4 sticks of RAM on a Maximus VII Hero?

[ChazzerB314]

I have a Maximus VII Hero motherboard and 2 sticks of DDR3-2133 4GB G.Skill Sniper memory sticks. My question is two parts since prices for DDR3 memory are dropping and I can pick up 2 more sticks of the exact same sticks for about $50, would I see a difference/would it help and is it worth it in the end?

In essence it would be 16 GB of RAM using 4 slots. I have never used more than two sticks before and I was wondering if it would even work with my current setup. I'm always looking to improve my performance and the next purchases would be a faster processor and a better graphics card.

 

[gskill support]

Depends if you ever use close to 8GB. If not, 8GB is sufficient and you probably won't notice a difference. More RAM memory capacity only helps if you need more simultaneous processing.

 

[Tradesman1]

If the sets will play together, then yes, it's no problem to run 4x4GB, however there is no guarantee the 2 sets will play nice, more on this in my article (part 2, Fiction, Item 2, here:

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/answers/id-2741495/ddr3-faqs-fiction.html