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Originally Posted by Jason1
Okay well it is time for me to upgrade my RAM, I would like to add another 2 Gig stick to bump my total RAM from 4 Gig to 6. I really dont feel like researching which type of RAM will work with my current RAM. So here is what I did: I peeked into my case and read the side of my current RAM. It reads as follows:
Corsair CM3X2G1600C9NX
XMS3 1600 1600 mhz
9-9-9-24
What does this all mean and which cheap RAM can I buy off of Newegg that will be compatable? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
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The four numbers on the bottom are CAS latency, which you shouldn't have to worry about. They say lower is better but the RAM is so fast it technically shouldn't matter.
The only thing you really need to be looking for is make sure that the RAM is specced at DDR3 1600.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...PC3%2012800%29
That link up there is a customized search on Newegg that gives you all of their options for a single 2 GB stick of RAM that will work with yours. Also, make sure that your version of Windows is actually 64-bit Windows cause if you get more than 4 gigs of RAM, anything above that on 32-bit Windows is actually useless. Unfortunately this requires formatting your computer if you don't already have it because I don't think you can do upgrades from 32-bit to 64-bit, but I've been wrong before.