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No it supports dual channel, that doesn't mean it only supports two sticks. You can have two sticks on the same channel. 

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I have an Intel Pentium G3220 and I was comparing it to another CPU and I noticed my CPU only supports dual DDR3. But I have 4x 4gb sticks and it is all correctly detected in the bios so does it detect all of it and work as 16gb or does it detect all of it and only utilize 2/4 sticks?

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No it supports dual channel, that doesn't mean it only supports two sticks. You can have two sticks on the same channel. 

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CPU: i5 4690k 24/7 @4.4ghz (1.165v) Max 4.7ghz (1.325v) COOLER: NZXT Kraken X61 MOBO: Asus Z97-A   RAM: 16GB Crucial Ballistix Tactical   GPU: EVGA GTX 970 SSC   PSU: EVGA GS 650W   CASE: NZXT Phantom 530 HDD: WD Caviar Blue 1TB + WD Black 2TB

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1 minute ago, incarnate said:

No it supports dual channel, that doesn't mean it only supports two sticks. You can have two sticks on the same channel. 

oh that makes more sense thank you. I have another motherboard that says dual channel DDR3 but it is only two slots, that might have confused me.

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1 minute ago, GamerGuyEbby said:

oh that makes more sense thank you. I have another motherboard that says dual channel DDR3 but it is only two slots, that might have confused me.

Yeah, lots of the nitty gritty details of pc specs can get a bit counter initiative. Glad I could help clear it up :)

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CPU: i5 4690k 24/7 @4.4ghz (1.165v) Max 4.7ghz (1.325v) COOLER: NZXT Kraken X61 MOBO: Asus Z97-A   RAM: 16GB Crucial Ballistix Tactical   GPU: EVGA GTX 970 SSC   PSU: EVGA GS 650W   CASE: NZXT Phantom 530 HDD: WD Caviar Blue 1TB + WD Black 2TB

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