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VladislavP
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Hi there guys. I have an Y520 laptop with GTX 1050 4GB and 4GB of ram, with 1 free slot. What do you suggest me do?

 

1. Adding another 4GB stick, having 8GB total run in dual channel, or

2. Adding an 8GB stick, having 12GB of ram total.

 

I know the first may be better, but I want to play some online mmo's that require 8GB of ram, and also have some chrome tabs (around 5-6) open while gaming. I don't know what is better, 8GB in dual-channel, or 12GB of total ram?

 

P.S. I cannot get 2x8GB sticks because it will void my 2 year-warranty, it's a new laptop so please don't suggest that.

 

Thank you all for helping me.

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Getting ram in different sizes is bad for the latency so it will slow down your computer quite a bit, 8GBs of ram is enough for most cases anyway.

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Buy an 8GB stick and remove the 4GB stick, buy a second 8GB stick when you can afford to.

 

Like Darpyface said don't run 2 different sized sticks of ram

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I cannot remove the 4GB stick because it will void my 2 year warranty. So I think I will be better off buying an identical stick of 4GB.

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35 minutes ago, VladislavP said:

some online mmo's that require 8GB of ram

Rather demanding for an online MMO, which games are these? I feel as though you'd be able to do just fine with 8GB

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For example Black Desert Online requires 8GB, but I want to have some youtube music in the background playing and some tabs open.

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The only way removing the 4GB stick would void warranty is if for some reason the 8GB stick was the cause for a failure that required warranty work.

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I have a seal over the 4gb stick. If I remove the ram the seal gets broken...

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Try to use the 8gb stick as it will be compatible with the configuration you have on your laptop. I have also done the same mistake and got the ERROR CODE 0XC0000428 on my system. Then I have to use a different stick as well.
 

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