I'm new to PC's and am looking to add more RAM to my PC but am a little confused as to which is the correct one to get. It's DDR3 8Gb & CPU-Z shows NB Frequency at 2200 MHz and DRAM Frequency at 802 MHz. I was going to get 1600MHz (PC3 12800), is that correct?
Correct Memory Speed
- Thread starter jase7430
- Start date
Solution
Dark Lord of Tech
Retired Moderator
- Aug 18, 2009
- 128,614
- 1,778
- 159,590
Adding ram is hit and miss , even identical modules purchased at separate times can be inccompatible.
geofelt
Titan
- Oct 9, 2006
- 54,298
- 4,146
- 174,240
My suggestion is to buy a compatible ram kit of the size you need and keep the old ram as a spare.
am is sold in kits for a reason.
A motherboard must manage all the ram using the same specs of voltage, cas and speed.
Ram from the same vendor and part number can be made up of differing manufacturing components over time.
Some motherboards can be very sensitive to this.
This is more difficult when 4 sticks are involved.
That is why ram vendors will NOT support ram that is not bought in one kit.
Would you be at all upset if your new added ram did not work?
am is sold in kits for a reason.
A motherboard must manage all the ram using the same specs of voltage, cas and speed.
Ram from the same vendor and part number can be made up of differing manufacturing components over time.
Some motherboards can be very sensitive to this.
This is more difficult when 4 sticks are involved.
That is why ram vendors will NOT support ram that is not bought in one kit.
Would you be at all upset if your new added ram did not work?
TRENDING THREADS
-
-
News Windows 11 will reportedly display a watermark if your PC does not support AI requirements- Started by Admin
- Replies: 17
-
-
Question Can I plug a docking station to a USB-C 2.0 port to have video output?- Started by jameli
- Replies: 2
Facebook
Twitter
Instagram