{"id":44140,"date":"2026-02-15T23:04:34","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T04:04:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/?p=44140"},"modified":"2026-02-15T23:04:34","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T04:04:34","slug":"balrog-up-grade-64gb-memory-rtx4060","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/?p=44140","title":{"rendered":"balrog up grade &#8211; 64GB memory?  RTX4060~?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>was think there are two remaining upgrades for balrog.  32 > 64GB?  reuires swapping out all 4 dimms for 16GB x 4 = 64GB.  this is max motherboard supports.  can&#8217;t do 48GB, since breaks a matching rule.  so ~$700.  ouch.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/balrog-upgrades-gpu-or-ram-downloads-xyplorer-27.20.0700-2026-02-13-15-43-44.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"926\" height=\"784\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/balrog-upgrades-gpu-or-ram-downloads-xyplorer-27.20.0700-2026-02-13-15-43-44.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-44141\" style=\"width:395px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/balrog-upgrades-gpu-or-ram-downloads-xyplorer-27.20.0700-2026-02-13-15-43-44.jpg 926w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/balrog-upgrades-gpu-or-ram-downloads-xyplorer-27.20.0700-2026-02-13-15-43-44-300x254.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/balrog-upgrades-gpu-or-ram-downloads-xyplorer-27.20.0700-2026-02-13-15-43-44-768x650.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/balrog-upgrades-gpu-or-ram-downloads-xyplorer-27.20.0700-2026-02-13-15-43-44-675x571.jpg 675w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 926px) 100vw, 926px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>the rtx4060 at $435 is the better move.  and no sense going higher, since mtotherboard isn&#8217;t fst enpouugh for the modern gpus.  rtx4060 is pretty much max.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>that ram was less than half that price ~6months ago when i first considered it.  according to <a href=\"https:\/\/ca.camelcamelcamel.com\/product\/B07RW6Z692?tp=all\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">camelcamelcamel.com<\/a>, huge rise in ram price is real.<\/p>\n\n\n<div 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