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Hello All, a bit of a novices question im sure but i've recently decided to upgrade my system. Put Window 7 64 bit OS, replacing that god awful Vista, and now want to max out my motherboards RAM limit to 8GB

My system is;

Intel® Core 2 Quad Processor Q9450 (2.66GHz, 1333MHz, 12MB cache)
Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium SP1
4096MB 1333 MHz Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM [4x1024]
1.2 TB (2x 640 GB) Serial ATA (7200 Rpm) Dual HDD Config Raid 0 Stripe
Graphics 1GB ATI Radeon 3870 X2 graphics card
16X DVD+/-RW (Read/Write DVD, CD)

I wanted to get 2x4GB sticks to replace the 4x1GB sticks and have been looking at;

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B004DDI0IE

Can anyone recommend these or is there a better alternative? I'm not too keen to spend much more than about £50-£60, as this OS/RAM upgrade is a stop gap between squeezing the last out of an old machine and the inevitable new build. I just want to be able to open Photoshop and it not stagger and stutter along...
 
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Gee Bee
Yes you would be maxing potential with 2 x 4gbs of 1333 which your mobo supports. If you were to mix current ram with anything you add new, your mobo would default to existing ram speed of 1067mhz
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run there memory adviser it free it read your system info and tell you the max ram for the mb and give you a few part numbers for there ram that will work in your system. one thing i try and do is look at the ram guild for the motherboard vendor and try and pick up sticks that are on the guild for older pc.
 
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Thanks guys. The mobo is 0G254H, it supports 8gb RAM. GEE BEE - My understanding is that it can have up to 8GB in whatever way i decide to put it in right? Currently it have 4 GB in 1 GB sticks, but im planning to put 2 x 4GB sticks in? Are you suggesting this not suitable, and I should go for 4 x 2GB sticks? It adds up to the same RAM, so I didn't think it made any difference. I would rather purchase 2 x 4GB as it allows for further expansion down the line? Or am i going about this all wrong?

The crucial adviser is good, and i used it to get the spec of the RAM in the original post. As for the RAM guild, how would i go about this? Its an old DELL PC, so are you suggesting certain RAM will not be compatible?

Advance thanks for your help....
 
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The CRUCIAL scan kicks back this;

DDR3 PC3-10600, DDR3 (non-ECC)

CPU-Z has said Max Bandwidth per slot being 667Mhz which is 1333mhz in DDR terms, right?

When you say im limited to 1333 mhz support, what does that actually mean?
 
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Oh, ok, thanks, but if i put in new, 1333mhz RAM i would be maxing my potential? What your saying is there would be no point buying the faster RAM, due to the bottleneck on my Mobo right?
 
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Yes you would be maxing potential with 2 x 4gbs of 1333 which your mobo supports. If you were to mix current ram with anything you add new, your mobo would default to existing ram speed of 1067mhz
 
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Pretty much. There is no point, sticking with 1333MHz RAM should be great enough!
 
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