Max RAM Density per module

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Hi everybody. Want I want to know is how can you tell what the highest ram per module is for your motherboard, as the supplied instructions, official websites and google gives me squat.

So more to the point can the GA-Z87X-UD7 TH Gigabyte take a single stick of 32gb or two 16gb of ram? As I've heard not all motherboards accept 16GB ram in a single slot.

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Furthermore how can check which types of memory modules (e.g. RAM. GRAM, SDRAM...) and memory speeds it accepts, aside from that it takes ddr3 ram.
 
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I don't know why that worked but I will explain how dual channel works.

Dual channel splits the data in 2, writing each half to a different module at the same time, effectively doubling the writing speed/reading speeds.
If you were to use a 1gb and an 8gb stick that would not work. (and if it would work you would only be able to use 2gb's max.)
The reason it wouldn't work is that if you would use 4gb ram it would write 2gb to both sticks which is not possible with a 1 and 8 gb sticks.

Keep in mind that when you mix ram modules they should be the same size, cas latency, timings, voltage and generation (some exceptions). If you choose to now follow these guidelines there is an increased chance of being greeted by the blue screen of death.
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My question wasn't about wither it exists or not; I just simply was asking about what my motherboard can accept in terms of ram.
yes it seems that your right; and that 16gb isn't mainstream desktop yet. I got confused when multiple sources were showing images etc of it as if it were one stick. I admit I was wrong; fell into the trap of visual misrepresentation, can we just shake hands and chilaxe. I don't want to be starting wars on a forum I barely just joined xD.
 


Corsair is great but I would have personally gotten 2x4GB due to the fact that it activates dual channel memory which is better than single channel memory.
 
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Ya I had Corsair (Gddr2) on my old ddr2 motherboard.

It's funny because the only component I can reuse is my gpu. :(

I might get another 8 gb ram later on, I wanted one stick of 8Gb as opposed to 2X4Gb as it's supposedly better to use 1 than two; guessing they didn't factor in dcmem.
 
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I don't know why that worked but I will explain how dual channel works.

Dual channel splits the data in 2, writing each half to a different module at the same time, effectively doubling the writing speed/reading speeds.
If you were to use a 1gb and an 8gb stick that would not work. (and if it would work you would only be able to use 2gb's max.)
The reason it wouldn't work is that if you would use 4gb ram it would write 2gb to both sticks which is not possible with a 1 and 8 gb sticks.

Keep in mind that when you mix ram modules they should be the same size, cas latency, timings, voltage and generation (some exceptions). If you choose to now follow these guidelines there is an increased chance of being greeted by the blue screen of death.
 
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