RAM UPGRADE

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So I was planning to buy a new ram and I saw my laptop ram that has 1RX16 and I bought a 2RX8

Will they still work together?

[Djole123]

If it fits, it sits!

 

The 1RX16 and 2RX8 only say the chip rank (so 1RX16 is single-rank and 2RX8 is dual-rank), which means that it either has one bank of chips (for single-rank) or two banks of chips (for dual-rank) that can be accessed each at a certain moment.

 

Unless your manufacturer specifically requires single-rank chips, if you install the new dual-rank chips (even in conjunction with single-rank ones), and it works as you expect, you shouldn't worry about the rankings.

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16 minutes ago, Djole123 said:

If it fits, it sits!

 

The 1RX16 and 2RX8 only say the chip rank (so 1RX16 is single-rank and 2RX8 is dual-rank), which means that it either has one bank of chips (for single-rank) or two banks of chips (for dual-rank) that can be accessed each at a certain moment.

 

Unless your manufacturer specifically requires single-rank chips, if you install the new dual-rank chips (even in conjunction with single-rank ones), and it works as you expect, you shouldn't worry about the rankings.

Thank you very much