You can do that but you will take a speed hit.  Computers these days will read the RAM in pairs for a speed increase.  The testing in the article below saw a 17.7% speed increase by using dual channel memory on some loads. https://www.gamersnexus.net/guides/1349-ram-how-dual-channel-works-vs-single-channel Brian Cluff On 7/19/20 9:24 AM, Bob Elzer via PLUG-discuss wrote: > My only suggestion on this machine is to use a 16gb stick, just so if > you ever decide you need more memory you won't have to replace the > smaller sticks. With 16gb sticks you can have 64gb total. If you ever > think you might like to have 128gb of memory the you could get a 32gb > memory stick. > > On Sat, Jul 18, 2020, 9:29 AM Stephen Partington via PLUG-discuss > > wrote: > > Just an idea and ballpark cost. > > On Sat, Jul 18, 2020, 6:11 AM Michael via PLUG-discuss > > wrote: > > yeah? I was planning on doing the enclosure thing powered > separately. > As for whether my USBs are 1 or 2 lshw|grep us seems to indicate I > only have USB2. But you know what they say.... play with what you > have! >         *-usb:0 >            *-usbhost >                 bus info: usb@1 >                 logical name: usb1 >                 capabilities: usb-2.00 >               *-usb >                    bus info: usb@1:1 >                    capabilities: usb-2.00 >         *-usb:1 >            *-usbhost >                 bus info: usb@2 >                 logical name: usb2 >                 capabilities: usb-2.00 >               *-usb >                    bus info: usb@2:1 >                    capabilities: usb-2.00 >                  *-usb:0 >                       bus info: usb@2:1.4 >                       capabilities: bluetooth usb-2.00 >                       configuration: driver=btusb speed=12Mbit/s >                  *-usb:1 >                       bus info: usb@2:1.7 >                       capabilities: usb-2.00 >                     *-usb:0 >                          bus info: usb@2:1.7.2 >                          capabilities: usb-1.10 >                          configuration: driver=usbhid > maxpower=100mA > speed=2Mbit/s >                     *-usb:1 >                          bus info: usb@2:1.7.3 >                          capabilities: usb-2.00 >                          configuration: driver=usbhid > maxpower=98mA > speed=2Mbit/s >                     *-usb:2 >                          bus info: usb@2:1.7.4 >                          capabilities: usb-2.00 scsi emulated > scsi-host >                          configuration: driver=usb-storage > maxpower=100mA speed=480Mbit/s > > On Sat, Jul 18, 2020 at 4:21 AM Brian Cluff via PLUG-discuss > > wrote: > > > > It's a good idea, however I don't think a NUC will have a > big enough > > power supply to support that many hard drives.  If you could > get that > > many attached to it, it would probably cause the hard drive > to fail > > rather quickly on a NUC.  You would need to get some sort of > external > > USB attached hard drive enclosure with it's own power supply > to make it > > work right.  I would only do that if your NUC has USB3 and > the enclosure > > also is USB3.   USB2 would just make your storage painfully > slow. > > > > An NVMe is a new kind of SSD that is essentially attached > directly to a > > mini PCIe port.  Since it can be accessed at PCIe speeds it > isn't bottle > > necked by the SATA bus, so the read speeds are in gigabytes > per second. > > Or in other words it makes everything hard drive related happen > > instantly.  Boot times are usually less that 2 to 3 > seconds.  Login > > times are virtually instant.  When you first get one, you > will tell your > > computer to reboot and then wonder why al lt did was logout > until you > > realize that it completely shut down and rebooted to the > login screen in > > less time than your old computer could just logout. > > > > Brian Cluff > > > > On 7/18/20 12:35 AM, Michael via PLUG-discuss wrote: > > > Thanks Brian. The hard drive is actually only 5yo with 2 > years of use. > > > What is a NVMe? What do you think about what I';m thinking > about doing > > > with the NUC? > > > > > > On Sat, Jul 18, 2020 at 3:29 AM Brian Cluff via PLUG-discuss > > > > wrote: > > >> You'll need RAM too... didn't see that in the list. > > >> > > >> I would also make sure that you get a motherboard that > has a place for > > >> at least 1 NVMe.  Then I would recommend that you get at > least one > > >> NVMe.  It doesn't have to be huge, but if you can put at > least your OS > > >> on the NVMe, it will make your whole machine feel 50 > times faster than > > >> if you keep using a 10 year old hard drive.... Trust me, > it will be > > >> worth every cent to get it. > > >> > > >> I would also recommend getting an AMD machine right now.  > You can get a > > >> whole lot more for your money right now with AMD. > > >> > > >> BTW  What's the price range you are looking at spending? > > >> > > >> Brian Cluff > > >> > > >> On 7/17/20 11:11 PM, Michael via PLUG-discuss wrote: > > >>> I think I figured out what I want to do..... I'm going > to buy a > > >>> chassis, motherboard, CPU, and power supply and then > frankenstein the > > >>> hard drive, the wireless card, and the video card from > the old machine > > >>> (got to do this as cheaply as I can). What else could I > frankenstein? > > >>> > > >>> On Fri, Jul 17, 2020 at 10:25 PM Michael > > wrote: > > >>>> Wellp, I am going to do something I never have done > before..... I'm > > >>>> going to get a new computer. Well I think I'll have one put > > >>>> together.... I'll put it together. Where would go to > get a chassis and > > >>>> motherboard then I'll put all of the other guts in. Is > such an animal > > >>>> in existence?I thought of another NUC but they aren't > like what they > > >>>> were. Should I wait until black Friday and get a > windows machine in the sales? > > >>>> > > >>>> -- > > >>>> :-)~MIKE~(-: > > >>> > > >> --------------------------------------------------- > > >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - > PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > > > >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > > >> https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > > https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > -- > :-)~MIKE~(-: > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss