Hey guys I am going to buy a 8gb stick of ddr3 from my friend and I was wondering if it was going to be compatable, I cant remember where from but I think I remember hearing something like you need to have two of the same for it to work, as in I cant put 1 x 2 gig and 2 x 4 gigs because there would only be 3 sticks of memory when there needs to be 4. If someone can tell me if this is true and go further on what I need to do to avoid this problem it would be much needed. Thank you
Can I do this?
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If the 1 stick is in its own channel, it should work. Many motherboards have 2 channels for memory, and you normally put same size in same channel, but 2x4 gb in one channel + 8gb in its own channel should work.
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Yes it's true, Mixing rams are not a good idea I don't recommend that. If 8Gb ram is not enough for you then you better collect some money for 16GB package.
Read this - http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/ddr-dram-myths,4155.html#p1
Read this - http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/ddr-dram-myths,4155.html#p1
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