Combine 4GB and 8GB RAM

[iYui7]

Hey guy, I need some help in combining RAM. Currently I had a laptop come with 4GB of RAM, I plan to upgrade my RAM to highest as possible. 

Here the RAM I wish to add: https://www.amazon.com/Corsair-1600MHz-PC3-12800-204-Pin-SODIMM/dp/B00EHJ5U0K

 

Current RAM detail :

 

Does it cause any problem to my laptop?

 

My laptop was Acer Aspire E5-573G-55DL

 

[Sintezza]

Its basicly fine.

But you need to double check your laptop specs about the max memory it supports.

This would most likely rather be 8GB or 16GB.

Your current stick is a 4GB 1600mhz module, so yeah 1600mhz module will be fine.

[iYui7]

1 minute ago, Sintezza said:

Its basicly fine.

But you need to double check your laptop specs about the max memory it supports.

This would most likely rather be 8GB or 16GB.

I had check and my laptop can support maximum of 16GB RAM

[Sintezza]

7 minutes ago, iYui7 said:

I had check and my laptop can support maximum of 16GB RAM

Yeah then you have 2 choices.

Or you add a single 8GB stick so that you will endup with 12GB of ram running in flex mode.

Or you just spend a littlebit more and buy a 2x8GB 1600Mhz So dimm kit.

And replace the current 4GB module with an 8GB module aswell.

And end up with 16GB in dual channel mode.

If you could afford i would say go for the 2x8GB 1600mhz kit.

 

 

[Sintezza]

http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/boards-and-kits/000005657.html

 

Info about single channel / dual channel and flexmode.

 

[manikyath]

As long as you dont try to put in more sticks than you have slots, and use the right type of memory, theres very little that can go wrong.

 

Even mixing different speeds *should* be fine, although some systems are stupid and only check the first dimm, so you have to put the slowest dimm first.

[Sintezza]

1 minute ago, manikyath said:

As long as you dont try to put in more sticks than you have slots, and use the right type of memory, theres very little that can go wrong.

 

Even mixing different speeds *should* be fine, although some systems are stupid and only check the first dimm, so you have to put the slowest dimm first.

Yeah well since 1600mhz SO dimm´s are very mainstream,

And some laptop boards are realy picky, i would highly advice to stick to 1600mhz dimms.

[iYui7]

4 minutes ago, manikyath said:

As long as you dont try to put in more sticks than you have slots, and use the right type of memory, theres very little that can go wrong.

 

Even mixing different speeds *should* be fine, although some systems are stupid and only check the first dimm, so you have to put the slowest dimm first.

based on what I know, I don't think mixing different latency will be fine

[manikyath]

1 minute ago, Sintezza said:

Yeah well since 1600mhz SO dimm´s are very mainstream,

And some laptop boards are realy picky, i would highly advice to stick to 1600mhz dimms.

Fun fact: most 1333 dimms on the market today are rebranded 1600 dimms

[iYui7]

7 minutes ago, Sintezza said:

Yeah then you have 2 choices.

Or you add a single 8GB stick so that you will endup with 12GB of ram running in flex mode.

Or you just spend a littlebit more and buy a 2x8GB 1600Mhz So dimm kit.

And end up with 16GB in dual channel mode.

If you could afford i would say go for the 2x8GB 1600mhz kit.

It is any different in Flex and dual channel mode? 

[Sintezza]

Just now, manikyath said:

Fun fact: most 1333 dimms on the market today are rebranded 1600 dimms

Some yeah, but like i said there are a couple of laptop boards that are realy picky sometimes.

 

Looking at you DeLL lol

 

[manikyath]

1 minute ago, iYui7 said:

based on what I know, I don't think mixing different latency will be fine

The system should just pick the slowest latency, but i may do some testing on that at some point

[Sintezza]

9 minutes ago, iYui7 said:

It is any different in Flex and dual channel mode? 

i posted a link to the intel article that explains the diffrent memory configuration standards.

 

But flexmode in laymen terms basicly means that if you put One 4GB stick together with a 8GB stick.

That 2x4GB will run in dual channel + 4GB in single channel mode.

 

Two of the same sticks in dual channel mode will of course be more ideal.

 

I run a flex mode setup in one of my laptops aswell.

It doesnt realy effect performance.

But still.

[iYui7]

1 minute ago, Sintezza said:

i posted a link to the intel article that explains the diffrent memory configuration standards.

 

But flex mode in laymen terms basicly means that if you put One 4GB stick together with a 8GB stick.

That 2x4GB will run in dual channel + 4GB in single channel mode.

 

Right now I can only afford a 8GB stick, but how to configure in order to have flex mode? By adding 8GB to slot 1 and 4GB in slot 2? or in reverse?

Does flex mode is a bad idea? I mean does it not recommend to do this?

[Sintezza]

4 minutes ago, iYui7 said:

Right now I can only afford a 8GB stick, but how to configure in order to have flex mode? By adding 8GB to slot 1 and 4GB in slot 2? or in reverse?

Does flex mode is a bad idea? I mean does it not recommend to do this?

Well just add the 8GB stick in the availeble slot.

probable named as either dimm slot 1 or 2, depending on if they used to call the first dimm slot dimm 0.

Some boards have dimm slot 0 and 1 other call it just 1 and 2.

 

But long story short, just use the free slot you have.

And let the 4GB just were it is right now.

Since it shouldnt matter.

[iYui7]

3 minutes ago, Sintezza said:

Well just add the 8GB stick in the availeble slot.

probable named as either dimm slot 1 or 2, depending on if they used to call the first dimm slot dimm 0.

Some board have dimm slot 0 and 1 other call it just 1 and 2.

 

But long story short, just use the free slot you have.

And let the 4GB just were it is right now.

Since it shouldnt matter.

Thanks for answering my question

[Sintezza]

2 minutes ago, iYui7 said:

Thanks for answering my question

No problem

 

On a side note which OS do you run ?

[Sintezza]

Because Windows 7 X64 Home basic has a max memory limmit of 8GB.

[iYui7]

On 8/8/2016 at 11:44 PM, Sintezza said:

No problem

 

On a side note which OS do you run ?

I running Windows 10 Home Single Language 64bit

[Sintezza]

22 minutes ago, iYui7 said:

I running Windows 10 Home Single Language 64bit

Then you should be fine.

[iYui7]

1 minute ago, Sintezza said:

Then you should be fine.

Great!

Placed the order just now, hope this will not cause any problem to my laptop

[iYui7]

11 hours ago, Sintezza said:

Then you should be fine.

After installing new RAM, my laptop won't boot.

When I press power button, nothing happen. 

[iYui7]

13 hours ago, Sintezza said:

Then you should be fine.

never mind, I fixed myself.

[Sintezza]

5 hours ago, iYui7 said:

never mind, I fixed myself.

yeah probably not seated properly.

 

Nice that you got it fixed now.