RAM upgrade pre-built PC

[henkgraven]

Hey all,

 

I have the acer m5811.

I have done a case and graphics card upgrade so my specs atm are:

 

OS: Win7 home premium 64x

GPU:Asus GTX 650TI OC 2GB

CPU: i5 750 (2,66Ghz)

RAM: 4GB DDR3

Case: Sharkoon T28 Blue

HDD: 1TB (something)

 

I believe the MOBO is a h57m01

 

1156

H57 chipset.

 

So i want to upgrade my ram(2x2GB) to 8gb (2x4GB). I read somewhere else that someone had a problem booting his pc after the same upgrade (different pc).

I believe the MAXram for this mobo is 8gb. So i hope that one of you guys can confirm this and see if i can upgrade to the Kingston HyperX 8GB DDR3-1600 kit.

 

-Henk

[Paralectic]

The motherboard supports a maximum of 2x4GB RAM modules with a maximum clockspeed of 1333mhz.

[CoolBeans]

Do you have a 32 bit operating system? If you do you can't upgrade

[kol]

Do you have a 32 bit operating system? If you do you can't upgrade

He can upgrade, it just wouldn't make sense in doing it

[henkgraven]

Do you have a 32 bit operating system? If you do you can't upgrade

I have a 64 bit. (wrote 64x by accident)

 

So i can upgrade to 2x4gb? And if i upgrade to 1600mhz does it hurt anything or does it just run on a slower speed? 1333mhz in this case.

 

 

 

Thanks for the fast answers too!

[HannahLewis]

You should be looking at ram with clock speeds of 1066/1333MHZ your motherboard doesn't support the frequentie that hyperX ram runs at.

 

http://www.alternate.nl/html/search.html?filterCategoryPathROOT=Geheugen&query=ram&y=0&x=0&filterCategoryPathROOT%2FGeheugen=DDR3-1333

[HannahLewis]

You can actually set the RAM speeds in the BIOS but a lot of people still have problems if they put in ram on a to high frequency even after underclock the ram via the BIOS. I would highly recommend you to get ram which is at 1333MHZ just to be safe.

[henkgraven]

You should be looking at ram with clock speeds of 1066/1333MHZ your motherboard doesn't support the frequentie that hyperX ram runs at.

 

http://www.alternate.nl/html/search.html?filterCategoryPathROOT=Geheugen&query=ram&y=0&x=0&filterCategoryPathROOT%2FGeheugen=DDR3-1333

 

 

 

EDIT: Okay i see, thanks for the reply :-)

[jmfg187]

It's possible that a prebuilt mobo won't have a way for you to adjust timings or memory speeds so may be best to get a 1333 set to be safe. I have used GSkill in all my computers with no compatability problems.

 

Newegg has these

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007611%2050008476%20600006131%20600006069&IsNodeId=1&name=8GB%20%282%20x%204GB%29&Order=RATING&Pagesize=20

 

The Ripjaws X set has nice tight timings that should make up for you not being able to use 1600.

[henkgraven]

Thanks everyone for helping me! I'm probably going to get this kit: http://www.alternate.nl/G-Skill/8-GB-DDR3-1333-Kit-geheugen/html/product/801622?tk=7&lk=9328

[HannahLewis]

Thanks everyone for helping me! I'm probably going to get this kit: http://www.alternate.nl/G-Skill/8-GB-DDR3-1333-Kit-geheugen/html/product/801622?tk=7&lk=9328

 

I've got G.skill as well and I have never had any problems with it, good choice!