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    [SOLVED] is it okay to have 4 RAM sticks installed?

    message to future people looking here: after installing the new RAM kit, my computer started behaving extremely weird, programs kept crashing left and right, BSODs, and other things. i ran a RAM test ("windows memory diagnostic" tool), and it showed that there are no faults with the new RAM...
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    [SOLVED] programs crashing constantly since ram change

    thank you for the response. i updated the BIOS just a month ago. it should be on the newest, and i didnt notice any issues after the update. i learnt about XMP/DOCP at that same time by a friend, i wasnt able to use XMP, i think because i use AMD cpu. but i was able to turn on DOCP. after the...
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    [SOLVED] programs crashing constantly since ram change

    hello, im unsure if this is the right place in the forum for this but i hope it is. im posting it here since i found no issues with the new RAM. about a week i asked in this tom forum thread how to know which ram to buy, i bought a 2x16gb ram kit and installed it. while switching the RAM...
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    [SOLVED] is it okay to have 4 RAM sticks installed?

    thank you for explaining why a kit matters!! i thought that a "kit" simply meant two ram sticks of the same type and module. i was literally gonna do that mistake you said cause it was cheaper. thank you! and thank you all for the great answers!
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    [SOLVED] is it okay to have 4 RAM sticks installed?

    i apologize for all of the questions, in the same forum post. this is the last one i promise. i noticed the price for a single 32gb ram stick is the same or cheaper than two 16gb. so the question is, is running a single stick better or worse than two sticks of halves? what are your opinions and...
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    [SOLVED] is it okay to have 4 RAM sticks installed?

    i simply ran out of RAM to run things, i even switched from chrome to opera gx to lower my ram usage but its not enough. and yes, i often max out my RAM usage 😕 thank you for this tip, this is proving to be a very difficult endeavor
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    [SOLVED] is it okay to have 4 RAM sticks installed?

    i see, thank you for the responses! i thought about buying a single 16gb one, and attaching it together with the 8gb x2, that way if it the slot doesnt work, i can sell the two 8gb and buy another 16gb one, the question is if its okay to run 16gb + 8gb x2 sticks, a total of 3 sticks?
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    [SOLVED] is it okay to have 4 RAM sticks installed?

    hello, i have 2 RAM sticks of 8GB each, and im looking to upgrade, but then i saw forum threads in here that say that they had issues once upgrading from 2 to 4 sticks. so im no longer sure about upgrading and wanted to ask your opinion. the issue is of course the price, a 16gb stick is twice as...