Is it possible to add 16gb of ram to 8gb of ram?

erikdakool · Jun 17, 2015

I have HyperX Beast 8gb 2400mhz DDR3 2x4 running in a ASUS Z87-Pro. Is it possible to add HyperX Beast 16gb 2400mhz DDR3 2x8 to it? The mobo supports 32gb of ram.

Thanks,

utgotye · Jun 17, 2015

Assuming you have enough slots to do so, yes, you should be able to do that.

yeskay · Jun 17, 2015

erikdakool :

The ASUS Z87 Pro do have 4 RAM slot and supports up to 32GB RAM.

Yes, you very well can as long as you pick matching sticks same as your existing 8GB stick. I presume that you're getting a total of 24GB RAM for some serious 3D Rendering/Video Editing work. If its only for gaming, then I would say its total waste of money with no performance improvement whatsoever. For gaming, 8GB is still the sweet spot and 16GB RAM itself is considered as a overkill.

Check the following videos to get a clear idea:

16GB vs 32GB vs 64GB RAM - How much do you need? (Gaming vs Rendering)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJtrQ5CcCN0

High Speed RAM - Is it Worth it? DDR3 1333MHz vs 2400MHz Test
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWgzA2C61z4

If money is not your problem and still think it would be cool to get 24GB RAM regardless of anything, then its personal choice. No one is going to judge you. Even if some does, you can ignore them

Cheers!

erikdakool · Jun 17, 2015

yeskay :

erikdakool :

The ASUS Z87 Pro do have 4 RAM slot and supports up to 32GB RAM.

Yes, you very well can as long as you pick matching sticks same as your existing 8GB stick. I presume that you're getting a total of 24GB RAM for some serious 3D Rendering/Video Editing work. If its only for gaming, then I would say its total waste of money with no performance improvement whatsoever. For gaming, 8GB is still the sweet spot and 16GB RAM itself is considered as a overkill.

Check the following videos to get a clear idea:

16GB vs 32GB vs 64GB RAM - How much do you need? (Gaming vs Rendering)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJtrQ5CcCN0

High Speed RAM - Is it Worth it? DDR3 1333MHz vs 2400MHz Test
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWgzA2C61z4

If money is not your problem and still think it would be cool to get 24GB RAM regardless of anything, then its personal choice. No one is going to judge you. Even if some does, you can ignore them

Cheers!

The sticks I have in my pc now are 4gb each, and I am adding 8gb sticks. Will it work? And yes, I'm going to do 3d rendering. Maxing out 8gb all the time now.

Tradesman1 · Jun 17, 2015

A definite maybe! There are no guarantees when mixing DRAM, they might play nice and they might not, the forums are full of people trying to mix DRAM like this and having problem after problem.

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