Dual Channel ram vs single channel ram for a apu ?

[Quinnerbone]

Would dual channel ram be better for a apu or can I go with a single 8gb stick ? or does it matter ?

[Enderman]

Doesn't matter, but 2x4 will look better than 1x8.

Unless you only have 2 ram slots, in which case get 1x8 for upgradeability.

[asdf2061]

If your MoBo supports dual channel, go dual channel ram, as it will be faster to do so.            

 

Ex. Instead of 1 8GB stick, buy 2 4GB sticks.

[Quinnerbone]

my motherboard would be 4 slots would that fry the motherboard if its single channel ?

[TheRandomness]

1 minute ago, Quinnerbone said:

my motherboard would be 4 slots would that fry the motherboard if its single channel ?

No. I've heard that APUs get a boost with dual channel RAM.

[Quinnerbone]

Same that`s why i asked you guys what I should I do

[Xx_MadJack_xX]

no you will only use 1 ram slot but if theres 4 go with 4x4gb for 16gb it wont fry go dual channel 

 

 

Edit: If you have a Radeon Card you can run it in Dual Graphics mode so it combines the power of the IGPU of a APU and the Graphics card for better graphical performance but it has to be a radeon card 

[Sydlexic Deity]

APU's benefit majorly from more/faster RAM.
Dual channel will give you a significant boost in graphics power (around 10% even).
The difference between DDR4 and DDR3 is also similar.

Upgrading from 1600 to 1866 could potentially give you a larger increase in speed, but this will depend on the capabilities of your APU

[Quinnerbone]

Okay Thank you

[SpaceGhostC2C]

23 minutes ago, Sydlexic Deity said:

APU's benefit majorly from more/faster RAM.
Dual channel will give you a significant boost in graphics power (around 10% even).
The difference between DDR4 and DDR3 is also similar.

Upgrading from 1600 to 1866 could potentially give you a larger increase in speed, but this will depend on the capabilities of your APU

1866 is the least an APU can do. As with dual channel, faster ram will also be most noticeable for APUs. 

[Sydlexic Deity]

5 hours ago, SpaceGhostC2C said:

1866 is the least an APU can do. As with dual channel, faster ram will also be most noticeable for APUs. 

Mine has been on 1600 for a while?

[SpaceGhostC2C]

6 hours ago, Sydlexic Deity said:

Mine has been on 1600 for a while?

You can go as low as you want. What I say is that all APUs are capable of at least 1866 or 2133 out of the box, it's only above 2133 that it becomes chip-dependent. 

[Sydlexic Deity]

8 hours ago, SpaceGhostC2C said:

You can go as low as you want. What I say is that all APUs are capable of at least 1866 or 2133 out of the box, it's only above 2133 that it becomes chip-dependent. 

 

Oh right - I see what you mean.

What I was saying is that the performance increase you would see with increased RAM speed also varies depending on which APU you're using