Installing Additional RAM

[Shula 7]

Please advise re the following:

This is my current memory profile:
Row: 3 - 4 GB PC4-19200 DDR4 SDRAM Avexir Technologies DDR4-2400 CL16 4GB
Row: 1 - 4 GB PC4-19200 DDR4 SDRAM Avexir Technologies DDR4-2400 CL16 4GB

Would it be alright to install another single 4GB or even an 8GB stick?
What about 2 4GB sticks?
What about 2 8GB sitcks?

Have a good day/evening.

 

[weberdarren97]

So slots 1 and 3 are populated with a pair of 4GB sticks? I hope I understood that correctly.

Mixing memory is miss and match. There's no guarantee that the sticks will be compatible with each other, even if they're the same model. To get past this barrier, you can buy a kit which has been tested so that all included sticks are compatible with each other.

Please buy a kit with the capacity you desire.

 

[Paul NZ]

Whats the motherboard

It depends on what the mobo is, and how much ram it supports

 

[geofelt]

Your odds of success adding ram is less than 100%.

Ram is sold in kits for a reason.
A motherboard must manage all the ram using the same specs of voltage, cas and speed.
Ram from the same vendor and part number can be made up of differing manufacturing components over time.
Some motherboards can be very sensitive to this.
This is more difficult when 4 sticks are involved.
That is why ram vendors will NOT support ram that is not bought in one kit.

From your options, I would buy a 2 x 8gb kit that closely matches your existing ram as to voltage, cas and speed.

Install that to be certain it works.
Then, you can try adding your two 4gb sticks.
If successful, you will have 24gb.
You might need to up the ram voltage a bit to get all 4 sticks working.
If not, sell the old ram or keep them for spares.

 

[jwcrellin]

Match identical sticks to the same-colored slots. You should end up with 8,4,8,4 = 24gb total. I just did this two days ago. Make sure to uninstall all dims and work one end to the other and seat them fully or you'll get boot looping.

 

[Shula 7]

Whats the motherboard

It depends on what the mobo is, and how much ram it supports

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Are my system specs not showing in my posts? Do you know how to correct this? I know that I input the info in my profile. Is there something I missed or didn't save so that my system specs appear?

Thanks

 

[geofelt]

Whats the motherboard

It depends on what the mobo is, and how much ram it supports

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Are my system specs not showing in my posts? Do you know how to correct this? I know that I input the info in my profile. Is there something I missed or didn't save so that my system specs appear?

Thanks

I have my info both in signature and specs.
Also show sig by default.

 

[Paul NZ]

Nope cant see the specs. Dont know myself lol I havent added my specs either

 

[jwcrellin]

Please advise re the following:

This is my current memory profile:
Row: 3 - 4 GB PC4-19200 DDR4 SDRAM Avexir Technologies DDR4-2400 CL16 4GB
Row: 1 - 4 GB PC4-19200 DDR4 SDRAM Avexir Technologies DDR4-2400 CL16 4GB

Would it be alright to install another single 4GB or even an 8GB stick?
What about 2 4GB sticks?
What about 2 8GB sitcks?

Have a good day/evening.

I'm certain you have at least 4 ram slots for 2 8's and 2 4's.

 

[geofelt]

Whats the motherboard

It depends on what the mobo is, and how much ram it supports

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Are my system specs not showing in my posts? Do you know how to correct this? I know that I input the info in my profile. Is there something I missed or didn't save so that my system specs appear?

Thanks

You just fixed it.

 

[jwcrellin]

Nice, I have the z170-hd3p. good budget z170 board.

 

[Shula 7]

Whats the motherboard

It depends on what the mobo is, and how much ram it supports

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Are my system specs not showing in my posts? Do you know how to correct this? I know that I input the info in my profile. Is there something I missed or didn't save so that my system specs appear?

Thanks

You just fixed it.

Thank you, kindly

 

[weberdarren97]

Your board has plenty of room for expansion, up to 64GB supported. Your board has four slots, each other slot is linked into a channel.

You could do 4, 8, 4, 8 starting from the socket and working to the outside of the board, but there's no guarantee that two different sets of sticks or kits will play well with each other.

To avoid conflict, I recommend buying a kit that offers the capacity you need.

 

[Shula 7]

Match identical sticks to the same-colored slots. You should end up with 8,4,8,4 = 24gb total. I just did this two days ago. Make sure to uninstall all dims and work one end to the other and seat them fully or you'll get boot looping.

Did you need to increase the voltage to have all four sticks working?

Yes, I very much like the board we have.

 

[jwcrellin]

Match identical sticks to the same-colored slots. You should end up with 8,4,8,4 = 24gb total. I just did this two days ago. Make sure to uninstall all dims and work one end to the other and seat them fully or you'll get boot looping.

Did you need to increase the voltage to have all four sticks working?

Yes, I very much like the board we have.

I don't mess with ram voltages or timings. As far as I know, all 4 modules are running at stock 1.2v

 

[Shula 7]

Match identical sticks to the same-colored slots. You should end up with 8,4,8,4 = 24gb total. I just did this two days ago. Make sure to uninstall all dims and work one end to the other and seat them fully or you'll get boot looping.

Did you need to increase the voltage to have all four sticks working?

Yes, I very much like the board we have.

I don't mess with ram voltages or timings. As far as I know, all 4 modules are running at stock 1.2v

Okay. I just asked because someone stated that for all four sticks to work voltage would have to be adjusted.. Thanks

 

[geofelt]

Match identical sticks to the same-colored slots. You should end up with 8,4,8,4 = 24gb total. I just did this two days ago. Make sure to uninstall all dims and work one end to the other and seat them fully or you'll get boot looping.

Did you need to increase the voltage to have all four sticks working?

Yes, I very much like the board we have.

I don't mess with ram voltages or timings. As far as I know, all 4 modules are running at stock 1.2v

Okay. I just asked because someone stated that for all four sticks to work voltage would have to be adjusted.. Thanks

When installing ram from disparate kits, it sometimes does not work.
One potential remedy is to up the voltage.
Even that will not always work.
If you can run 4 sticks at stock 1.2v then good; change nothing.