I've recently upgraded my ASUS K45VD laptop from 2GB memory to 4GB memory by adding a 2GB stick.
Then I got problems 2 times. The first time, asus's service said that the mainboard is down and they got me a another one. Everything was just fine until yesterday, it was down again while I was playing a heavy game (NFS 2012), it just went down and i can't even charge my laptop.
So at first, I thought i could be a problem with mixing the 2 rams of different model. But because I can't charge the laptop, it can be a problem with the power supply.
what is the difference between only 1 RAM (4GB) and using 2 RAM(2B). Or my power supply just cannot supply enough power for 4GB of memory?
Best Answer
It does cost more power to run 2 RAM modules than 1 but the difference is so small that your power supply should keep up. Actually, having 2 modules usually speeds your computer up as most modern systems are able to use a dual-channel system for memory.
These problems usually occur when mixing two different types of RAM, I recommend you never do this.