2 sticks of ram required?

fireofthevoids · Feb 23, 2018

I bought the Strix z270E Gaming Mobo and my dad says that it requires 2 sticks of ram to play( I currently have the Vengenace LPX 8 gb 2400mhz) and was wondering if that was true because it doesn't say that I need 2 sticks anywhere

superninja12 · Feb 23, 2018

Don't need but its very recommanded, it takes alot of stress of the pc.

manddy123 · Feb 23, 2018

Yup, just said above. Let me give you an example.

Case 1) You have two arms but a single big box of candy with a tiny opening, you can only put one arm inside at a time to get the candy
Case 2) You have two arms and two a little smaller(with the same amount of candy as the first single one) boxes with the same opening, so you can put your both arms to work simultaneously , therefore you get the candy faster.

As a very-rough example that's the difference in question with your RAM.
While you can use one, two will make things faster/easier for your PC to handle.

delaro · Feb 23, 2018

1 Stick = Single Channel
2 Stick = Dual Channel
4 Sticks = Quad Channel

Generally it's preferred you stick with Dual Channel, 2 Sticks of the exact same type. Single channel offers a little less gaming performance but you are fine with using it.

spadam2009 · Feb 23, 2018

delaro :

4 Sticks would still be Dual channel, in his situation. That motherboard/platform does not support above Dual Channel.

You can use either one or two. However, if you choose two, best practices for compatibility dictate buying a "matched pair", meaning a kit with two sticks. Trying to add more modules later on, could prove problematic as there is no guarantee of all of the sticks/modules playing well together (even if you buy the exact same product number again, later on).

Zerk2012 · Feb 23, 2018

fireofthevoids :

It's not required to have more than one stick.
Dual channel gives you about a 5% performance boost but in most cases like gaming with a Intel processor you would not notice a difference.

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