Solved What RAM for my nForce 790i Ultra SLI

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Blade7658

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I currenlty have DDR3, 4x1Gb at 533 MHz and I am using approximatley 75% of my RAM. I am thinking I will see a significant performance improvement if I increase the RAM, but don't know what to buy.

Thanks!
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Alienware/Area-51 R6
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
CPU
Intel Core2 Extreme CPU X9770 @3.20 GHz
Motherboard
nForce 790i Ultra SLI
Memory
4 GB DDR3 Dual Channel 533.33 MHz
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX/9800 GTX+
Sound Card
Creative X-Fi Audio Processor (WDM)
Monitor(s) Displays
Dell LCD
Screen Resolution
1920 X 1200 x 59 hertz
Cooling
Liquid and air
Keyboard
Microsoft 3000
Mouse
Microsoft 5000
Internet Speed
11.35 Mbps download, 1.45 Mbps upload per Speedtest.com

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Dell and Custom
OS
Systems 1 and 2: Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Win 8 Developer
CPU
System 1: i7 [email protected], System 2: AMD FX-4100 Zambezi 3.6G
Motherboard
System 1:Dell 06NWYK System 2: ASUS M5A97 AM3+
Memory
System 1: 8GB System 2: 8GB
Graphics Card(s)
System 1: ATI FirePro V4800 System 2: Radeon HD 6850
Sound Card
System 1: onboard System 2: onboard
Monitor(s) Displays
System1: Viewsonic HDMI 24"
Screen Resolution
System 1: 1920x1080 System 2: 1920x1080
Hard Drives
System 1: Mirrored .5B drives System 2: Seagate Barracuda ST1000DM003 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s
Case
System 1: Dell System 2: Cooler Master
Internet Speed
10 MBPS
I went to Crucial, but it doesn't list nVidea as a manufacturer option. Who do I pick?
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Alienware/Area-51 R6
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
CPU
Intel Core2 Extreme CPU X9770 @3.20 GHz
Motherboard
nForce 790i Ultra SLI
Memory
4 GB DDR3 Dual Channel 533.33 MHz
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX/9800 GTX+
Sound Card
Creative X-Fi Audio Processor (WDM)
Monitor(s) Displays
Dell LCD
Screen Resolution
1920 X 1200 x 59 hertz
Cooling
Liquid and air
Keyboard
Microsoft 3000
Mouse
Microsoft 5000
Internet Speed
11.35 Mbps download, 1.45 Mbps upload per Speedtest.com
NVidia is your graphics card.

Your computer is Alienware.

You can always use their "System Scanner" to autodetect your memory.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Dell and Custom
OS
Systems 1 and 2: Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Win 8 Developer
CPU
System 1: i7 [email protected], System 2: AMD FX-4100 Zambezi 3.6G
Motherboard
System 1:Dell 06NWYK System 2: ASUS M5A97 AM3+
Memory
System 1: 8GB System 2: 8GB
Graphics Card(s)
System 1: ATI FirePro V4800 System 2: Radeon HD 6850
Sound Card
System 1: onboard System 2: onboard
Monitor(s) Displays
System1: Viewsonic HDMI 24"
Screen Resolution
System 1: 1920x1080 System 2: 1920x1080
Hard Drives
System 1: Mirrored .5B drives System 2: Seagate Barracuda ST1000DM003 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s
Case
System 1: Dell System 2: Cooler Master
Internet Speed
10 MBPS
Lemure, really appreciate the help. I looked on the mother board and it really is a nVidia mobo (NVIDIA nForce 790i Ultra SLI MCP)

Crucial has a system scanner? I will try that.

My system is so screwed up that I have trouble keeping what is in it straight. I am one of the many screwed Alienware customers. Sent it back 7 times in 3 years. Eventually they replaced everything but the HD and the case.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Alienware/Area-51 R6
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
CPU
Intel Core2 Extreme CPU X9770 @3.20 GHz
Motherboard
nForce 790i Ultra SLI
Memory
4 GB DDR3 Dual Channel 533.33 MHz
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX/9800 GTX+
Sound Card
Creative X-Fi Audio Processor (WDM)
Monitor(s) Displays
Dell LCD
Screen Resolution
1920 X 1200 x 59 hertz
Cooling
Liquid and air
Keyboard
Microsoft 3000
Mouse
Microsoft 5000
Internet Speed
11.35 Mbps download, 1.45 Mbps upload per Speedtest.com
OK, ran their tool and it gave me an error (told me what I had though - 4x1GB - and that I can go up to 20GB).
I am thinking of buying 2x4GB, maybe 1600MHz since it is a huge boost and relatively inexpensive. I think it will run (after reading the page I sent the link on) but appreciate any feedback.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Alienware/Area-51 R6
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
CPU
Intel Core2 Extreme CPU X9770 @3.20 GHz
Motherboard
nForce 790i Ultra SLI
Memory
4 GB DDR3 Dual Channel 533.33 MHz
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX/9800 GTX+
Sound Card
Creative X-Fi Audio Processor (WDM)
Monitor(s) Displays
Dell LCD
Screen Resolution
1920 X 1200 x 59 hertz
Cooling
Liquid and air
Keyboard
Microsoft 3000
Mouse
Microsoft 5000
Internet Speed
11.35 Mbps download, 1.45 Mbps upload per Speedtest.com

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Dell and Custom
OS
Systems 1 and 2: Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Win 8 Developer
CPU
System 1: i7 [email protected], System 2: AMD FX-4100 Zambezi 3.6G
Motherboard
System 1:Dell 06NWYK System 2: ASUS M5A97 AM3+
Memory
System 1: 8GB System 2: 8GB
Graphics Card(s)
System 1: ATI FirePro V4800 System 2: Radeon HD 6850
Sound Card
System 1: onboard System 2: onboard
Monitor(s) Displays
System1: Viewsonic HDMI 24"
Screen Resolution
System 1: 1920x1080 System 2: 1920x1080
Hard Drives
System 1: Mirrored .5B drives System 2: Seagate Barracuda ST1000DM003 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s
Case
System 1: Dell System 2: Cooler Master
Internet Speed
10 MBPS
Looks perfect - I found similar prices a couple of places, but just wasn't sure it would work in my computer. Thanks for the help - big rep from me!
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Alienware/Area-51 R6
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
CPU
Intel Core2 Extreme CPU X9770 @3.20 GHz
Motherboard
nForce 790i Ultra SLI
Memory
4 GB DDR3 Dual Channel 533.33 MHz
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX/9800 GTX+
Sound Card
Creative X-Fi Audio Processor (WDM)
Monitor(s) Displays
Dell LCD
Screen Resolution
1920 X 1200 x 59 hertz
Cooling
Liquid and air
Keyboard
Microsoft 3000
Mouse
Microsoft 5000
Internet Speed
11.35 Mbps download, 1.45 Mbps upload per Speedtest.com
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