hp pavilion g6 1201tx ram upgrade

[Sayandeep]

my hp pavilion g6 1201tx has 4gb ram and can be upgraded to 8gb, so if i upgrade it to full 8gb(4gb+4gb) will it be a stress for the motherboard or i should go for 6gb(4gb+2gb) ? as the new game configurations getting higher 4gb ram is facing problems.please direct what will be a good and safe option.

[ManjunathTech · Accepted solution]

Hi

As per the specs given below in the link your unit has the capacity to handle upto 8GB ram. 

Memory 2 customer-accessible/upgradable SODIMM
slots:

DDR3-1333 MHz Dual Channel Support
(Intel 2nd Generation Processors, All AMD
Processors Except AMD E Series)

DDR3-1333 MHz Single channel support
(AMD E Series Processors)

DDR3-1066 MHz Dual Channel Support
(DDR3-1333 downgraded to DDR3-1066)
(Intel Previous Generation Processors)

Supports up to 6 GB of system memory in the
following configurations:

6144 MB (4096 MB × 1 + 2048×1)
3Category Description Intel® AMD®
Discrete UMA Discrete UMA
4096 MB (4096 MB × 1)
4096 MB (2048 MB × 2)
3072 MB (1024 MB × 1 + 2048 MB × 1)
2048 MB (2048 MB × 1)
2048 MB (1024 MB × 2)
1024 MB (1024 MB × 1)

Check the manual link given below for Component replacement procedures 55 for part number.

http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c02968997.pdf

[Sayandeep]

Its a little bit confusing as if my motherboard can handle 8 gb ram (4096 MB × 1+4096×1) then why the manual shows Supports up to 6 GB of system memory in the
following configurations:
6144 MB (4096 MB × 1 + 2048×1) �.Please help.