from the Hardware/software FAQ thread. I am removing or relocating comments that are not directly related to the guides and FAQs. This helps make sure that any technical issues are properly addressed, and keeps things neat and tidy. 😃

@maskedgamer,

To my knowledge there isn't a published minimum speed, but we do have the minimum capacity to go on. I'm pretty sure DDR2 would be the minimum, as DDR1 was not readily available in capacities that could a total of 8 gigs on a system (the minimum requirement for HexOS). With hardware that old though you would probably end up not having enough speed for general use.

As for DDR3, it definitely works. All of my current servers are DDR3 era, and they seem to be working just dandy. YMMV of course depending on the rest of your system config and how heavy of a load your server will have.

[sunny_raven]

Does the RAM speed matter much for server applications?

As I understand, it may not be worth it or have very minimal upsides to have some crazy gamer RAM in the server given that most of the time it'll just idle.

 

I came across some slower (2933) DDR4 Server ram from a lot and thinking of replacing the NAS ram with that and repurpose the faster stuff for something else.