Upgrading RAM - Need advice


  1. Posts : 49
    Windows 7 Professional x64
       #1

    Upgrading RAM - Need advice


    Hello I have currently 4GB of RAM but I am often lacking RAM so I have decided to upgrade to 8GB or 16GB.

    My current config is old but still powerful enough for all my needs:

    CPU : QuadCore Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600
    MB: Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3R
    MB Chipset: Intel Eaglelake P45
    BIOS Type: Award Modular (01/25/10) version F12
    RAM : 2 x 2 GB DDR2-800 DDR2 SDRAM
    GC : ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 (2048 MB) crossfire
    Power: Corsair HX620W
    Tower: Antec Twelve Hundred
    OS: Windows Seven x64 SP1

    What do you recommend to update my RAM?
    Something compatible, performant and not too expensive please.

    TIA.
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  2. Posts : 12,012
    Windows 7 Home Premium SP1, 64-bit
       #2

    Any of these from Crucial are guaranteed compatible:

    Computer memory upgrades for Giga-Byte GA-EP45-UD3R (rev. 1.0) Motherboard from Crucial.com

    You will probably find that older DDR 2 RAM is more expensive than DDR 3, by a large margin.
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  3. Posts : 49
    Windows 7 Professional x64
    Thread Starter
       #3

    Thanks. :)

    Is DDR3 not compatible with my mobo?
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  4. Posts : 6,879
    Win 7 Ultimate x64
       #4

    No it isn't,

    GIGABYTE - Motherboard - Socket 775 - GA-EP45-UD3R (rev. 1.1)

    1. 4 x 1.8V DDR2 DIMM sockets supporting up to 16 GB of system memory
    2. Dual channel memory architecture
    3. Support for DDR2 1366+*/1066/800/667 MHz memory modules
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  5. Posts : 12,012
    Windows 7 Home Premium SP1, 64-bit
       #5

    Read Only said:
    Thanks. :)

    Is DDR3 not compatible with my mobo?
    I very seriously doubt it.

    I just looked at Newegg--it appears that 4 GB sticks of DDR2 are quite uncommon and expensive---Newegg's price is 180 for two 4 GB sticks of that Crucial RAM.

    You have a few more choices if you go with 2 GB sticks. You can get two 2 GB sticks for 100 to 110 from several manufacturers.

    Are you positive you are running out of RAM?

    I'd guess your PC is 4 or 5 years old. Considering the high cost of RAM for it, you might consider getting a new motherboard, processor, and 8 GB of DDR 3 RAM (which is much cheaper). If you spent 400 or so, you would effectively have a new PC that would be noticeably faster than your existing PC, with more RAM to boot.
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