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Can a laptop have 12 GB of RAM?

Can a laptop have 12 GB of RAM?

For those who want to push the boundaries of a PC’s capabilities and run several large programs at once, 12GB RAM laptops, 16GB RAM laptops, 32GB RAM laptops, or even 64GB are considerable options. If you’re an average PC user outside of heavy data processing, you probably won’t need more than 8 to 12GB of laptop RAM.

Can I add 16GB and 8GB RAM together?

Yes you can mix memory modules. However keep in mind, your system will only be as fast as “the slowest member”. I encountered a laptop where the owner had swapped memory modules from other systems to end up with 24GB of memory. It is doable to do 8GB & 16GB in a two slot DDR3 & 4 systems.

Is there a 12GB RAM stick?

There is no such thing as a 12gb stick of ram.

Can I add 16 GB RAM with 4 GB RAM?

Its possible, but there is a fairly large chance it wont work properly. Only RAM sold in kits is guaranteed to work together. You can use a single stick by itself if you have to, it wont run in dual channel so the performance will be a little slower, but its not going to be any better using the 4GB stick alongside it.

Is 12GB RAM good for gaming?

So overall to answer your question: yes, it is enough RAM to run your games AND have stuff open in the background.

Is there a big difference between 12GB RAM and 16GB RAM?

12GB is still a bit overkill today as it is. BergerKing, Laura Knotek and Morty2264 like this. When you have more than enough RAM already you won’t see a difference as far as lag. The only difference you’ll see is how many apps more RAM can keep running in the background.

Can I have 3 RAM sticks?

To answer your question yes you can use three sticks of ram, however you will not get the maximum performance from it like you will from matched pairs in dual channel.

Can you mismatch RAM?

There’s a prevailing misconception you cannot use different RAM sizes together or that you cannot mix RAM brands. Simply put, that’s not true. The answer is Yes, you can mix RAM sticks and RAM sizes and even different RAM speeds—but mixing and matching RAM modules isn’t the best for system performance.

Is 12GB enough for gaming?

If you’re using it for browsing the web, streaming music, or watching videos, even all at the same time, 12 GB shouldn’t give you any problems. Gaming also depends on the type of games you play. 12 GB should be enough for most games (your GPU is more of a factor for how well games perform).

Is 12 GB RAM enough for Windows 10?

According to Windows the minimum RAM for a 32 bit Windows 10 PC is of 1GB while for a 64 bit Windows 10 PC the minimum required RAM is 2GB. However, this may be theoretically correct but for practical purposes, 1 GB or 2 GB ram is not sufficient enough.

Can I use 2 Rams with different capacity?

“You Can’t Mix RAM Sizes” Most laptops or computers come with at least two slots for RAM sticks, if not more. Most modern motherboards will provide four RAM slots. There’s a prevailing misconception you cannot use different RAM sizes together or that you cannot mix RAM brands. Simply put, that’s not true.

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