Is it an Issue to run i7-6700k system with single 8gb stick of ram?

hasson94 · Nov 22, 2015

hi guys,
the store apparently has ran out of ram kits,
i plan on buying a kit of 4x8gb ddr4 for my i7-6700k build,
but for now,will it work to run it on single 8gb stick?

thor220 · Nov 22, 2015

Yes, it will. Just won't be as fast as it could be.

unksol · Nov 22, 2015

Of course it Will

Samat · Nov 22, 2015

It will work, you'll just have less memory bandwidth than you would have with 2 sticks. Could effect performance of some memory intensive programs.

hasson94 · Nov 22, 2015

okay guys soo thankful,another question what is the best memory(4x8gb) for the z170, considering timing and so forth

Tradesman1 · Nov 22, 2015

Yes it will be fine and run in single channel mode, don't count on 'adding' sticks to build up to 32GB, mixing sets of DRAM offers no guarantees of them playing nice. More in my FAQs and Fiction article, Fiction, item 2, here:

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/answers/id-2741495/ddr3-faqs-fiction.html

geofelt · Nov 22, 2015

hasson94 :

Unless you are using integrated graphics, the best 32gb kit will be the cheapest one.
skylake is insensitive to ram speeds.

http://www.silentpcreview.com/article1478-page1.html

No problem using a single 8gb stick on a temporary basis.

thor220 · Nov 22, 2015

Really is not best set of ram. 2600 seems to be the sweet spot right now between price, speed, and latency.

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