Another way to get information about memory slots and details about the ram currently installed on your computer is to use the free cpu z third party utility.
2 sticks of ram which slots.
Search for task manager and.
A system populated with more than two single ranked modules will actually act as if dual ranked modules are installed.
And potentially it will perform better than before when it had 2 sticks adding another 4gb stick to my 2x4gb setup actually helped.
If you use all four slots your computer will run as if all the slots have ddr3 memory installed and will not make use of the performance of the ddr4 sticks.
To confirm the number of memory slots available on your computer or laptop use these steps on windows 10.
On a desktop installing ram is simple.
Things get even messier when you introduce more memory sticks or modules.
Fold back both the clips on the ram slot then insert the stick firmly straight down the pressure from your insertion should force both clips to snap back into a locked position with an audible click but sometimes it does require you to snap them back down on the dimm manually.
Use the cpu z utility.
Motherboards have memory slots separated in two channels.
Open an internet browser and visit the cpuid website.
Your not wrong about ram prices going up i m planning on jumping back to amd with a ryzen setup in the future i m hoping to get away with using the corsair ram with that build i don t mind tweaking which i will have to do running 4 sticks as i looked at the gskill flare x 32gb 3200mhz ram f4 3200c14q 32gfx and its over 400.