Hi, Just wanted to see if it was possible to have 2 x 8gb 1600 memory in 1 chancel and then have 2 x 4gb 1300 in the other, would it work?
Don't mix and match memory. [FONT=Verdana, Tahoma, Nimbus Sans L, arial, sans-serif]Even if they're the same latency, voltage, etc. Is possible but not recommended. Even if they clock down you could experience serious headaches.[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana, Tahoma, Nimbus Sans L, arial, sans-serif]Source: Been there, done that. Also I'm an experienced hardware technician.[/FONT]
Hello Sirji , I always wanted to ask these question to get an expert answer : can we just use a single 8GB RAM chip instead of 2x4GB chips ? or a single 16GB RAM chip instead of 2x8GB chips ? will either of them make any difference keeping its price and performance under considerations ?
Memory will always work better if you fill the corresponding banks. So it's best to use a matching pair. A single stick of memory won't run in dual channel but if you really want to upgrade later just get a single 8GB module as you'll only lose an unnoticeable amount of performance. But seriously, I don't recommend using a non matching set. Also, I wouldn't call myself an expert
"Dual-channel architecture DDR/DDR2/DDR3 SDRAM describes a motherboard technology that effectively doubles data throughput from RAM to the memory controller. Dual-channel-enabled memory controllers utilize two 64-bit data channels, resulting in a total bandwidth of 128-bits, to move data from RAM to the CPU." - Citation from Google
technically it does, in part anyway. Dual channel uses 2 slots with 2 matching memory sticks to perform its functions