Can you install too much ram?

Answer 1

Yes, there is such as thing as too much, because the only time its a waste if the new or old ram that you have or will have has a different clock speed. so one is running faster than the other. the comp processor speed is determine by how fast the slowest ram is moving.

Answer 2

Yes, you can. For instance, many motherboards with Intel Core 2 Duo support have limit 8 Gbs. But you can install 16 Gbs. If you put too much RAM behavior of computer can different (depends on the motherboard brand): it can start and recognize its maximum or it can throw memory error code.