Should I use 16gb and 8gb ram sticks together?

[Peek]

Hello, I was wondering if I could use two Aegis G.skill 3000mhz 16CL sticks, one of them is 8gb other one is 16gb. Will everything run smoothly or could there be any problems? Sorry, I’m super new to PC stuff.

[Pyro]

They should work together under ideal circumstances,

Please reference your Motherboard’s manual to ensure (or post your system specs here) as some are more fussy than others.

If you have two identical sticks of ram but one is 8gb and one is 16gb, it will theoretically work, but please do keep in mind that this could cause errors (your slowest speed module will bottleneck any faster ones).

If you want a guaranteed (mostly!) smooth experience, your best bet is a kit, as these are guaranteed to work with one another and match in all the ways they should/need to.

[Bruce]

+1 with Pyro.

if all other specs are equal, and it’s just the capacities that differ, they should be fine.
only way to really know is to try it.
you won’t break anything and you’ll know for sure within a few days of usage.

[Peek]

They should work together under ideal circumstances,

Please reference your Motherboard’s manual to ensure (or post your system specs here) as some are more fussy than others.

If you have two identical sticks of ram but one is 8gb and one is 16gb, it will theoretically work, but please do keep in mind that this could cause errors (your slowest speed module will bottleneck any faster ones).

If you want a guaranteed (mostly!) smooth experience, your best bet is a kit, as these are guaranteed to work with one another and match in all the ways they should/need to.

My system specs are
Motherboard: ASUS PRIME H310M-E
GPU: Asus 1060 3GB
CPU: intel i3-8100

[Pyro]

You may install varying memory sizes in Channel A and Channel B. The system
maps the total size of the lower-sized channel for the dual-channel configuration. Any
excess memory from the higher-sized channel is then mapped for single-channel
operation

https://dlcdnets.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/LGA1151/PRIME_H310M-E_R20/E15462_PRIME_H310M-E_R2.0_UM_V2_WEB.pdf

Section 1-8 will give you more information, I highly recommend you familiarize yourself with this manual.

[phillpower2]

CPU: intel i3-8100

Aegis G.skill 3000mhz

The CPU is only good with RAM up to 2400MHz, i3-8100 Processor so the RAM will not work at 3000MHz.

[Bruce]

@Peek - any news?

[Bruce]

no re-visits since Sunday.
closing.