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Hi.

I built my system around January this year.

I thought 8GBs of ram (Kingston ValueRAM 1600MHz) was enough and it was!

Now, when I try to play BF4, Windows tells me that I have run out of memory and BF4 crashes, along with Chrome.

So now I'm thinking of getting another stick of the same RAM to add into my system but I read that mixing RAMs that are not in a kit may cause issues.

I need advice!

Thanks! :D

As long as the timings are the same you will be fine. You will want to find a stick that has an equal speed/mhz or faster(note: if you buy a stick that is faster, it will run at the speed of your slowest stick.).

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Hi.

I built my system around January this year.

I thought 8GBs of ram (Kingston ValueRAM 1600MHz) was enough and it was!

Now, when I try to play BF4, Windows tells me that I have run out of memory and BF4 crashes, along with Chrome.

So now I'm thinking of getting another stick of the same RAM to add into my system but I read that mixing RAMs that are not in a kit may cause issues.

I need advice!

Thanks! :D

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Why don't you get the same RAM?

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Sounds like you may be experiencing a memory leak. I could be very wrong, however.

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Hi.

I built my system around January this year.

I thought 8GBs of ram (Kingston ValueRAM 1600MHz) was enough and it was!

Now, when I try to play BF4, Windows tells me that I have run out of memory and BF4 crashes, along with Chrome.

So now I'm thinking of getting another stick of the same RAM to add into my system but I read that mixing RAMs that are not in a kit may cause issues.

I need advice!

Thanks! :D

As long as the timings are the same you will be fine. You will want to find a stick that has an equal speed/mhz or faster(note: if you buy a stick that is faster, it will run at the speed of your slowest stick.).

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Hi.

I built my system around January this year.

I thought 8GBs of ram (Kingston ValueRAM 1600MHz) was enough and it was!

Now, when I try to play BF4, Windows tells me that I have run out of memory and BF4 crashes, along with Chrome.

So now I'm thinking of getting another stick of the same RAM to add into my system but I read that mixing RAMs that are not in a kit may cause issues.

I need advice!

Thanks! :D

8GB should be more than enough for BF4 - check your background processes and such, since there's likely to be a problem. If you fix the problem, you might not need more RAM.

Otherwise, as long as the timings and the speed remain the same, I don't see how you'll have any problems.

Remember to be a good citizen and choose a 'best answer' when your problem has been resolved!

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I dont think buying another stick of ram is gonna solve your issue since 8GB should be enough. The problem must be somwhere else maybe reinstall the game see if that helps.

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I might be... My system uses around 5GB with my start-up programs and Chrome

Thats definitely too much.. what programs are running - check the taskmanager to see if its one thing in particular that eats all the ram (maybe post a screenshot)

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8GB should be more than enough for BF4 - check your background processes and such, since there's likely to be a problem. If you fix the problem, you might not need more RAM.

Otherwise, as long as the timings and the speed remain the same, I don't see how you'll have any problems.

Its Chrome... But unless Google fixes it or EA stops using BattleLog... :(

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Its Chrome... But unless Google fixes it or EA stops using BattleLog... :(

You probably should close those 50 tabs of porn you got open then :P

 

My chrome only uses 200mb btw so theres something weird going on with yours...

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Its Chrome... But unless Google fixes it or EA stops using BattleLog... :(

5 Gigs for chrome?

Use IE, I have battlelog open and I do well with 8 gigs

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As long as the timings are the same you will be fine. You will want to find a stick that has an equal speed/mhz or faster(note: if you buy a stick that is faster, it will run at the speed of your slowest stick.).

Kind of like running a 7970 in crossfirex with a 7950.

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In windows 8 you can set which programs open at start up and that helps a little bit, also disable your chrome extensions when you aren't using them.

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