Can I use 1 16gb ram stick with 2 8gb ram sticks? Both ddr4
Posted by This_Road_9940@reddit | buildapc | View on Reddit | 5 comments
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Posted by This_Road_9940@reddit | buildapc | View on Reddit | 5 comments
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AstarothSquirrel@reddit
The answer is maybe. Some motherboard and processor combinations will use the ram no problem whereas some may not and it really is a gamble that you can't be certain until you try. As others have mentioned, they will generally all run at the speed of the slowest ram. You may need to experiment to find which ram works best in which slot because they prefer to be installed in pairs 1&3, 2&4, not 1&2, 3&4 but check your motherboard manual to be certain.
USSHammond@reddit
Can you? Yes. Should you? No. If you're already mixing capacity, what else are you mixing? Brands, product lines? Clock speeds? Cas latency? Timings? And 3 dill kit is an unusual config which would result in the ram running in flex mode, IF the system would even boot at all.
No-Improvement-8316@reddit
yes, but proper slot placement is critical for optimal performance.
Most consumer motherboards use a dual-channel architecture with four slots arranged as follows:
To balance the memory channels (16 GB per channel), install the modules like this:
this way each channel has equal capacity (16 GB), allowing the system to run fully in dual-channel mode.
Ozi-reddit@reddit
single stick runs slower than pairs of same capacity
PrimoAngelo@reddit
Yes, but the speed will be the lowest possible.