Help me figure out if this is worth buying or not.

Dylan_49 · Jul 29, 2017

I really need a second memory stick as my memory these days is starting to hit 90-95% usage.

Current stick - Kingston HyperX Blu 8GB (1x8 GB Module) 1600MHz 240-pin DDR3

Here's what I'm looking at from eBay
http://www.ebay.com/itm/SAMSUNG-M393B1K70DH0-CK0-8GB-2Rx4-DDR3-PC3-12800R-1600MHz-ECC-REG-MEMORY-RAM-/222071175874?hash=item33b4793ac2:g:~iYAAOSwud1W~clG

Is this worth buying? or is it a scamaz

USAFRet · Jul 29, 2017

1. That is ECC RAM. Not likely to work with your motherboard.

2. Mixing RAM is usually never a good idea.

Dylan_49 · Jul 29, 2017

USAFRet :

Oh :/ Yeah. After looking a little bit further at the bottom says it's not really for desktops.

I think this is a decent stick correct?
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820313552

I didn't want to spend 50 bucks but oh well.

USAFRet · Jul 29, 2017

Dylan_49 :

USAFRet :

Oh :/ Yeah. After looking a little bit further at the bottom says it's not really for desktops.

I think this is a decent stick correct?
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820313552

I didn't want to spend 50 bucks but oh well.

See #2 above.

johnnyq1233 · Jul 29, 2017

If this is the ram you currently have... https://www.amazon.ca/Kingston-HyperX-Fury-1600MHz-HX316C10F/dp/B00J8E92M6/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1501366477&sr=8-4&keywords=kingston+hyperx+fury+8gb+1600mhz
Then I would try and get this.

Dylan_49 · Jul 29, 2017

Why is it not a good idea? I thought as long as they have the same specs the brand shouldn't matter

USAFRet · Jul 29, 2017

Dylan_49 :

The individual chips may be from different sources.

Mixing RAM is always a crapshoot. It might work, it might not.
Same 'specs' lean closer to working, but no guarantee.

This is why RAM is often sold in sets. Tested to actually work together.

Dylan_49 · Jul 29, 2017

USAFRet :

Alrighty, thanks

I think I found my exact version. Pretty sure it's the same old model just red, mines blue. Worth buying used? Looks perfectly fine.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Kingston-HyperX-Red-Memory-8GB-Module-DDR3-1600MHz-/122600792430?epid=136220689&hash=item1c8b93a16e:g:UvEAAOSwWF1ZanHo

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