help with upgrading RAM

[markshields26]

I currently have 2x4gb of ram in a dual channel board, my question is, if I get another 2x4gb would I have a total of 16gb?
Would it work like having 2x8gb?
If not, what kind of problems would i run into?
 

Thank you in advance.

[Guest]

Which board? Does it support more than 2 ram slots?

 

[TheOnlinePotato]

do math 4x4 = 16 so yea you will have 16gb of ram

[BlueChinchillaEatingDorito]

2 minutes ago, markshields26 said:

I currently have 2x4gb of ram in a dual channel board, my question is, if I get another 2x4gb would I have a total of 16gb?
Would it work like having 2x8gb?
If not, what kind of problems would i run into?
 

Thank you in advance.

Just don't run them in dual channel.

[Brehohn]

Shouldn't this be posted in the RAM section?... Just saying.

 

Anyways, as TheOnlinePotato said, 4 sticks of 4GB ram each, equals 16GB. Unless your board is cheap or old and only has 2 ram slots, you should be golden.

[LogicalDrm]

Yes. Yes. Depends.

 

If the new 2 sticks are different brand and model, or specs than 2 first ones, you might have light or bit heavier compability issues. Light meaning you can get away by clearing CMOS and doing some place switching. Heavy meaning that they won't just work with eachother.

 

8 hours ago, BlueChinchillaEatingDorito said:

Just don't run them in dual channel.

 

If you run 2x4gb of RAM A in blue slots (example) and 2x4gb of RAM B in black slots (another example), you can still run them in dual channel. Running 1x4gb of RAM A and 1x4gb RAM B in blue slots and other two in black slots might not work in dual channels if they have different specs.

 

(For reference, I have 2x4gb RipjawX 2133MHz and 2x4gb Fury 1600MHz running 1600 MHz dual channel just fine. After some booting issues.)