How many memory pieces can h110 motherboard support?

[hamada.lovex3]

Hi guys:

I'm planning currently to buy a new pc for gaming, and select a motherboard for the new pc "GA-H110M-S2PH (rev. 1.0)", but i'm stucked at some problem ...

the motherboard supports up to 32GB RAM but for the current time i just wanna add 8GB only then later in the next period add more until 32GB... so maybe after 1-2 years adding 8GB RAM to be total of 16GB

My question is: is this motherboard support adding 4x8GB pieces of RAM?

I have read some info about the motherboard, some example about the RAM: "2x DDR4 DIMM sockets supporting up to 32 GB of system memory" but i still not understanding this well, i hope some help for my question.

Thanks

 

[Barty1884]

H110 chipsets support "up to 32GB"

Some boards only have two slots though, so 2x16GB would be the only way to achieve the 'full' 32GB.
That board specifically only have 2 DIMM slots.

Others have 4, so could do 4x8GB (haven't seen anybody actually try 4x16GB).


The question would be, why? Very, very few workloads can actually utilize that much system memory and, as you've stated it's for "Gaming" ..... the chances of 32GB ever being required for gaming, within the relative usable lifespan of an H110 chipset is extremely unlikely.

Some titles today are using >8GB, but it's still not completely commonplace - many titles will still use <8GB.

16GB is the "perfect" Gaming RAM configuration.


Also, FWIW, memory can occassionally have 'issues' when you "mix & match", even if they're the same model.
Ie. 1x8GB sold individually may not 'play nice' with an identical module, also sold separately.
it's always recommended to buy your RAM in a "kit" (ie 2x4GB, 2x8GB, sold together in retail packaging).