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    i5 2520/others 4 ram sticks?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by whitrzac, Feb 8, 2012.

  1. whitrzac

    whitrzac The orange end is cold...

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    I've read that the i5 cpus only support dual channel memory, but does that mean the will only support 2 sticks of ram or will they support 4?

    The 2520 will support 16gb dual channel according to intel, could I use 2x4gb and 2x2gb without issue?

    Has anyone tried more than 2 sticks on an i5? I haven't seen anything confirming/denying it...



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    While I had a 2410M, I had 2x8GB sticks installed without issue; when I tried to install 2 more 4GB sticks alongside the 8GB ones, my laptop would not boot.
     
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    yknyong1 Radiance with Radeon

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    Dual core SB support 2 RAM sticks only. Whether it is an arbitrary limit is unknown. Manufacturers do not allow more than 2 sticks to be ordered - HP.
     
    yknyong1, Feb 9, 2012
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