weequ
2013-01-08 17:24:42
I have 1 X Elixir 4GB PC3-10667U CL9-9-9-24 (DDR3-1333) RAM installed and I'm going to add another 4GB of RAM. I'm wondering what kind of ram (DDR3 obviously) I should get so that it would work well with the one I already have.
Perhaps buying exactly the same would be optimal solution but the shop I go in might not sell the excact same model.
I have no idea what for example PC3-10667U means…
Mr[S]
2013-01-08 17:33:14
The closer to the RAM you already have the better, so DDR3 1333 would be your first good bet then try to get it the exact same Elixir, PC3 is the generation of RAM type guess it has different clocking speeds and 10667U is a slower speed than 13333 (the higher the better well in DDR1 anyway what I am running on lol)
Vinyl Scratch
2013-01-08 17:39:02
Mr Said it all. A good question for Greg, or Justin, though. I'm still learning, and haven't taken my A+ yet. >.<
Mr[S]
2013-01-08 17:41:01
Oh and its actually better to get the same pair of RAM than getting one faster than the other, they both work together and share performance out equally
Ubuntu
2013-01-08 17:44:01
From: Mr[S]
Oh and its actually better to get the same pair of RAM than getting one faster than the other, they both work together and share performance out equally
I believe your system will automatically throttle down the higher frequency ram to the frequency of the lower frequency ram.
Chris Reborn
2013-01-08 17:44:08
From: Mr[S]
Oh and its actually better to get the same pair of RAM than getting one faster than the other, they both work together and share performance out equally
i'm pretty sure if one pair is faster than the other it's down clocked and they all run at the lowest speed.
Mr[S]
2013-01-08 17:56:15
Oh cool so yeah no point spending extra cash to buy a faster one look for the same speed :)
Sorry this might be a little off topic, But won't going over 4gb Ram force him to go 64bit and have some compatibility problems?
Ubuntu
2013-01-08 19:11:52
From: John
Sorry this might be a little off topic, But won't going over 4gb Ram force him to go 64bit and have some compatibility problems?
He never said he had a 32 bit OS did he? But yeah 32 bit OS have a maximum limit of 4 GB ram I think.
Mr[S]
2013-01-08 19:12:38
Hes adding 4 gig to 4 gig so thats cool for 64 bit?
Vinyl Scratch
2013-01-08 19:12:50
It might, I'm not sure. But to fix that you could get a new OS (64 bit) and install it, correct? I might be wrong, so don't take my word for it.
Mr[S]
2013-01-08 19:14:41
If hes using vista/windows 7+ I think they all accept up to 8 gig and depending on type of system like proffesional/home you can upgrade to 16 (if pro not home)
weequ
2013-01-08 19:48:54
Thanks for answers and I already got 64 bit operating system.
Justin
2013-01-08 20:00:05
Just make sure you get the same timing (9-9-9-24), I myself have 2 different brands of RAM in my computer, no problems here