Inspired_Art opened this issue on Sep 22, 2012 · 20 posts
seachnasaigh posted Sun, 23 September 2012 at 12:19 AM
Memory capacity is determined by three factors, which limit RAM capacity in a "weakest link in the chain" manner.
Before you spend money on memory, check the motherboard manufacturer's website and see how much memory that mobo can read, not just physically hold. A motherboard with only two slots implies that it is
Bear in mind that the mobo's main chipset may only be able to read 8 GB or 16 GB. For example, I have a laptop with two slots, each holding a 4 GB stick. Its chipset can only read 8 GB total, so it would not do me any good to even get two 8 GB sticks. Similarly, I have a desktop with three slots, each holding a 4 GB stick. I wanted to upgrade to three 8 GB sticks, but the chipset will only read 12 GB total, so again it would not help to buy bigger sticks.
Generally, a mobo with higher memory capacity will also have more RAM slots.
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