[PLUG] Memory questions

[Jim Garrison]

On 6/6/2018 1:56 PM, Rich Shepard wrote:
>   For a machine I'm building I have 2 G.Skill Sniper DDR3 1600 2x4G
> cards. I
> assume that each one holds 4G of RAM and works only as the pair. Is this
> correct?

Each would likely work separately but you'd lose the dual-channel speed
boost by installing only one.  It depends on which motherboard you're
using.

> 
>   Can I add the a pair of the same brand/model each having 8G RAM for a
> total of 24G?

Yes, I've done this several times.  Again, check your motherboard specs,
but modern memory controllers are pretty good at figuring out what you
have installed and using it, as long as the timings are acceptable.

--
Jim Garrison