Current Events > If I'm going to upgrade my RAM, should all four sticks be the same?

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HaVeNII7 01/28/21 9:40:27 AM #1:	I know you want them in pairs, generally speaking. The two I have in slots 2 and 4 are the same currently. When I upgrade, and put two more in slots one and three, do they also need to be the same as two and four? --- PSN/Steam: HaVeNII7 <cite>HaVeNII7 posted [p:950011573] in If I'm goi... [t:79264527]...</cite> <quote>I know you want them in pairs, generally speaking. The two I have in slots 2 and 4 are the same currently. When I upgrade, and put two more in slots one and three, do they also need to be the same as two and four? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
pogo_rabid 01/28/21 9:44:00 AM #2:	Ideally you would get a matched 32 gig kit, but 2 kits of the same make/model are ok as well if you want to go 16 and 16. --- Ryzen 3800x @ 4.3, 32 gig @ 4000, 1070ti, 970pro, Asus Strix x570-E FC: SW-8431-3263-1243 <cite>pogo_rabid posted [p:950011656] in If I'm goi... [t:79264527]...</cite> <quote>Ideally you would get a matched 32 gig kit, but 2 kits of the same make/model are ok as well if you want to go 16 and 16. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Rika_Furude 01/28/21 9:44:12 AM #3:	you can mix and it will work but its always best if they match you dont even need to match the pairs. i think the pc will try its best to dual channel with what it can and it will be bottlenecked by the slowest speed, and if they are different sizes they will only dual channel up to the capacity of the smallest stick. i may be wrong --- https://imgur.com/oQHLBrx https://imgur.com/ah5IE8D https://imgur.com/USV84z9 https://imgur.com/PSjlohO <cite>Rika_Furude posted [p:950011661] in If I'm goi... [t:79264527]...</cite> <quote>you can mix and it will work but its always best if they match you dont even need to match the pairs. i think the pc will try its best to dual channel with what it can and it will be bottlenecked by the slowest speed, and if they are different sizes they will only dual channel up to the capacity of the smallest stick. i may be wrong </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
monkmith 01/28/21 9:45:10 AM #4:	the important factors are ram speed and ram timing. you want to match those. brand and size differences shouldn't matter. --- Taarsidath-an halsaam. Quando il gioco e finito, il re e il pedone vanno nella stessa scatola <cite>monkmith posted [p:950011691] in If I'm goi... [t:79264527]...</cite> <quote>the important factors are ram speed and ram timing. you want to match those. brand and size differences shouldn't matter. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
HaVeNII7 01/28/21 9:46:09 AM #5:	pogo_rabid posted... Ideally you would get a matched 32 gig kit, but 2 kits of the same make/model are ok as well if you want to go 16 and 16. Thats what I plan to do, shoot for 32 gigs. Right now Im sitting at 16, and its fine, but a bit more wouldnt hurt. Rika_Furude posted... you can mix and match and it will work but its always best if they match Def gonna go for the same model then. Is it even worth shooting for more than 32 gigs? Seems like it would be overkill. --- PSN/Steam: HaVeNII7 <cite>HaVeNII7 posted [p:950011722] in If I'm goi... [t:79264527]...</cite> <quote>pogo_rabid posted... </cite> <quote>Ideally you would get a matched 32 gig kit, but 2 kits of the same make/model are ok as well if you want to go 16 and 16.</quote>Thats what I plan to do, shoot for 32 gigs. Right now Im sitting at 16, and its fine, but a bit more wouldnt hurt. Rika_Furude posted... </cite> <quote>you can mix and match and it will work but its always best if they match</quote>Def gonna go for the same model then. Is it even worth shooting for more than 32 gigs? Seems like it would be overkill. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
pogo_rabid 01/28/21 9:47:28 AM #6:	monkmith posted... the important factors are ram speed and ram timing. you want to match those. Sometimes the mainboard may not like having mismatched ram, even if they're the same CL/speed. Sometimes you luck out, hell if my first computer build, i was using 2 sticks of 256mb and a stick of 512mb ram and it worked fine. But as a general rule, you just want to get a matched kit that's on the QVL of the mobo and stick with that. --- Ryzen 3800x @ 4.3, 32 gig @ 4000, 1070ti, 970pro, Asus Strix x570-E FC: SW-8431-3263-1243 <cite>pogo_rabid posted [p:950011762] in If I'm goi... [t:79264527]...</cite> <quote>monkmith posted... </cite> <quote>the important factors are ram speed and ram timing. you want to match those.</quote>Sometimes the mainboard may not like having mismatched ram, even if they're the same CL/speed. Sometimes you luck out, hell if my first computer build, i was using 2 sticks of 256mb and a stick of 512mb ram and it worked fine. But as a general rule, you just want to get a matched kit that's on the QVL of the mobo and stick with that. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Rika_Furude 01/28/21 9:47:50 AM #7:	HaVeNII7 posted... Is it even worth shooting for more than 32 gigs? Seems like it would be overkill. depends on what you do. imo the days of 8gb are over so id reccomend no less than 16gb. if all you do is game, web browse etc then 16gb is plenty --- https://imgur.com/oQHLBrx https://imgur.com/ah5IE8D https://imgur.com/USV84z9 https://imgur.com/PSjlohO <cite>Rika_Furude posted [p:950011769] in If I'm goi... [t:79264527]...</cite> <quote>HaVeNII7 posted... </cite> <quote>Is it even worth shooting for more than 32 gigs? Seems like it would be overkill.</quote>depends on what you do. imo the days of 8gb are over so id reccomend no less than 16gb. if all you do is game, web browse etc then 16gb is plenty </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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