is there 16gb ram instead of 2x8gb
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geofelt
Titan
- Oct 9, 2006
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Your motherboard has 4 ram slots and can support 32gb. That would be a 4 x 8gb kit. It is not clear to me what you can not find.
Look for a single 16gb kit made up of 2 matched sticks of 8gb each.
Do not count on being able to use your 8gb stick. Try it, if it works, you get 24gb. If it does not, well, that is why ram is supported in kits only, they must be exactly matched.
Look for a single 16gb kit made up of 2 matched sticks of 8gb each.
Do not count on being able to use your 8gb stick. Try it, if it works, you get 24gb. If it does not, well, that is why ram is supported in kits only, they must be exactly matched.
Shaun o
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- Oct 7, 2007
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Not sure what country your in Bigjohnny.
But if by chance your in the uk you can get a 2 x 8 Gb pair memory kit here.
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/pc-components/memory.
If the motherboard as a total quotes it can use up to 32Gb or up to 64Gb of memory it means that each of the four memory slots on the motherboard will be able to access a memory stick of up to 8Gb in capacity without any problems.
What ever the board states it will take as a maximum for memory for example say 64Gb, and it has four memory slots always means what each memory slot of the board will be able to work with in ram density as a maximum.
EG: 64Gb total quoted. divided by 4 = a 16Gb memory stick per memory slot of the board can be accessed and read properly.
Basically what the first poster said to you with a bit more explanation.
If you fit a memory stick that is higher in capacity or density to the overall ram quoted that the motherboard can run.
Two things may happen, only half of the total capacity of the ram stick is picked up or read by the bios of the motherboard.
Or your system fails to boot due to a memory configuration error, it really depends on the brand and from model to model of motherboard you have.
Anyway just something to remember when upgrading the Ram in your Pc.
But if by chance your in the uk you can get a 2 x 8 Gb pair memory kit here.
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/pc-components/memory.
If the motherboard as a total quotes it can use up to 32Gb or up to 64Gb of memory it means that each of the four memory slots on the motherboard will be able to access a memory stick of up to 8Gb in capacity without any problems.
What ever the board states it will take as a maximum for memory for example say 64Gb, and it has four memory slots always means what each memory slot of the board will be able to work with in ram density as a maximum.
EG: 64Gb total quoted. divided by 4 = a 16Gb memory stick per memory slot of the board can be accessed and read properly.
Basically what the first poster said to you with a bit more explanation.
If you fit a memory stick that is higher in capacity or density to the overall ram quoted that the motherboard can run.
Two things may happen, only half of the total capacity of the ram stick is picked up or read by the bios of the motherboard.
Or your system fails to boot due to a memory configuration error, it really depends on the brand and from model to model of motherboard you have.
Anyway just something to remember when upgrading the Ram in your Pc.
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