Mixing RAM sizes

[the MBK]

I have 2x 4GB DDR4 sticks of Crucial Ballistix in my build, and I asked myself if I could throw in one single 8GB DDR4 stick that I have lying around here. It is from the same manufacturer and running with the same speed. I know that one shouldn't mix up RAM sizes, but what would be the consequences.

[Christopher_]

you might have some issues, but if you have 4 sticks and 4 slots, you should be just fine,

8gb | 16gb | 8gb | 16gb

[the MBK]

1 minute ago, Christopher_ said:

you might have some issues, but if you have 4 sticks and 4 slots, you should be just fine,

8gb | 16gb | 8gb | 16gb

But I have 3 sticks 4GB/8GB/4GB/-

[GirlFromYonder]

13 minutes ago, the MBK said:

I have 2x 4GB DDR4 sticks of Crucial Ballistix in my build, and I asked myself if I could throw in one single 8GB DDR4 stick that I have lying around here. It is from the same manufacturer and running with the same speed. I know that one shouldn't mix up RAM sizes, but what would be the consequences.

works i have run 1x2 and 1x4 too for 6 gb  but is not recommended 

[acturisme]

Issues?  Little to none.  I've literally done this for more than a decade of building my own pc's.  Only in my most recent 2 builds have I perfectly matched my memory sticks.

[the MBK]

5 minutes ago, DeezNoNos said:

works i have run 1x2 and 1x4 too for 6 gb  but is not recommended 

 

1 minute ago, acturisme said:

Issues?  Little to none.  I've literally done this for more than a decade of building my own pc's.  Only in my most recent 2 builds have I perfectly matched my memory sticks.

 

So it should just work fine?

[acturisme]

1 minute ago, the MBK said:

 

 

So it should just work fine?

The computer isn't going to 'get confused' by 2 different sizes of ram sticks.  It usually counts how much ram is installed upon POST.

[Christopher_]

53 minutes ago, acturisme said:

Issues?  Little to none.  I've literally done this for more than a decade of building my own pc's.  Only in my most recent 2 builds have I perfectly matched my memory sticks.

I use mixmatched ram in my personal computer and it works just fine.

what i was trying to say is that sometimes there can be problems when mixing sizes channels and timings.

(i have mostly had problems with laptops)

 

But he should be just fine