I have the AMD version of the Acer Nitro 5 and it came with only 4gb of ram is it ok to add 8gb

QamarMindalano

I can't run some of my programs smoothly so I decided to add 8gb of ram since it only came with 4gb will 12gb of ram work

batmalin

8+4 will work as well but not in dual channel... so either you don't care about dual channel or you follow the advise from colleague @laurent_14

laurent_14

Hello,

What model do you own exactly? AN5..-...-....?

QamarMindalano

laurent_14 said:

Hello,

What model do you own exactly? AN5..-...-....?

hello I have no idea how to reply so I will just quote you

the model is AN515-42-R8HN

laurent_14

Thanks. You can increase the memory amount but the modules must have the same value: 2+2, 4+4, 8+8 or 16+16GB.

batmalin

8+4 will work as well but not in dual channel... so either you don't care about dual channel or you follow the advise from colleague @laurent_14

QamarMindalano

hello again 

will it work fine if its the same frequency i.e 2400mhz?

batmalin

It will run just ok, dual channel will not work thou.

QamarMindalano

may I ask what are the benefits of dual channel, I really have small experience with computers

batmalin

Improves the performance of the CPU especially AMD CPUs, but do not expect miracles

QamarMindalano

I see thank you for your answers, it helped a lot 

batmalin

You are welcome mate!

amoleb1982

batmalin said:

8+4 will work as well but not in dual channel... so either you don't care about dual channel or you follow the advise from colleague @laurent_14

 

laurent_14 said:

Thanks. You can increase the memory amount but the modules must have the same value: 2+2, 4+4, 8+8 or 16+16GB.

 Are you guys absolutely sure about this?

I have 8gb and 16gb  sticks so total is 24gb and cpuz showing they are in 'dual channel' mode and also task manager shows they are running at 2400 mhz. Its been 4 months and I see absolutely no issues and the performance is much better now compared to single ram.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.makeuseof.com/tag/myths-misconceptions-about-ram/amp/

batmalin

It runs better than single but not better than dual if you have 2 sticks with the same size.

amoleb1982

batmalin said:

It runs better than single but not better than dual if you have 2 sticks with the same size.

Dude you specifically said it wont run on dual channel mode but it is showing its running in dual channel mode on my system. So systems dont run as per 'your assumptions' so stop giving false info.

batmalin

It was so in the past - https://www.compuram.de/blog/en/single-dual-and-multi-channel-memory-modes/   things changed, so my post was indeed misleading. 

amoleb1982

batmalin said:

It was so in the past - https://www.compuram.de/blog/en/single-dual-and-multi-channel-memory-modes/   things changed, so my post was indeed misleading. 

It wasn't so back in the past, it was literally just 4 months back, exactly when I bought that another 16gb ram.

I could have gone through this post that time and saw your 'accepted answer' and would have got influenced and bought a 8gb ram and still would have cried for bad performance since due to corona we had to work from home and our work actually requires high ram usage around 14-16 gb.

No, things haven't changed in the past 4 or 6 months, they have been same for many more years. But glad that I was able to clear some of your misconceptions.

I myself would never fully belive on something someone said even if I know a thing or two, I will always do a thorough research before having an opinion on even the simplest matters. Coz I know people get influenced by opinions of other perople even if it may be wrong.

Peace!!!

batmalin

Same  size of ram stick was a requirement in the past (not 4 months ago) hence the link and my post admitting my mistake! Apparently we are not speaking same language or at least we are not on a same page. I am done here! Have a nice day and good luck with your other topic!