Hi. I have an older computer and I would like to increase the ram. It has a Quad Core AMD Phenom II X4 955be, msi 770-c45, 2x2gb ocz3p1333lvam4gk, and NVIDIA GTS 250 video card. I just put in a WD blue 500GB SATA SSD. I would like to add two 8GB sticks of ram. I am running Linux Mint 20.2 and don't overclock anymore or do any gaming. What brand and which sticks of ram would you recommend. Thank you as always.
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DDR3 Ram Increase
- Thread starter kensinger
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Well, your best bet is to get a kit that matches your current kit's speed and timings. I'd also just go with 2x8GB and remove the 2x2GB that exists for compatibility reasons. Not worth the hassle.
Something like this will be fine... https://www.amazon.com/Corsair-2x8GB-10666-Desktop-Memory/dp/B007EHKXS6
Something like this will be fine... https://www.amazon.com/Corsair-2x8GB-10666-Desktop-Memory/dp/B007EHKXS6
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Thank you so much EarthDog. I am seeing alot of 1600 Mhz 16GB kits. Do you think my the motherboard and processor would put up a fight using one of these 1600 kits? I saw the msi specificationsas say 1333 Mhz (* 1600 Mhz overclocked).
And is the increase from 1333 to 1600 Mhz worth the hassle when I don't play games? Thanks for your patience with me.
And is the increase from 1333 to 1600 Mhz worth the hassle when I don't play games? Thanks for your patience with me.
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I'm thinking, it is an old system and it's running with no problems so the easiest thing to do is l just use 2 ram modules. Be it 2x8GB or 2x4GB. Can you recommend a good 2x4GB module set? Thank you as always EarthDog. Keep safe and have a good day. 
Same as before, really... RAM is RAM how you're using it.
https://www.amazon.com/PC3-10600-DE...jbGlja1JlZGlyZWN0JmRvTm90TG9nQ2xpY2s9dHJ1ZQ==
https://www.amazon.com/PC3-10600-DE...jbGlja1JlZGlyZWN0JmRvTm90TG9nQ2xpY2s9dHJ1ZQ==
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