Hey, I have 8gb ram 2133mhz ddr4, and wanted to ask if I wanted to upgrade to 16gb by buying another 8gb ram, does it matter what kindit is and what speed it has? Or do they have to be identical? Because I am not sure if I can find one that's identical to mine. My ram just says kingston on it, so does it matter if I bought a hyperx ram with exactly same speed? I know hyperx is kingston but no idea what the the difference is tbh.
What kind of ram should I buy?
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mangaman
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If you are just gaming, then 16GB is not worth it. 8gb 2133mhz ddr4 is more than capable of general browsing/gaming. If you are doing VM's, rendering or video editing, then stick to the same RAM speed. The brand does not matter, but the speed does. If you get RAM that is slower than 2133mhz, then the entire RAM set will slow down to that speed. If you have two 4GB ram cards, its wise to buy another set of two 4GB cards to keep the performance optimal. If you just have one 8GB then just buy another one 8GB.
geofelt
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This is not what you want to hear:
Ram is sold in kits for a reason.
A motherboard must manage all the ram using the same specs of voltage, cas and speed.
The internal workings are designed for the capacity of the kit.
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 more sticks are involved.
That is why ram vendors will NOT support ram that is not bought in one kit.
If you do buy more disparate sticks, they must be the same speed, voltage and cas numbers.
Even then your chances of working are less than 100%
What is your plan "B" if the new stick/s do not work?
Sometimes increasing the ram voltage in the bios will make things work.
If you want 16gb, my suggestion is to buy a 2 x 8gb kit that matches your current specs.
Then, try adding in your old 8gb,
If it works, good; you now have extra ram.
If not, sell the old ram or keep it as a spare.
Ram is sold in kits for a reason.
A motherboard must manage all the ram using the same specs of voltage, cas and speed.
The internal workings are designed for the capacity of the kit.
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 more sticks are involved.
That is why ram vendors will NOT support ram that is not bought in one kit.
If you do buy more disparate sticks, they must be the same speed, voltage and cas numbers.
Even then your chances of working are less than 100%
What is your plan "B" if the new stick/s do not work?
Sometimes increasing the ram voltage in the bios will make things work.
If you want 16gb, my suggestion is to buy a 2 x 8gb kit that matches your current specs.
Then, try adding in your old 8gb,
If it works, good; you now have extra ram.
If not, sell the old ram or keep it as a spare.
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