We'd like to remind Forumites to please avoid political debate on the Forum... Read More »
Upgrading Ram



Comments
-
You'd be best reading the installation manual for the motherboard in question, there isn't a universal answer.0
-
As above, but generally you'll get the best performance and reliability from having two identical RAM sticks that are sold as a kit.
If you just have an 8gb RAM stick spare and you want to try it, you can try it and it might work, but if buying from scratch just buy a RAM kit.
But also note it will only register as the lowest amount if you have two of different sizes, so 1 x 4gb and 1 8gb (if it works) will be 8gb, not 12gb. Also if you do this and later you get system stability issues or crashes, it's ikely to be the different RAM sticks so swap them out.0 -
Hi the spec of the machine is,
Graphics card: VGA PCPartner GF G210 512MB DDR2 HDMI
Processor: CPU Intel® Core i3-530 2,93 GHz
Memory: 1x 1024 MB DDR3-SDRAM (PC3-10600 / 1333 MHz)1x 2048 MB DDR3-SDRAM (PC3-10600 / 1333 MHz)Dual Channel Memory (2/4 Slots covered; 16 GB max.)
Motherboard: 3140
Optical drive: DVDRW LG GH22NS50 SATA
Hard disk: HDD 1TB WD10EARS-00Y5B1 S2 64MB
Network: WLAN AW-NU118 b/g/n NOT FOR LC1
Software: S-DVD MD 8338 / 8341 MULTI w/P2go
Components: USB Mouse Chicony MSU-0718T rev
As far as I can see, I can put unequal amounts up to 16gb, just like to hear people’s views, don’t want to put much more in but the problem I’m having is with my desktop, I recently reinstalled windows 7 and noticed straight away it would freeze, hang for abot 30 secs then would start working again, then it would happen again, so I reinstalled again, same problem, then I thought it could be because windows 7 no longer does updates, so I then loaded windows 10, but that has the same problem, I looked on you tube adjusted the power options, to no avail, have you guys got any ideas?, drivers are up to date, as I only installed yesterday, before I reinstalled, everything was working fine,so I wondered if by increasing the ram to something which I knew would be ok to run Windows 10, it would solve my problem thanks in advance
0 -
carlbhoy said:Hi all, just a quick question regarding upgrading ram, if I have two slots, do both slots have to hold the same size stick, ie 4gb and 4gb, or could I have one of 4gb and one of 2gb, thanks1
-
Right now you only have 2GB of Ram, which isn't really enough. Even if you put two more sticks in, you will only have 4gb, because it will only run each stick at 1gb because that's the smallest you have.
If your computer is freezing i really recommend you just take out the two stick you have and just put a new RAM kit in. RAM is so cheap now anyway and it may improve the system stability (stop it crashing) too.0 -
carlbhoy said:Hi the spec of the machine is,
Graphics card: VGA PCPartner GF G210 512MB DDR2 HDMI
Processor: CPU Intel® Core i3-530 2,93 GHz
Memory: 1x 1024 MB DDR3-SDRAM (PC3-10600 / 1333 MHz)1x 2048 MB DDR3-SDRAM (PC3-10600 / 1333 MHz)Dual Channel Memory (2/4 Slots covered; 16 GB max.)
Motherboard: 3140
Optical drive: DVDRW LG GH22NS50 SATA
Hard disk: HDD 1TB WD10EARS-00Y5B1 S2 64MB
Network: WLAN AW-NU118 b/g/n NOT FOR LC1
Software: S-DVD MD 8338 / 8341 MULTI w/P2go
Components: USB Mouse Chicony MSU-0718T rev
As far as I can see, I can put unequal amounts up to 16gb, just like to hear people’s views, don’t want to put much more in but the problem I’m having is with my desktop, I recently reinstalled windows 7 and noticed straight away it would freeze, hang for abot 30 secs then would start working again, then it would happen again, so I reinstalled again, same problem, then I thought it could be because windows 7 no longer does updates, so I then loaded windows 10, but that has the same problem, I looked on you tube adjusted the power options, to no avail, have you guys got any ideas?, drivers are up to date, as I only installed yesterday, before I reinstalled, everything was working fine,so I wondered if by increasing the ram to something which I knew would be ok to run Windows 10, it would solve my problem thanks in advance
No reason to cheap out on RAM; https://uk.webuy.com/product-detail?id=smem9qah £14 for 2 x 4 GB or https://uk.webuy.com/product-detail/?id=smem8qaa £36 for 2 x 8 GB.
But fit the SSD first, as that will make all of the difference. If you have a spare SATA port, you can have the SSD as a Boot drive, keeping the 1TB for storage. Though I would check the health of the HDD.
0 -
check the mobo will support those upgrades first tho0
-
Could I then not take out the 1gb stick and replace it with a 2gb, making 2x2gb, a total of 4gb?, all I do is email, and internet0
-
Could I then not take out the 1gb stick and replace it with a 2gb, making 2x2gb, a total of 4gb?, all I do is email, and internet
You could but for the third time, two different RAM sticks could cause system instability. For <£20 is it really worth this risk of annoyance / crashing? Your choice but personally I'd just get a new RAM kit.
0 -
I’m sorry jonnygee, I did not understand your answer correctly, not knowing much about computers, so you are saying the ram sticks have to be brought as a pair, so they are exactly the same, if so forgive my imvompotence, I really am a novice0
Confirm your email address to Create Threads and Reply

Categories
- All Categories
- 350.6K Banking & Borrowing
- 253K Reduce Debt & Boost Income
- 453.3K Spending & Discounts
- 243.6K Work, Benefits & Business
- 598.3K Mortgages, Homes & Bills
- 176.7K Life & Family
- 256.7K Travel & Transport
- 1.5M Hobbies & Leisure
- 16.1K Discuss & Feedback
- 37.6K Read-Only Boards