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So guys i did Memtest on the ram i have presently on my system. It looks like The whole Ram is faulty since it game me over 1 lakh errors in various phases of the pass. I guess this is also the reason I'm getting BSOD frequently.
SO i have a question for you guys. Whether i should just go for single 4gb stick or should 2 2gb stick if I'm getting 4gb of DDR3 ram(if 2gb ddr3 is available online.) or if I'm getting 8gb of ram should i get single 8gb stick or dual 4gb sticks..???
and what are the advantages of getting dual 4gb sticks over getting single 8gb stick.....

My motherboard is 870 gaming and it supports dual channel memory and which ram i should get as a budget gamer...
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flipkart, Snapdeal, Amazon, Ebay

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If you have 2 memory slots, then i'd reccomend going with eiother a single 4GB stick or signle 8GB stick so you can upgrade in the future

CPU: AMD FX8350 @4.4GHz | MOBO: ASUS Sabertooth 990FX R2.0, 990FX chipset | RAM: 16GB (4x4) dual channel Patriot Xtreme series DDR3 @1866MHz @1.65V | GPU: Asus Radeon R9 Fury Strix| PSU: Corsair AX860i 860 watt | CPU cooling: Noctua NH-D15S + additional Noctua NF-F12 | Case:Corsair C70 Black | Storage: 3x 128GB Samsung 840 pro SSDs; 1 for the OS, 2 in RAID 0 for games. 3x WD Red 3TB HDDs in raid 5 for bulk storage | Displays: 1x Dell 3007WFP 30 inch 2560x1600 IPS LCD. 1x I-Inc IH253DPB 25 inch 1920x1080 TN LCD | Keyboard: Corsair K70 with Cherry MX brown switches + Blue LED backlight | Headphones: Sennheiser HD 280 Pro | Mouse: Logitech G600 @1100 DPI | OS: Win 10 Pro 64 bit | 

Mfg/model number: Clevo/W355SSQ | CPU: Intel i7 4710MQ @3.5GHz  | MOBO: W35xSS_370SS, HM87 Chipset | RAM: 16GB (2x8) dual channel Crucial Ballistix DDR3 @1866MHz | GPU: GTX860m 2GB Gddr5 | Battery: 76,960mW/h 8 Cell battery, 3 Hrs full on a full charge | Storage: 1x 128GB Samsung 840 pro SSD for the OS. 1x WD Red 1TB HDD For storage and games | Displays: 1x 15.6" 1080p LCD | Keyboard: Full 103 key back-lit keyboard | Mouse: Logitech M510 | OS: Win 10 Pro 64 bit |

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If you have 2 memory slots, then i'd reccomend going with eiother a single 4GB stick or signle 8GB stick so you can upgrade in the future

my mobo has 4 and it does support dual channel...

what i want to know is which is better wither to get 2 sticks on Xgb ram or just single stick on Xgb ram...

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my mobo has 4 and it does support dual channel...

what i want to know is which is better wither to get 2 sticks on Xgb ram or just single stick on Xgb ram...

2 sticks will be better simply because you'll be able to use dual channel mode

CPU: AMD FX8350 @4.4GHz | MOBO: ASUS Sabertooth 990FX R2.0, 990FX chipset | RAM: 16GB (4x4) dual channel Patriot Xtreme series DDR3 @1866MHz @1.65V | GPU: Asus Radeon R9 Fury Strix| PSU: Corsair AX860i 860 watt | CPU cooling: Noctua NH-D15S + additional Noctua NF-F12 | Case:Corsair C70 Black | Storage: 3x 128GB Samsung 840 pro SSDs; 1 for the OS, 2 in RAID 0 for games. 3x WD Red 3TB HDDs in raid 5 for bulk storage | Displays: 1x Dell 3007WFP 30 inch 2560x1600 IPS LCD. 1x I-Inc IH253DPB 25 inch 1920x1080 TN LCD | Keyboard: Corsair K70 with Cherry MX brown switches + Blue LED backlight | Headphones: Sennheiser HD 280 Pro | Mouse: Logitech G600 @1100 DPI | OS: Win 10 Pro 64 bit | 

Mfg/model number: Clevo/W355SSQ | CPU: Intel i7 4710MQ @3.5GHz  | MOBO: W35xSS_370SS, HM87 Chipset | RAM: 16GB (2x8) dual channel Crucial Ballistix DDR3 @1866MHz | GPU: GTX860m 2GB Gddr5 | Battery: 76,960mW/h 8 Cell battery, 3 Hrs full on a full charge | Storage: 1x 128GB Samsung 840 pro SSD for the OS. 1x WD Red 1TB HDD For storage and games | Displays: 1x 15.6" 1080p LCD | Keyboard: Full 103 key back-lit keyboard | Mouse: Logitech M510 | OS: Win 10 Pro 64 bit |

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Well if you have the money, get 2x4 sticks. If not, get a single 4gb

I dont but had this in mind of getting a single stick now and later on next month getting another stick... will that be a problem...?

 

2 sticks will be better simply because you'll be able to use dual channel mode

yeah but getting 2 single sticks at different time will coz problems?

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I dont but had this in mind of getting a single stick now and later on next month getting another stick... will that be a problem...?

 

yeah but getting 2 single sticks at different time will coz problems?

Nope. as long as they're rated for the same speed, it should be fine

CPU: AMD FX8350 @4.4GHz | MOBO: ASUS Sabertooth 990FX R2.0, 990FX chipset | RAM: 16GB (4x4) dual channel Patriot Xtreme series DDR3 @1866MHz @1.65V | GPU: Asus Radeon R9 Fury Strix| PSU: Corsair AX860i 860 watt | CPU cooling: Noctua NH-D15S + additional Noctua NF-F12 | Case:Corsair C70 Black | Storage: 3x 128GB Samsung 840 pro SSDs; 1 for the OS, 2 in RAID 0 for games. 3x WD Red 3TB HDDs in raid 5 for bulk storage | Displays: 1x Dell 3007WFP 30 inch 2560x1600 IPS LCD. 1x I-Inc IH253DPB 25 inch 1920x1080 TN LCD | Keyboard: Corsair K70 with Cherry MX brown switches + Blue LED backlight | Headphones: Sennheiser HD 280 Pro | Mouse: Logitech G600 @1100 DPI | OS: Win 10 Pro 64 bit | 

Mfg/model number: Clevo/W355SSQ | CPU: Intel i7 4710MQ @3.5GHz  | MOBO: W35xSS_370SS, HM87 Chipset | RAM: 16GB (2x8) dual channel Crucial Ballistix DDR3 @1866MHz | GPU: GTX860m 2GB Gddr5 | Battery: 76,960mW/h 8 Cell battery, 3 Hrs full on a full charge | Storage: 1x 128GB Samsung 840 pro SSD for the OS. 1x WD Red 1TB HDD For storage and games | Displays: 1x 15.6" 1080p LCD | Keyboard: Full 103 key back-lit keyboard | Mouse: Logitech M510 | OS: Win 10 Pro 64 bit |

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Nope. as long as they're rated for the same speed, it should be fine

yeah will be getting the exactly same stick even after a month so i guess will get 1 now and another 1 later

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I dont but had this in mind of getting a single stick now and later on next month getting another stick... will that be a problem...?

yeah but getting 2 single sticks at different time will coz problems?

No its not a problem just make sure the stiscks arent too different

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One guy from Overclock.net ran a test between single channel and dual channel ram and found that dual channel was faster:

http://www.overclock.net/t/1530497/an-independent-study-in-practice-is-dual-channel-ram-faster-than-single-channel

but dont you think that dual channel comes into picture only when you are doing some rigorous work on your pc.... that what i believe in... i might be wrong...  But just for a gamer like me i Should be less concerned dual or  single channel...

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