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I take it you only have 2 slots. 12gb will out perform 8gb. The extra performance from the extra RAM will outweigh any loss from going single channel.

 

If you have four slots use all three sticks.

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Hello, I upgraded my pc a while ago and i bought new memory, 2x4gb sticks and i had a 1x8gb stick. would i be able to take one of the 4gb sticks out and add in the 8gb? They're both ddr3. They're both different brands but both the same speeds.

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5 minutes ago, cheiften98 said:

i just read about duel channel and i could get less performance from games. is that true or not so much now?

nothing noticeable... If the system doesnt boot the sticks may not like eachother.

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4 minutes ago, Jrock said:

nothing noticeable... If the system doesnt boot the sticks may not like eachother.

If it doesnt boot should i just stick the stick back in that was there before? 

 

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I take it you only have 2 slots. 12gb will out perform 8gb. The extra performance from the extra RAM will outweigh any loss from going single channel.

 

If you have four slots use all three sticks.

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