Upgrading DDR3 RAM With Only 2 Slots

[Eblim]

How much memory would I be able to upgrade my computer to? I have 64-bit Windows 7, shouldn't I be able to put nearly as much as I want? I currently have 6GB RAM, and I'm constantly using all of it, which causes slow-downs for my system. I was looking at 8GB to 16GB of RAM.

Thanks in advance!

 

[paulpicks21]

What motherboard do you have?

Paul.

 

[TVeblen]

The amount of RAM you can install in a 64 bit system is limited by your motherboard specs, as Paulpicks has mentioned. So you need to look that up.

After that you will be limited to the maximum size of a stick of compatible RAM - times 2. Currently the largest sticks are 8GB. So if your motherboard will allow 16GB RAM, and 8GB sticks, then you could possibly install 16GB.

I'm curious to how you have 6GB now. Do you have one 4GB and one 2GB?

 

[DeaconFrost]

You can look your system/motherboard up at Crucial.com and it will tell you exactly how much of what type of memory your computer can use.

 

[Eblim]

Thanks for the replies, my system specifications have been updated!

EDIT:

I'm curious to how you have 6GB now. Do you have one 4GB and one 2GB?

I have two 3GB DRR3 sticks.

 

[Dude]

 

[TVeblen]

Thanks for the replies, my system specifications have been updated!

EDIT:

I'm curious to how you have 6GB now. Do you have one 4GB and one 2GB?

I have two 3GB DRR3 sticks.

I have never seen or heard of a 3GB stick of RAM. Has anyone else?

 

[Dude]

Thanks for the replies, my system specifications have been updated!

EDIT:

I'm curious to how you have 6GB now. Do you have one 4GB and one 2GB?

I have two 3GB DRR3 sticks.

I have never seen or heard of a 3GB stick of RAM. Has anyone else?

I have never seen 3GB sticks

 

[Layback Bear]

I have also never heard of 3gb sticks of ram.

 

[Solarstarshines]

I had to edit this I found 3gb DDR3 ram http://www.bing.com/shopping/centon-3gb-ddr3-sdram-memory-module/p/66982DFEBE442F47FC7A?q=ddr3+3gb+ram+sticks&lpq=ddr3%203gb%20ram%20sticks&FORM=HURE

 

[Britton30]

GIGABYTE - Motherboard - Socket 775 - GA-G41MT-S2P (rev. 1.3)
Check your board specs at this link.

 

[Layback Bear]

Good find Solarstarshines 3gb sticks. I don't know what one would do with one of them. I will have to think on that awhile.

 

[Solarstarshines]

it wasn't easy but I found it

I Believe 8gb is his limit 2x4gb Go with Gskill that might help you out

 

[Phone Man]

I had to edit this I found 3gb DDR3 ram Centon 3GB DDR3 SDRAM Memory Module - product summary - Bing Shopping

Don't think so. This is a tri-channel kit. Three 1GB modules used in MB that support tri-channel memory buss.

Jim

 

[Solarstarshines]

I had to edit this I found 3gb DDR3 ram Centon 3GB DDR3 SDRAM Memory Module - product summary - Bing Shopping

Don't think so. This is a tri-channel kit. Three 1GB modules used in MB that support tri-channel memory buss.

Jim

Damn it Jim ( Dr Mccoy's voice ) you are right lol

 

[Phone Man]

I had to edit this I found 3gb DDR3 ram Centon 3GB DDR3 SDRAM Memory Module - product summary - Bing Shopping

Don't think so. This is a tri-channel kit. Three 1GB modules used in MB that support tri-channel memory buss.

Jim

Damn it Jim ( Dr Mccoy's voice ) you are right lol

Like a friend use to say "If I tell you it's Easter, just paint your eggs"

Jim

 

[Layback Bear]

Eblim the only trick to memory is the motherboard manual. You must read and understand the information. You can install as much ram as the motherboard and cpu will except and use. Their is no magic ram or combination of ram. Just follow the motherboard manual. If their is one thing that should be required reading for anybody that opens a computer it should be the motherboard manual. Do some of us try things that aren't in the manusl; absolutely but we do it our own risk.

 

[TVeblen]

I thought it was: "if all else fails, read the manual"?

 

[Britton30]

I thought it was: "if all else fails, read the manual"?

Yeah, ya gotta screw up something, then pull the manual out.

 

[paulpicks21]

I thought it was: "if all else fails, read the manual"?

Yeah, ya gotta screw up something, then pull the manual out.

If all else fails I usually pull out the sledgehammer.