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    RAM Upgrade

    • 17-11-2020 05:29PM
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      hots
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      Quick one, trying to breath the last bit of life into an old machine that's getting bottlenecked by RAM (regularly enough hitting 100% usage). It currently has 2*4GB sticks of DDR3 1866MHZ in it. I've just bought 2*8GB of DDR3 1866MHZ to go in. Different manufacturer unfortunately as my orginals shockingly aren't on sale 7years later.

      Can these go in addition to the 8 already? If so what configuration is best? I'd guess at 8,4,8,4? No idea.


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    • #2
      JoyPad
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      Lookup the manual for your motherboard, it should tell if the combo is supported and how to install it.


    • #3
      hots
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      Hmm I looked in the manual there and it looks like they need to be identical types? It says that all 4 slots can be filled but not much more.


    • #4
      GHOST MGG
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      Leave the 2 sticks of 4gb ram in because its stable..then slot in the other 2 8gb sticks in empty memory slots...If it remains stable then your good to go..if not just try the reverse


    • #5
      somebody_else
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      Some motherboards require the same dimms in slot 1A and 1B and same dimms in slot 2A and 2B.

      So it could be 4 8 4 8 placement.


    • #6
      hots
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      Nice one, cheers guys. Worst case I'll end up on 16GB anyway.


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    • #7
      Samuel T. Cogley
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      Will 4 & 8GB pairs run in dual channel?


    • #8
      hots
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      Hmmm. So I booted up fine first time after just sticking in the 2 new sticks into slot 2 & 4. all fine messing with chrome etc. first bit of proper stress has got me to a blue screen though. Going to experiment after work by removing the two old sticks.


    • #9
      hots
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      Got impatient and took the two 4GBs out so now have the 16 in there on a stress test, all seems to be going fine though, I won't be greedy and I'll leave it at that I think.


    • #10
      Samuel T. Cogley
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      16GB for day to day use is loads in fairness.


    • #11
      hots
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      Samuel T. Cogley wrote: »
      16GB for day to day use is loads in fairness.

      It's got football manager ticking along nicely with chrome left open at the same time :cool:


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