Will it be dual channel??

[Mohd_33]

Hello guys,
Right now i have ddr4 4gb ram,2400mhz and i am thinking of buying a new 8gb ddr4 ram of same 2400mhz...so my question is will it be dual channel?

 

[DRagor]

You mean 1 stick 4 gb and 1 stick 8 gb? Then you will have 4+4 gb in dual channel, and remaining 4 in single channel. Assuming you can make them to work together, which is not guaranteed even if you get stick with same specs.

 

[rabmcnair90]

To get the benefit of dual channel you need 2 sticks of RAM and they need to be put in the correct slots on your motherboard.

If you post the details of your motherboard and the exact RAM and number of sticks we can advise you better.

 

[Mohd_33]

My motherboard is ASrock A320m HD-V and right now i have 2400mhz 4gb ram i am thinking of buying an identical ram witj 8gb memory..will it be considered as dual channel

 

[rabmcnair90]

Your motherboard is dual channel and there are two ram slots. To make your ram operate as dual channel you need a stick in each slot.

If you did what you are suggesting and put a 4gb stick in one slot and an 8gb in the other slot, then only 4gb in each slot would operate as dual channel and the other 4gb wou.d be single channel.

That being said, there is no guarantee the sticks will work together. To give you the best chance of getting the sticks to work together you should make sure the ram is same make, same speed and same size.

Therefore you should buy another 4gb to match your current stick or get 2 sticks of 8gb and sell the 4gb stick.