Adding 8gb of ram to 4gb ram can i get 12gb?

[Nibagg]

I already have 2x4GB DDR4 RAM 2400MHz and if i remove one and add one Kingston 8GB 2400MHz DDR4 CL15 DIMM HyperX FURY Black will i get 12 gb of ram?

Link to my pc: https://www.netonnet.se/art/dator/stationara-datorer/desktop/asus-rog-g11cd-k-nr061t/240995.8943/

 

[Calvin7]

Memory manufacturers guarantee the rated speeds and timings of any memory to be obtainable only in the kit it is sold in. If you are adding an additional set of memory, the rated timings may not work due to the extra stress on the memory controller. Therefore, you will need to relax the timings and/or frequencies in order to get two sets of memory to work. Another option you may need to do is increase the dram voltages or reducing the CPU multiplier.

 

[clutchc]

Try it and see. I've mixed RAM w/o any issues. Some boards will revert to single channel for the whole 12GB, some only for the extra 4GB.
Or if you haven't bought the RAM yet, buy 2X8 GB and sell yours.

 

[kgt1182]

You will definitely get 12GB of RAM, but do not expect speeds to be optimal.

Do you need 12GB of RAM? More RAM does not mean better gaming performance, it only means you can run more programs/programs that use more RAM. 8GB for now/16GB to be futureproof is good.

You may want matched RAM pairs to get better performance, and faster RAM up to 3000-3200 MT/s range.

Dual channel only works for two similiar sticks of the same capacity and speed, in this case dual channel may not work, and if it does it will work up to 8GB or 2x of the lowest capacity modulr and at the speed of the slowest module.
RAM operating in single channel may affect performance of CPU+GPU such as the PC you have listed by 0-10%.

Unpaired sticks of RAM may not work at maximum rated speed, but are guaranteed to work at the minimum JEDEC specification of DDR4 2133 C16, where the chips are not running at maximum potential.

You may want a i5 7500/7600 with 8GB RAM than a i5 7400 with 12GB RAM as the i5 7400 has comparatively low clock speed and hence low single thread performance for gaming.

GTX 1060 is fine for 1080p/1440p gaming.