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Problems with RAM installation and performance

Problems with RAM installation and performance

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sirbreno
Member
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04-15-2016, 12:46 PM
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Hey everyone, I recently acquired an old office PC from a previous purchase. It comes with an Asrock A320m HDV MOBI, an AMD A10 9700E APU, and 4 GB of Micron 2133 MHz RAM. The main issue is that it only has a single 4 GB RAM stick, which feels quite limited for the APU and makes upgrading difficult. In my region, such high-speed RAM isn’t widely available, and Micron isn’t sold as RAM at all. So can I mix different RAM modules? For example, I have a 2400 MHz stick with similar latency specs (CL 15-15-15-36). Since the board only has two slots, it would need to be dual-channel or not work at all. My main concern is whether I can change the RAM speed in BIOS, but I don’t seem to have access to the RAM settings—no clickable options. Is this a motherboard limitation, or is there something else preventing me from configuring the original RAM?
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sirbreno
04-15-2016, 12:46 PM #1

Hey everyone, I recently acquired an old office PC from a previous purchase. It comes with an Asrock A320m HDV MOBI, an AMD A10 9700E APU, and 4 GB of Micron 2133 MHz RAM. The main issue is that it only has a single 4 GB RAM stick, which feels quite limited for the APU and makes upgrading difficult. In my region, such high-speed RAM isn’t widely available, and Micron isn’t sold as RAM at all. So can I mix different RAM modules? For example, I have a 2400 MHz stick with similar latency specs (CL 15-15-15-36). Since the board only has two slots, it would need to be dual-channel or not work at all. My main concern is whether I can change the RAM speed in BIOS, but I don’t seem to have access to the RAM settings—no clickable options. Is this a motherboard limitation, or is there something else preventing me from configuring the original RAM?

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CelticGila
Senior Member
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04-17-2016, 03:16 PM
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No problem at all. I understand if you need a change.
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CelticGila
04-17-2016, 03:16 PM #2

No problem at all. I understand if you need a change.