1 stick of 8gb ram on a 8gb limited motherboard ?

Ringanar I

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Hello guys
A friend of mine has p5g41t-m lx which is limited to 8gb ram with 2 slots,so if he puts one stick of 8gb ram will it work properly??And is there a diference between 2x4gb and 1x8gb?
 

Tradesman1

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If 8GB is the max, then generally it's only accomplished with a 2x4GB set, as for the max it expects both channels to be populated. There have been a few mobosthat have BIOS updates to allow for for 8GB sticks, not positive about this one - would suggest 2x4GB to be safe
 

Ringanar I

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Thanks dude i guess i have to return the stick and get two now.(It really doesnt work just black screen)