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[–] sad_detective_man@sopuli.xyz 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

No no pairs are good, using a ram without its store bought pair is bad. I don't know enough about ASRock boards to give a specific answer but Ram that's sold in pairs generally doesn't work as well individually because modern boards apparently divide work between them in specific ways.

I need to read about how our boards (mine's b550m) work regarding that but I'll dm you whatever I find