Is new RAM detected instantly?

[Ditzing]

Hi, I decided to upgrade my RAM a little since I do a ton of multi-tasking and my computer is starting to feel a bit slow, and I have only one question before I buy some new RAM, I have replaced multiple computer parts in the past but never have I replaced RAM, so my knowledge falls a bit short.

I only have two slots on my motherboard, they are both currently filled with 3GB RAM sticks, so the question is; If I replace both sticks with two sticks of 8GB, will it be detected as soon as I start my computer? Will my computer be able to start?

 

Thanks. Please let me know if this doesn't fit the forum, I don't want to waste anyone's time.

[Tan3l6]

If you have RAM settings to auto the RAM settings will automatically be detected on startup.

No 3GB sticks on the market though.

[A Silver]

Look up the specifications of your mother board to make sure it can support 16GB RAM. If it does, when you boot up it may say "Hardware change detected" but press any key and it will boot up like normal. However there is no guarantee that will speed up your pc

[Slottr]

3 minutes ago, Ditzing said:

will it be detected as soon as I start my computer? Will my computer be able to start?

Yeah, the motherboard will need to do a few things to initialize it

 

You'll have to make sure you get the right memory, that your operating system supports the amount of ram you want and that your motherboard supports the amount of ram you want

[Ditzing]

4 minutes ago, Slottr said:

Yeah, the motherboard will need to do a few things to initialize it

 

You'll have to make sure you get the right memory, that your operating system supports the amount of ram you want and that your motherboard supports the amount of ram you want

I just checked and it is compatible, the ram I want to buy is compatible with every component in my computer I believe, I'll triple check just to be sure. I compared my ram to the one I want to buy and it has the same characteristics except for the memory, which is bigger on the one I want to buy.

[Slottr]

2 minutes ago, Ditzing said:

I just checked and it is compatible, the ram I want to buy is compatible with every component in my computer I believe, I'll triple check just to be sure. I compared my ram to the one I want to buy and it has the same characteristics except for the memory, which is bigger on the one I want to buy.

What motherboard, memory, cpu and os (version)?

[Ditzing]

12 minutes ago, A Silver said:

Look up the specifications of your mother board to make sure it can support 16GB RAM. If it does, when you boot up it may say "Hardware change detected" but press any key and it will boot up like normal. However there is no guarantee that will speed up your pc

Alright, I looked up the specs for a computer that has exactly the same characteristics as mine (same motherboard, cpu, graphics card) and it says that it can support 32GB RAM at most.