Hi,
Looking on the internet has not given a definitive answer so I might as-well ask directly:
If I have a motherboard with 2x1gb sticks installed in one channel, and then I add 2x8gb in the other channel, will the 8gb modules only be able to use 1gb of their respective capacity?
In other words, would the result perform like a 4gb ram system or like an 18gb system?
From what I garner, if you put an 8gb module alongside a 4gb module in the same channel, the 8gb module capacity will only be utilised as much as its partner 4gb module. If this is true, I'd like to know if this also applies to having different size modules in different channels, with all the modules in their respective channels being of the same size.
Please assume that the module frequencies, cas latency and timings are the same.
Thanks in advance!
Looking on the internet has not given a definitive answer so I might as-well ask directly:
If I have a motherboard with 2x1gb sticks installed in one channel, and then I add 2x8gb in the other channel, will the 8gb modules only be able to use 1gb of their respective capacity?
In other words, would the result perform like a 4gb ram system or like an 18gb system?
From what I garner, if you put an 8gb module alongside a 4gb module in the same channel, the 8gb module capacity will only be utilised as much as its partner 4gb module. If this is true, I'd like to know if this also applies to having different size modules in different channels, with all the modules in their respective channels being of the same size.
Please assume that the module frequencies, cas latency and timings are the same.
Thanks in advance!