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Discussion on mixing RAM tracks

Discussion on mixing RAM tracks

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10-27-2016, 09:07 AM
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Hello everyone, welcome! I’m new here and recently faced some issues with my PC. Initially, I assumed it was a RAM issue and decided to replace it. I had four G.SKILL 16GB DDR4 sticks and two Crucial 32GB 3200MHz units. It turned out the problem was with the motherboard, not the RAM. Regarding your questions: can I combine two 16GB sticks with the two 32GB sticks? I’ve heard mixing speeds isn’t ideal, but I’m not sure about different sizes. Should I use four 32GB sticks instead of mixing sizes? Thanks!
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10-27-2016, 09:07 AM #1

Hello everyone, welcome! I’m new here and recently faced some issues with my PC. Initially, I assumed it was a RAM issue and decided to replace it. I had four G.SKILL 16GB DDR4 sticks and two Crucial 32GB 3200MHz units. It turned out the problem was with the motherboard, not the RAM. Regarding your questions: can I combine two 16GB sticks with the two 32GB sticks? I’ve heard mixing speeds isn’t ideal, but I’m not sure about different sizes. Should I use four 32GB sticks instead of mixing sizes? Thanks!

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10-28-2016, 01:35 AM
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It will work fine. Performance won't be perfect and you'll experience a minor decrease, but no problems should arise. By default, your motherboard will align RAM with the slowest supported speed from all DIMMs, though you can try overclocking or using XMP to improve it. When working with two versus four DIMMs, the choice is yours. On a dual-channel setup, having an even number of DIMMs usually matters more than matching their capacities.
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10-28-2016, 01:35 AM #2

It will work fine. Performance won't be perfect and you'll experience a minor decrease, but no problems should arise. By default, your motherboard will align RAM with the slowest supported speed from all DIMMs, though you can try overclocking or using XMP to improve it. When working with two versus four DIMMs, the choice is yours. On a dual-channel setup, having an even number of DIMMs usually matters more than matching their capacities.

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