Can I use all 4 of my dim slots even though my mobo says it dosent support quad channel ram?

riotdog223

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Hi, I was wondering if i could add 2 more sticks of ram to my pc. Currently Corsair Vengance 2x4gb at 2400mhz and was wondering if could add 2 more. I found out my mobo does not support quad channel ram whcih confused me because it has 4 dim slots. I have a ASUS PRIME B350M-A with a Ryzen 5 1400x. Also when i go to bios/uefi it says that my ram is running at 2133mhz. I have tried changing it to 2400mhz like it should be but nothing seems to work. Please help. Cheers.
 
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Yes you can run 4 sticks in dual-channel. You will have 2 sets of dual-channel going, which is not quad-channel.

If you don't have XMP to enable then you will have to enter the timings manually. Or sometimes set timings to auto and adjust speed and voltage.
Yes you can run 4 sticks in dual-channel. You will have 2 sets of dual-channel going, which is not quad-channel.

If you don't have XMP to enable then you will have to enter the timings manually. Or sometimes set timings to auto and adjust speed and voltage.
 
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