Question about ram upgrade

Techie5879 · March 25, 2019

So I'm thinking about buying the Asus Rog strix scar II edition with rtx 2060. But it only has single channel 16gb RAM, and I've heard reports that it does become a bottleneck.

So if I were to upgrade it to dual channel by buying a stick from crucial memory, do I need to purchase 2x8gb? Or can I get away with just 1 module of 8gb? Will the 16gb stick from manufacturer and 8gb stick from crucial run in dual channel?

StrayGuitarist · March 25, 2019

I'd wait until you buy the laptop and see if you even really notice that bottleneck before deciding if you need to upgrade it. You might get it and not notice any issue at all.

However, in the case that you DO feel you've gotta upgrade, I would recommend purchasing 2x8GB instead of mixing a 16gb and 8gb stick, I've had nasty experiences when mixing RAM sizes.

If you're going to mix brands, though, make sure both sticks you're buying have the same specs (Including speed!), the manufacturer's stick should have a little sticker on it with its specs.

genexis_x · March 25, 2019

50 minutes ago, Techie5879 said:

So if I were to upgrade it to dual channel by buying a stick from crucial memory, do I need to purchase 2x8gb?

I recommend selling the original one and buy x2 8GB

50 minutes ago, Techie5879 said:

Or can I get away with just 1 module of 8gb? Will the 16gb stick from manufacturer and 8gb stick from crucial run in dual channel?

It will run in Flex mode (partial dual channel)

Techie5879 · March 25, 2019

1 hour ago, StrayGuitarist said:

I'd wait until you buy the laptop and see if you even really notice that bottleneck before deciding if you need to upgrade it. You might get it and not notice any issue at all.

However, in the case that you DO feel you've gotta upgrade, I would recommend purchasing 2x8GB instead of mixing a 16gb and 8gb stick, I've had nasty experiences when mixing RAM sizes.

If you're going to mix brands, though, make sure both sticks you're buying have the same specs (Including speed!), the manufacturer's stick should have a little sticker on it with its specs.

Thanks! Got it.