Best RAM for vSphere

Hello

I bought an Intel S2600CP4 motherboard as well as two new Sandy Bridge E5-2600 processors.

I was thinking about the best RAM to my system, I have 64 GB of ram. What is the best option? I already bought 32 gb 1600 MHz Corsair Dominator, but now I understand that it is not a 'server' QUEENS, more than a 'gaming '. Is this a good RAM? This will affect the performance of my virtual machines running on vSphere? Should I get another 32 GB of Corsair Dominator? Or should I get 64 GB of another brand that is designed for the server? How is bad to mix RAM from different manufacturers on a single server?

What is the best ram you would recommend for this configuration?

Thank you!

When selecting RAM for vSphere, I would make three key recommendations:

1. the more the better (but be aware that the free license can only use 32 GB and will refuse to start if you have more than that)

2. faster the better (I think that 1600 MHz is good)

3. in the event that run absolutely stable in your system.

Therefore, carefully test you RAM (with memtest or similar tools) for the stability of the system.

For me, it is not sensible to recommend a specific brand. Even measuring 'server' RAM that you can have a bad chip, leading to instability. Test whether this is the most important thing.

-Andreas

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