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I was advised by a technician that I need to upgrade the RAM on my desktop. Can you please give me some tips on which kind of RAM is compatible with my CPU?
When I go to the store where I would buy the RAM, what specifications of my CPU would I need to tell them so they can tell me the kind of RAM that I need to buy for my CPU?
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To identify the compatible RAM for your desktop computer, you need to know the specification of your motherboard first. If you still have your computer box and manual given to you since you have purchased your computer, you can find what the compatible RAM for your motherboard was. If the manual is not already available for several reasons, you may check your computer manually. But if you don’t have any knowledge to check some chipsets and motherboard memory slots and others, you could not come up with the right specifications.
If you know what the memory or RAM looks like, you can dismantle the memory and read the label on the memory and that’s what you need. Or you may bring the memory on your nearest computer store and ask them to give you a higher memory than of what you have brought to them. Basically, memory sizes or capacity are written on the label of the memory.
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First of all you need to check which motherboard is installed in your PC, open your computer’s case and search for main chip of your computer's motherboard, where motherboard’s manufactures and model is usually written, note down complete model of motherboard. You can get information about your motherboard using CPU-Z software. It’s upon your preference now.
Then go for your motherboard’s specifications, you can find specifications on manufacturer’s official website or you can Google it. Check what kind of RAM memory does it support. Is it SDR, DDR, DDR1, DDR2, DDR3 or whatever and further check for maximum BUS Frequency your motherboard can support for RAM.
It’s all you need to choose the best RAM for your computer. RAM memory depends on your usage, means what the requirement of RAM for the heaviest program you want to run on your computer. Usually 2 GB of RAM is enough for domestic use. Best of luck. 🙂
