I have a e14 Thinkpad gen 5 Intel 1335u with 8gb soldered ram and a 8gb 3200 ddr4 stick. 16 is not enough ram for my use as a developer so I put a 16gb stick in knowing only first 16 will run dual channel. Now my computer crashes randomly with high memory usage… read online that a 32gb is more stable single channel but I’m skeptical. Stability is pretty important to me as this is how I earn a living what do you all think? Also I would just buy a 32 and try it but everything got pricey the last 2 month

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  • eldavi@lemmy.mlEnglish
    3·
    22 hours ago

    i’ve had a lot more luck offloading cpu/ram/disk intensive work to beefy servers with cheaper and easier to obtain hardware and end up using my laptops as little more than thin clients and strongly recommend it if it’s an option for you to avoid these types of things.

    • SoleInvictus@lemmy.blahaj.zone
      2·
      18 hours ago

      Same, it’s great. Battery life is extended, the fan isn’t screaming, and I have great process continuity between devices since I’m usually connecting to a central point.