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‎02-18-2022 04:16 AM

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Product: HP Pavilion Notebook - 15-ab028tx
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit)

Hello,

 

I would like to upgrade my laptop RAM.

 

My laptop support PC3L 12800S DDR3 RAM. The Ram which comes pre-installed with the laptop it's have 1Rx8 PC3L 12800S type of memory.

So, I would like to upgrade the RAM and I order the order the same, but sadly I got 2Rx8 type of RAM instead of 1Rx8 but other details are same.

 

So can anyone please give me details what's the difference between 1Rx8 vs 2Rx8?

Can I install the 2Rx8 ram along with 1Rx8 ram?

Is there any power loss or performance drop happen if I mix 2Rx8 and 1Rx8?

 

Thanks,

Sujay

 

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‎02-18-2022 07:32 AM

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Hi:

 

This link does a good job explaining the difference.

 

Single Rank vs Dual Rank RAM: Differences & Performance Impact (cgdirector.com)

 

The bottom line is yes, you can combine the two.

 

I recommend Crucial memory since they guarantee compatiblility.

 

Crucial 8GB DDR3L-1600 SODIMM | CT102464BF160B | Crucial IN

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‎02-18-2022 07:32 AM

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Hi:

 

This link does a good job explaining the difference.

 

Single Rank vs Dual Rank RAM: Differences & Performance Impact (cgdirector.com)

 

The bottom line is yes, you can combine the two.

 

I recommend Crucial memory since they guarantee compatiblility.

 

Crucial 8GB DDR3L-1600 SODIMM | CT102464BF160B | Crucial IN

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