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hp 15-da1030tu
Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit)

My laptop has already installed 4×1 gb ram in 1st slot.

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Not at all.

 

The only downside to doing that is the memory runs in the lower performing single channel mode instead of the higher performing dual channel mode you get when you install matching capacities of memory (2 x 4 GB, 2 x 8 GB...).

 

The plus side is you will have 12 GB of memory instead of 8.

 

Watch this video...

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=E_aPaj5QkmM&feature=emb_logo

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You may have heard that games and applications perform better with dual channel memory compared to single channel memory, but why is this the case, and how much of an improvement can you expect? In this comparison I've benchmarked 16 different games in a laptop at all setting levels as well as 9 ...
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Hi:

 

Just buy another 4 GB memory chip and add it to the 4 GB one in there now.

 

Below is the link to the Crucial, India memory report for your notebook.

 

https://www.crucial.in/compatible-upgrade-for/hp---compaq/hp-15-da1030tu

 

From the list of memory offered, I would recommend this 4 GB chip.

 

https://www.crucial.com/memory/ddr4/ct4g4sfs824a/ct14024834

 

Below is the link to the service manual...

 

https://content.abt.com/documents/90195/15DA0046NR_manual.pdf

 

 

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Is there any issue if i add 8 gb ram to make my laptop's ram 12gb

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Not at all.

 

The only downside to doing that is the memory runs in the lower performing single channel mode instead of the higher performing dual channel mode you get when you install matching capacities of memory (2 x 4 GB, 2 x 8 GB...).

 

The plus side is you will have 12 GB of memory instead of 8.

 

Watch this video...

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=E_aPaj5QkmM&feature=emb_logo

You may have heard that games and applications perform better with dual channel memory compared to single channel memory, but why is this the case, and how much of an improvement can you expect? In this comparison I've benchmarked 16 different games in a laptop at all setting levels as well as 9 ...
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