Help me choose memory upgrade (i3)

walk on · 4 Jun 2012 at 08:53

I currently have 2x2 gb installed in a "Argon Extreme Intel Core i3 550 3.20GHz @ 4.40GHz Overclocked Bundle" I got a year or so back, and want to upgrade to 8gb. I really want to plug and play and not have to manually overclock and find stability as that was the reason I bought the bundle.

I have been looking at "Patriot Viper Xtreme 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17000C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (PXD38G2133C11K) [PXD38G2133C11K]"

Is this the correct memory for this motherboard (gigabyte H55M-UD2H), and will it just be a case of installing and then applying the same settings?

Many thanks in advance.

Doomedspeed · 4 Jun 2012 at 09:24

That memory won't work to it full capacity on your system. On the gigabyte product page, it says:

When using Intel Core i5/Core i3/ Pentium CPU with HD Graphics, the maximum memory speed supported is 1666 MHz

You need a i7 to reach 1866+

My suggestion is this: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-114-GL&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=1517

eddyr · 4 Jun 2012 at 11:24

The patriot should work fine at 1600mhz, and it should auto tighten the timings for the lower clock via the spd, but to what exactly i dont know.

walk on · 4 Jun 2012 at 11:52

Thanks for the suggestions! My current memory is running at 764mhz 9.9.9.24 according to cpuz. Would this memory be better?

"Patriot Viper Xtreme 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (PXD38G1600LLK) [PXD38G1600LLK]"

It seems to have better timings than the Geil one you linked and is cheaper.

Also about the installation, should I expect the same clock speed from the cpu or will it be limited with the extra ram? Should it be straight forward?