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Dual-Channel Kit times 2? Asus Rog Strix B350-f

Hey everyone, 

I got trouble finding a definite answer online, so I thought of asking the community. 

Can I install the exact same Dual Channel Kit to have all four slots on my mainboard in usage?

I currently run a system with:
AMD Ryzen 3600x @3,8GHz

Asus Rog Strix B350-f
16GB G.Skill Flare X DDR4-3200 DIMM CL14 Dual Kit

The Information on the ASUS page are the following:

AMD Ryzen™ 2nd Generation/ Ryzen™ with Radeon™ Vega Graphics/ Ryzen™ 1st Generation Processors
4 x DIMM, Max. 64GB, DDR4 3200(O.C.)/2933(O.C.)/2666/2400/2133 MHz ECC and non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory *
AMD 7th Generation A-series/Athlon™ Processors
4 x DIMM, Max. 64GB, DDR4 2400/2133 MHz Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory *
Dual Channel Memory Architecture 
* Hyper DIMM support is subject to the physical characteristics of individual CPUs. 
* Refer to www.asus.com for the Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors Lists).


I am bouncing between the above solution or a new 32 GB Ram Kit, which will be way higher priced if I want to get a similar performance regarding speed and timings. 
Any hint/information/tipp is highly appreciated!

Greetings
Chris

Edit: I got currently the XMP Standard profile activated:

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Not double, just "Dual Channel".
Second kit may decrease max. frequency you can get while OC though, and it always puts more stress on IMC as well.

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You can but it's not 100% sure that you'll be able to get max frecuency. I have two kits of 2x8gb 3600Mhz C18. When I use 1 kit of 2x8 (16gb) I can get the rated DOCP profile no problem. When I installed the same second kit (4x8=32gb) I could only get 3400MHz on the four sticks. This is because is more stressful for the motherboard to OC 4 sticks rather than 2.

 

It will work but you'll have to pray to the silicon lottery to see if you can push all of them to the rated speed when they are together.

 

At the end, if the rated frencuency is REALLY important for you, get new 2x16gb instead of buying the kit you already have and using 4 sticks.

 

Good luck!

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