irieislo Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 Hello, i have one stick ddr4 corsair vengeance lpx, and im planning to buy another one with same speed, does it make dual channel?? my mobo supports dual channel btw. Regards, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c-attack Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 Whether something is dual, tri, or quad-channel is determined by motherboard/chipset, not by the number of modules installed. A Z170 board with all four slots filled is still a "dual channel board". In simple terms, you can think of the number of channels like the number of lanes on a highway. It in part determines maximum memory bandwidth. However, in your case adding in another module of the same frequency and even the exact same brand and part number may not yield stable results. The new module may not have been manufactured from the same batch of semi-conductor material as your original and this is in part why it is not guaranteed to work. If you really want to upgrade to 2x8GB, you should look at a new kit of 2x8GB. While it may seem horrible you cannot add to your system in this fashion, memory instability is a major headache, even for advanced users. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.