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Regarding upgrading ram

4 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/regarding-upgrading-ram.152048/

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hapdtop Original post #1
Jan 31, 2012 at 2:36 PM
My desktop motherboard (intel 946gz) supports ram only upto 667 mhz, max 2gb in a slot (total 4 gb). I wanted to upgrade it. But 667mhz ram is hardly available in the market. can I use single 4gb 800mhz stick in a slot
Thanks
skeletor
Jan 31, 2012 at 2:50 PM
yes. 800 mhz will work fine. It will downclock to 667 Mhz.
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hapdtop #3
Jan 31, 2012 at 3:02 PM
Will there be a problem if I use 4 gb single stick on each slot
coderunknown
Jan 31, 2012 at 4:05 PM
^^ most likely PC won't boot and will beeps.

most likely your mother's chipset support 4Gb maximum through a single channel. then you can't. even if it does work, you'll get 2Gb max.