Can my mobo support 4x8gb ram?

[Premi]

Hello, I want to add 2 more 8GB sticks but I'm not sure if my motherboard can support it.
In other words, I don't know if it has "Quad channel architecture".

I read that it has to be Quad, but every single motherboard I looked at is Dual channel. Where are these magical quad channel ones?

Here are the posts I looked at:

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/320228-30-memory-setup

http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-1865979/4x4gb-2x8gb.html

I kind of understand what I read but I need more clarification..
Sorry, and thank you in advance for taking the time to explain.

 

[bgunner]

OK here is the deal, Depending on the motherboard and OS A dual channel motherboard can run 4 x 8 GB sticks of ram. If the motherboard supports 32 GB or memory then it will support it. The quad channel is not necessary to run 32 GB of ram but it is more efficient at using the ram but is not necessary.

Please tell us what mother board you have so we can make sure it will support that amount of ram.

 

[Premi]

OK here is the deal, Depending on the motherboard and OS A dual channel motherboard can run 4 x 8 GB sticks of ram. If the motherboard supports 32 GB or memory then it will support it. The quad channel is not necessary to run 32 GB of ram but it is more efficient at using the ram but is not necessary.

Please tell us what mother board you have so we can make sure it will support that amount of ram.

I'm so sorry! I thought I put my part list.

I have a ASRock Z87 Extreme4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard

Here's my part list:
http://pcpartpicker.com/user/premi23/saved/TmmxFT

 

[bgunner]

this is from ASRocks web page for your Board: - Dual Channel DDR3 memory technology
- 4 x DDR3 DIMM slots
- Supports DDR3 2933+(OC)/2800(OC)/2400(OC)/2133(OC)/1866(OC)/1600/1333/1066 non-ECC, un-buffered memory
- Max. capacity of system memory: 32GB*
- Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) 1.3 / 1.2
- Distortion-Free Slot


As long as you have a 64 bit OS then you will be fine running 4x8 GB of ram. There is nothing to worry about, Both your CPU and Motherboard can handle up to 32 GB of ram.

I do want to make sure we are talking about the same thing here and I will give a warning at the end: You currently have a total of 8 GB of ram. From your post you want to add 16 GB more of ram correct? or do you want to add just an extra 8 GB?

If you want to add an extra 16 GB you may run into a compatibility issue. This happens when the sticks are not the same and tested together. It is always best to buy ram all at the same time and as a kit. This is not to say it will not work but wanted to make you aware of the risk that the sticks may not play nice with each other.

 

[Premi]

this is from ASRocks web page for your Board: - Dual Channel DDR3 memory technology
- 4 x DDR3 DIMM slots
- Supports DDR3 2933+(OC)/2800(OC)/2400(OC)/2133(OC)/1866(OC)/1600/1333/1066 non-ECC, un-buffered memory
- Max. capacity of system memory: 32GB*
- Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) 1.3 / 1.2
- Distortion-Free Slot


As long as you have a 64 bit OS then you will be fine running 4x8 GB of ram. There is nothing to worry about, Both your CPU and Motherboard can handle up to 32 GB of ram.

I do want to make sure we are talking about the same thing here and I will give a warning at the end: You currently have a total of 8 GB of ram. From your post you want to add 16 GB more of ram correct? or do you want to add just an extra 8 GB?

If you want to add an extra 16 GB you may run into a compatibility issue. This happens when the sticks are not the same and tested together. It is always best to buy ram all at the same time and as a kit. This is not to say it will not work but wanted to make you aware of the risk that the sticks may not play nice with each other.

this is from ASRocks web page for your Board: - Dual Channel DDR3 memory technology
- 4 x DDR3 DIMM slots
- Supports DDR3 2933+(OC)/2800(OC)/2400(OC)/2133(OC)/1866(OC)/1600/1333/1066 non-ECC, un-buffered memory
- Max. capacity of system memory: 32GB*
- Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) 1.3 / 1.2
- Distortion-Free Slot


As long as you have a 64 bit OS then you will be fine running 4x8 GB of ram. There is nothing to worry about, Both your CPU and Motherboard can handle up to 32 GB of ram.

I do want to make sure we are talking about the same thing here and I will give a warning at the end: You currently have a total of 8 GB of ram. From your post you want to add 16 GB more of ram correct? or do you want to add just an extra 8 GB?

If you want to add an extra 16 GB you may run into a compatibility issue. This happens when the sticks are not the same and tested together. It is always best to buy ram all at the same time and as a kit. This is not to say it will not work but wanted to make you aware of the risk that the sticks may not play nice with each other.

Thank you!

And no, i dont want to add 16gb to my already 8gb..

I have 8gb, and I want to add another 8gb (2 more 4gb) so I will have 16gb.

Sorry for the confusion.

 

[bgunner]

you will be fine but when you get the new ram make sure it is the same brand and model to help ensure compatibility. good luck and have fun.

 

[Premi]

you will be fine but when you get the new ram make sure it is the same brand and model to help ensure compatibility. good luck and have fun.

Hey, thanks! I have one more question if it's not too much trouble. There is a pretty nice sale right now haha so I'm really considering getting the extra 8gigs:

this is what I have and as mentioned before, I want to get one more 2x8gb, so I will have 16gb of ram.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231428

My question is, will I notice any type of difference with daily use or in game performance? If so, can you please give an example?

edit: I want to get it regardless, for the future for when I have to upgrade..since it's cheap right now

 

[bgunner]

Yes there are performance improvements. Not so much in gaming but in other aspects of your PC use. Having more ram allows for more information to be cached for quicker access than if the information need to be take from the HDD or SSD. This allows in a speed up of loading some programs and calling up the same files often.