Compatible ram upgrade

PioPio · Apr 2, 2017

I have a dell xps 8700 which can be found here: https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883155728&cm_re=i5_4430%2bhd_7570-_-83-155-728-_-Product

I ordered ram and tried to install it to the xps 8700 but the computer never star correctly.

Here is the ram I ordered: https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIABR04WE1812

Good deal for 8 gb ddr3 ram, right... I noticed the ram I ordered was AMD ram, not sure if that changes anything.

I am not sure why this ram is not compatible with my PC, any recommendations for ram, 2 gb is enough.

Cdog042501 · Apr 2, 2017

As ling as the pins are correct yes it would work

PioPio · Apr 2, 2017

hmmm I believe it has 240 pin

PioPio · Apr 2, 2017

I tried installing the ram and the pc just made beeping sounds and did not turn on

clarkjd · Apr 2, 2017

Did you just add the new ram to your PC, or did you replace your existing ram? Getting new ram kits to work and play well with older ram(even the same brand, make, model, timings, speed, and voltage) is problematical at best and impossible at worst. I suspect that the new ram is incompatible with the old. Remove the old ram, and replace it with the new. If that works, then you know that the new ram won't work with your old ram. Any ram that won't work with your old ram is too expensive, no matter how good the sale price!

PioPio · Apr 2, 2017

Sorry it took me a while to respond, I am adding ram to existing ram

PioPio · Apr 2, 2017

I also tried only using the new ram and had no luck

clarkjd · Apr 3, 2017

PioPio :

Sounds like the ram is incompatible with your motherboard. As I said before, ram that doesn't work is the most expensive kind, no matter how good the sale!

PioPio · Apr 3, 2017

Any recommendations for cheap RAM on newegg?

clarkjd · Apr 3, 2017

PioPio :

How much total ram do you want? I would not recommend adding ram to your existing ram, but rather replacing it with a kit of however much total ram you feel you need. I am afraid that what happened when you tried to use new ram with your old will happen with any new ram you get.

If you want 16GB total then I suggest getting a 16gb kit. As long as you don't try to use old with new, I think you will be OK.

PioPio · Apr 4, 2017

12-16 is good, please try to find a good price

clarkjd · Apr 5, 2017

PioPio :

I used Newegg's memory finder tool:
http://promotions.newegg.com/nepro/14-2242/index.html?name=Memory-Finder#oufDS360hVJAAAD

and found this 16GB kit:
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA0AJ2CK2959&cm_mmc=CNETFindMEMUS-_-9SIA0AJ2CK2959-_-na-_-na
Remember this is to be used in place of your old ram, not in addition to it! :no:

Any good 16GB DDR3 kit will run about $100US or more.

PioPio · Apr 5, 2017

Looks good, and you are sure it will work?

PioPio · Apr 5, 2017

That says link is bringing me to a 4gb kit, thats not enough

clarkjd · Apr 5, 2017

PioPio :

The link brings up several pages. you can sort by different things. at any rate the 16 GB kits will be further down the list no matter what you sort by.

PioPio · Apr 7, 2017

Oh I got it, this one seems good https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820211841&cm_mmc=CNETFindMEMUS-_-20-211-841-_-na-_-na

clarkjd · Apr 7, 2017

PioPio :

Looks good to me!

PioPio · Apr 7, 2017

I wonder what I will do with my old ram, anyways thank you all very much

PioPio · Apr 8, 2017

I think I may have found something better for the same price: https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231660&ignorebbr=1&nm_mc=KNC-GoogleAdwords-PC&cm_mmc=KNC-GoogleAdwords-PC-_-pla-_-Memory+%28Desktop+Memory%29-_-N82E16820231660&gclid=CjwKEAjw8ZzHBRCUwrrV59XinXUSJADSTE5k9JIfGz_QlIgDf156a3bDKuDZjmqpuEUBzjkWVrBKixoCne3w_wcB&gclsrc=aw.d, but is this compatible with my PC?

clarkjd · Apr 8, 2017

PioPio :

Did you find it using the memory finder tool or did you just look for any 2x8GB kits?
If you used the tool, then you should be good to go. If not, then, who knows?

PioPio · Apr 8, 2017

Good point, thanks

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