What DRam options do I have?

RicarBit

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Hy all at the Tom's community.

My current system is: W10 Pro 64 bits, i5 3450, Asus P8Z77 and 2x 4Gb Corsair Vengeance 1600mhz CMZ4GX3M1A1600C9). So I have 2 spare DRam slots.

Would like to go for 16Gb or maybe more, but since the used market for memories where I live is very weak I may want to just to add some memory on the free slots.

Questions?

Do I need memories of the exactly same specs as my actual ones?
Can I add a single 1x 8Gb module?
Can I add 16Gb more (2x 8Gb or 1x 16Gb)?
If I add faster timing memory or bigger capacity should I prefer installing it on slots 1 and 3? Does it matter?

Kindly regards for any input

RIcardo
 
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Not necessarily the same brand but yes the same speed, the whole system will not benefit from an extra 16gb and the cost is prohibitive. Get 2 more 4gb dims with the same speed and timings to fully populate your mobo.

jwcrellin

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Not necessarily the same brand but yes the same speed, the whole system will not benefit from an extra 16gb and the cost is prohibitive. Get 2 more 4gb dims with the same speed and timings to fully populate your mobo.
 
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