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2013-03-04 09:08 32005364 Anonymous (1353802827031.jpg 230x300 16kB)
I have these 2 8GB sticks: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ ct.aspx?Item=N82E16820145345 And I need to upgrade to 16GB. What would be better, 2x4GB or 1x8G? Also, does the new ram have to match with the current one or anything like that?

3 min later 32005415 Anonymous
>I have these 2 8GB sticks: >I need to upgrade to 16GB Last I checked, 2x8=16 so you already have 16GB

5 min later 32005447 Anonymous
>>32005415 Sorry that was 2x4GB sticks.

13 min later 32005591 Anonymous
It's never a good idea to mix RAM modules, but if you have dual-channel slots, you can get away with it as long as the sets are designated by channel. If I were you, I'd just invest in 4 modules of the same shit.

15 min later 32005627 Anonymous
Assuming you're running dual channel then as long as the first two are in one channel and the second two are in another you're fine Also in that regard you have to get 2x4gb, so you end up with 4x4gb, because if you had three sticks then each DIMM would be single channel mode and then what's the point

39 min later 32005920 Anonymous
>>32005627 I don't know what you mean with dual channels but there are black and blue slots in my mobo and I have inserted both sticks into the blue ones.

42 min later 32005963 Anonymous
>>32005920 what mobo brand and model?

43 min later 32005977 Anonymous
>>32005963 P8Z77-V LX

47 min later 32006015 Anonymous (stephen-fry-and-iphone_jpg.jpg 400x400 45kB)
16GB. What would be better, 2x4GB or 1x8G

49 min later 32006055 Anonymous
>>32005977 you have them running in dual channel mode on the blue ports, buy two more 4gb with same specs (timing, bandwidth), and put them on the black ports, you should be set

1 hours later 32006306 Anonymous
>>32006055 Ok. Thanks,

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