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What happens if I put more memory than the capacity?

mimazee

mimazee

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I have a desktop with 4 memory slots. Spec says the maximum is 4GB. Is it worth to try 2 x 4, and see if it works? 🙂
 
Thank you, Blain, for the offer. The one that I'm interested in putting 4x2gb is Dimension 9150. I have another pc with GIGABYTE GA-8I848P-G 478 Intel 848P that I'm interested in putting 3x1gb to see if it works. 🙂
 
There's a lot of variables. Sometimes the max amount is just the tested/supported amount and sometimes you're really limited by the chipset and the amount it'll physically address.
 
Nothinman said:
There's a lot of variables. Sometimes the max amount is just the tested/supported amount and sometimes you're really limited by the chipset and the amount it'll physically address.
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So, it guess it doesn't hurt to try at the potential cost of returning it. 🙂
 
Thank you all for the feedback. For my Dell, it looks like there is a limit on physical memory for 32 bit computers anyway. So, I don't see much sense in risking. I just ordered a $30 ram for my old Gigabyte to take a chance. 🙂
 
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