Hi,
of course i've googled first but all the results were pretty outdated on this topic. Right now i am running 2x4 gb of corsair ram (CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9). Since i work on 3D model and image processing i figured i wanna upgrade my memory a bit (i have one program that actual benefits from more ram). I thought i get another 2x4 gb totalling 16 gb of ram. Now i saw that a single 8 gb module of the corsair ram (e.g. CMZ8GX3M1A1600C9) is a few bucks cheaper than the 2x4 kit. Can i mix 2x4 gb and 1x8 gb without shortcomings (e.g. dual channel)? Because the big plus would be that once i get hunger for more ram i could add another 8 gb for a total of 24 gb of ram . Again in my case it's not useless the amount of ram i have available sets the quality levels i can process (this is set in stone).
of course i've googled first but all the results were pretty outdated on this topic. Right now i am running 2x4 gb of corsair ram (CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9). Since i work on 3D model and image processing i figured i wanna upgrade my memory a bit (i have one program that actual benefits from more ram). I thought i get another 2x4 gb totalling 16 gb of ram. Now i saw that a single 8 gb module of the corsair ram (e.g. CMZ8GX3M1A1600C9) is a few bucks cheaper than the 2x4 kit. Can i mix 2x4 gb and 1x8 gb without shortcomings (e.g. dual channel)? Because the big plus would be that once i get hunger for more ram i could add another 8 gb for a total of 24 gb of ram . Again in my case it's not useless the amount of ram i have available sets the quality levels i can process (this is set in stone).