Looking to add some more RAM

[Bobybobp]

Hi,

just wanted to know what peoples suggestions were as im looking to buy some RAM and i need it to be compatible with what i already have in my PC, looking to add another 8GB for when Dishonored 2 is released.

My PC specs:

GeForce GTX 980 DirectCU II OC Strix 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card

Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail

Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard

Microsoft Windows 10

Cooler Master Silent Pro Modular 700W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply

Sandisk Ultra SSD 120GB 2.5" SATA II Solid State Hard Drive - (SDSSDH-120G-G25)

Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.D 500GB SATA 6GB/s 16MB Cache - OEM (0F13178)

Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (BLS2CP4G3D1609DS1S00CEU)

Zalman Z9 Plus Tower Case with Fan Controller - Black

Akasa AK-CC4007EP01 Nero 3 CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/1155/1156/1366/2011/AMD AM2/AM2+/AM3/FM1)

OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM

Thanks for the help,
Sam

 

[Danny75]

Look for DDR3 1600MHz C9 1.5v.

You can also go with C10 if needed. If so, stick the new RAM into the primary dual channel slots and the old RAM into the secondary dual channel slots (check motherboard manual) and it's likely to go smoother (the tighter RAM timings of the old would/should loosen to match the new).

Be ready for some minor tweaking inside BIOS, though. Sometimes needed. Usually a case of unlinking the channels if linked doesn't work.