Hi all- a year ago, when I was upgrading my system, I went with a DD4 system. Based on recommendations here and other places, and my budget, I went with a smaller total RAM but did get 4 matching units.
I've got 4 more empty memory slots, and a desire to increase my RAM. What are the benefits and risks of going with one of the recent sales on something like 2x 8GB instead of filling in the remaining 4 slots with a 4x RAM set? Basically, will it do anything harmful to the performance of the current chips, or are the two sets of 4x slots treated independently by the system?
Similarly, do the timing on the chips in the second 4x slots have to match the existing 4x chips in the first set of slots? Or can I use anything the MB is rated for?
I don't game, this is all to support having a number of VMs open at the same time.
Thank you!
I've got 4 more empty memory slots, and a desire to increase my RAM. What are the benefits and risks of going with one of the recent sales on something like 2x 8GB instead of filling in the remaining 4 slots with a 4x RAM set? Basically, will it do anything harmful to the performance of the current chips, or are the two sets of 4x slots treated independently by the system?
Similarly, do the timing on the chips in the second 4x slots have to match the existing 4x chips in the first set of slots? Or can I use anything the MB is rated for?
I don't game, this is all to support having a number of VMs open at the same time.
Thank you!
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