2014 Archives

[MDacerGuy]

do you have to upgrade in pairs?

i have 8gig now (2 4gig chips)

can I just buy an 8 gig chip, to make 12gig? or i have to buy 2 matching 8 gig chips

[Vince53]

Guy, welcome aboard. There is more than one version of your machine, so we need the complete model number. Some machines do require that you upgrade your RAM in pairs, while others do not. You might have to go to a reputable computer shop to have them look at your motherboard in order to answer than question.

In addition, it is often difficult to get RAM to work when the different sticks are not identical.

My advice? You've got yourself one powerful monster there. I doubt that adding more RAM will improve your performance. Huh? Except for a few high-end games, few programs use more that 2 gigs of RAM. You will improve your ability to multi-task, but between your CPU and 8 gigs of RAM, I would be surprised if you're not covered.

[Andrik]

I believe different RAM modules (4 and 8 for example) is no problem. What could be a problem is if you buy a RAM module which runs on the wrong voltage.

I know for a fact that on the R7-572G the mem voltage should be 1.35. Most ram runs on 1.5 V which in this case is incompatible, so please find out which voltage the ram modules should support and before buying.

[MDacerGuy]

thanks

i saw a kinston one advertise it runs on 1.35 and 1.5v

---

Andrik wrote:

I believe different RAM modules (4 and 8 for example) is no problem. What could be a problem is if you buy a RAM module which runs on the wrong voltage.

I know for a fact that on the R7-572G the mem voltage should be 1.35. Most ram runs on 1.5 V which in this case is incompatible, so please find out which voltage the ram modules should support and before buying.

---