Is there a limit to ram per slot?

[1zacster]

I was thinking of upgrading my prefab dell pc because I had 8gb of ram but broke a 2gb dimm so now I only have 6. I used the googles and apparently the max ram my mobo can support is 16gb ddr3 1333. Can I just buy two 8gb dimms of say 1600? will the mobo just default and run them at 1333?

 

[zdbc13]

We need exact model number of your system to tell you this. Dell usually specifies the ram limits on their web site.

 

[daibe123]

I have the same question too. my mb is Giga-byte 8i945p-g. its spec only says max. 4gb ram supported, mentioned nothing about max. ram per slot. please tell me where I can find the answer. Thanks!

 

[Tradesman1]

Take max DRAM and divide by number of total slots - i.e. 16 GB max 4 slots, can take 4x4GB - 2x8GB is a normal No.