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Originally Posted by Dngrsone
Gregg,
Computer motherboards tend to have memory slots in groups of two for the simple reason that a matched pair of 'sticks' can operate faster when in matching slots. On laptops, it's usually only two slots, but on desktop systems it's generally four, though I have seen lower-end systems with only a pair and higher-end ones with six or even eight slots.
Right now, I wouldn't run a machine without at least 8GB of RAM (older systems may not be able to do this, consult the owner's manual, YMMV, etc). I always recommend buying memory in matched pairs for the reasons I mentioned above. I have a lot of Crucial in my machines; and I have a lot of low-capacity 'spares' littering my garage... one day I'll make jewelry or something out of them.
I had a problem with wearing out Flash memory sticks some ten years ago (here's a good idea: don't run a portable app on one that will use the drive as a cache). I actually still have a Kingston from back then which I had replaced some four or five times through warranty (back when the warranty was unlimited). The number of permissible writes is much higher nowadays, but I find that I don't need to worry about wearing out a thumb drive anymore because I just don't use them as much these days.
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Hey Dngrsone,
Eight slots, wow. Probably one of those 64GB gaming machines.
Ha ha--you probably made Kingston re-think their warranty!
I like Crucial. That's what I got when I added a stick to my computer. But that was when the computer was Windows before I converted it to Xubuntu. Crucial does this "guarantee" that the memory will work. You download their little program and it runs and tells you just what you need. Nice. Only thing is they don't do it for Linux computers. So how do I know that the memory I buy for my Linux computer will work? (Or do I ever
know?)