[phyrrus9]

I've never been a fan of the large sticks (unless they're quad ranks). Lower density = higher performance

I see what you mean and certainly agree.

Nonetheless, It'll still provide me with the available memory If and when needed. I'd rather have the reserve readily-available, than nothing to fall back on.

It's all up to the purpose of your build. That's what makes it so interesting, many people just look at CAS latency, clock speed, and size but don't stop to think that there are 10+ timing values, channeled clocks, data organization, electrical properties, etc involved.