Table of Contents
- 1 Can I use 2x4gb and 1x8gb RAM?
- 2 Can you use 2x4gb and 2x8gb?
- 3 Can you have 2 sticks of 4GB and 2 8GB RAM?
- 4 Can you put 4GB and 8GB RAM together?
- 5 Can you use 2 2×16 RAM?
- 6 Can I mix 4GB RAM with 16GB RAM?
- 7 Can I use a dual channel RAM in a PC?
- 8 What is the difference between dual channel and single channel memory sticks?
Can I use 2x4gb and 1x8gb RAM?
3 sticks of ram you lose dual channel and you may have compatibility issues. Your best bet is to do 2 4gb sticks, matched to the brand/model number of the ones you have now.
Can you use 2x4gb and 2x8gb?
If you’re MB has support for that amount of ram then YES it’s safe and NO-PROBLEM-AT-ALL. Just mount them 8,4, 8, 4 for maximum compatibility.
Can you have 2x16gb and 2x8gb?
yes, you can put a couple of 16GB modules on the other couple of empty memory slots as long as they are same size in couples.
Can you have 2 sticks of 4GB and 2 8GB RAM?
As long as you have 4 available memory slots, yes you can use 2 8GB memory modules and 2 4GB memory modules at the same time. This does ASSUME that both sets of memory are compatible.
Can you put 4GB and 8GB RAM together?
In essence, the computer will be faster than when you had just one 4GB RAM stick, but it won’t be as fast as having two RAM sticks of equal size. So, back to the “Can I use 4GB and 8GB ram together question”, yes you can, but a good school of thought recommends that you use two sticks of equal sizes.
Can you mix 8 and 16 GB RAM?
Yes you can mix memory modules. However keep in mind, your system will only be as fast as “the slowest member”. I encountered a laptop where the owner had swapped memory modules from other systems to end up with 24GB of memory. It is doable to do 8GB & 16GB in a two slot DDR3 & 4 systems.
Can you use 2 2×16 RAM?
Yes. Using different speeds will default the motherboard to the RAM set with the lowest clock. Timings will also be locked to the slowest set.
Can I mix 4GB RAM with 16GB RAM?
Most laptops or computers come with at least two slots for RAM sticks, if not more. Most modern motherboards will provide four RAM slots. There’s a prevailing misconception you cannot use different RAM sizes together or that you cannot mix RAM brands. Simply put, that’s not true.
Can I use two different ram sticks at the same time?
Assuming by two different ram stick you mean two ram sticks with different clock speed or different CAS latency but both the rams are ddr2,ddr3 or ddr4 It will run in dual channel but the clock speed will be changed by your motherboard and bios to match both the RAMS clock speed
Can I use a dual channel RAM in a PC?
And yes your RAM works also in a dual channel configuration. Just buy ram with the same speed and capacity your good. The speed it often marked like this PC3-12800 (1600MHz) There is NO difference between memory sticks sold as a set of two (for dual channel) and memory sticks sold as one.
What is the difference between dual channel and single channel memory sticks?
There is NO difference between memory sticks sold as a set of two (for dual channel) and memory sticks sold as one. The motherboard decides if it’s gonna use two memory sticks in dual channel mode or not.
How does the motherboard decide to use two memory sticks?
The motherboard decides if it’s gonna use two memory sticks in dual channel mode or not. You can even use memory sticks with different default frequencies, the motherboard will determine what frequency both memory sticks will support and use both in dual channel at that frequency.