RAM size question.

[Borgus Bohr]

I'm pretty sure it's fine, but I need a clear answer. 

If i have 2x16GB RAM sticks, can I add 2x8GB sticks (same brand, specs, speed and timing). Could that cause any weird issues or is it all good?

 

Thanks for your help!

[svmlegacy]

4 minutes ago, Borgus Bohr said:

I'm pretty sure it's fine, but I need a clear answer. 

If i have 2x16GB RAM sticks, can I add 2x8GB sticks (same brand, specs, speed and timing). Could that cause any weird issues or is it all good?

 

Thanks for your help!

Some platforms are pickier than others, but usually it works. Sometimes you have to drop the speed to make it happen. Giving it the same brand/specs/timing helps a lot.

[kirashi]

13 minutes ago, Borgus Bohr said:

I'm pretty sure it's fine, but I need a clear answer. 

If i have 2x16GB RAM sticks, can I add 2x8GB sticks (same brand, specs, speed and timing). Could that cause any weird issues or is it all good?

 

Thanks for your help!

 

If your motherboard has 4 memory slots total, technically you can usually add mix-matched RAM of varying sizes and even speeds, however, your performance may take a small hit depending on the motherboard and CPU you're using. (Some motherboards may refuse to boot with mismatched RAM installed, but that's usually only the case with a prebuilt system from a manufacturer.)

 

For example, some boards will let you run dual channel memory with 2 different sets of RAM, but they'll run at the lowest common speed all sticks are capable of running at. This means if you've got 2x DDR3-2133 sticks and 2x DDR3-1600 sticks, and the DDR3-1600 sticks can't run at a faster speed, your motherboard may operate ALL sticks at the slower DDR3-1600 speed.