I need help with a Ram question

[Brando420]

can i use only one stick of cmk16gx4m2b3200c16 or do I need both

[RONOTHAN##]

For dual channel operation (the best performance) you should use both. The system will work with just one stick, you just ideally want all memory channels populated for the best possible performance. 

[RAS_3885]

Yes, you can always run just one stick of RAM without issue. You will, however, take a performance hit due to it only being single channel. Two sticks in dual-channel will always be better.

[DreamCat04]

1 minute ago, Brando420 said:

can i use only one stick of cmk16gx4m2b3200c16 or do I need both

How do you mean that exactly? What do you use your system for? Generally you can run with one stick of RAM but two sticks in dual-channel mode does get you some better performance in games. Although not that much but it is an improvement

[Brando420]

Thanks I was just wondering cause I got one guess I'll trying to get other one lol. Also want to build a gaming PC for the least amount of money I'm poor an am not above using 2nd hand of off brand parts I've found sum off brands performe better than name brand