ram upgrade

james usher · 12 Feb 2019 at 22:42

hi all, i am in need of a ram upgrade. my current setup is 8gb DDR4 using only 1 of the 2 slots available. the speed of the ram is 2400mhz, the ram im looking at is 2x8gb but the speed is 3000mhz. is this ok as an upgrade or do i need to match the speed? im sure this question has been asked a million times but im just unsure.
many thanks in advance

bremen1874 · 12 Feb 2019 at 22:52

So your motherboard only has two memory slots and you won't be using the existing 8GB 2400MHz stick? If so you should be fine.

If you want a detailed answer tell us what components you're using (motherboard, CPU, memory).

4K8KW10 · 12 Feb 2019 at 23:27

james usher said:
hi all, i am in need of a ram upgrade. my current setup is 8gb DDR4 using only 1 of the 2 slots available. the speed of the ram is 2400mhz, the ram im looking at is 2x8gb but the speed is 3000mhz. is this ok as an upgrade or do i need to match the speed? im sure this question has been asked a million times but im just unsure.
many thanks in advance

Hi,

Is this a laptop or desktop? If it is a laptop and if by any chance it is Ryzen CPU, then only 2 DDR4-2400 will work for you.
If it is a desktop, you can take the new kit at DDR4-3000 and remove the old stick of DDR4-2400. Don't know if you wanna sell it, you need to clarify your intentions.

james usher · 13 Feb 2019 at 19:44

4K8KW10 said:
Hi,

Is this a laptop or desktop? If it is a laptop and if by any chance it is Ryzen CPU, then only 2 DDR4-2400 will work for you.
If it is a desktop, you can take the new kit at DDR4-3000 and remove the old stick of DDR4-2400. Don't know if you wanna sell it, you need to clarify your intentions.

hi sorry it is a desktop, but only 1 of the 2 slots have ram installed. im just not sure between the 2 speeds. if it will cause any issues etc?

Lemin · 13 Feb 2019 at 19:52

Your mobo manual should tell you what speeds you can take.

james usher · 13 Feb 2019 at 19:57

bremen1874 said:
So your motherboard only has two memory slots and you won't be using the existing 8GB 2400MHz stick? If so you should be fine.

If you want a detailed answer tell us what components you're using (motherboard, CPU, memory).

james usher · 13 Feb 2019 at 20:02

Lemin said:
Your mobo manual should tell you what speeds you can take.

ive looked through but cant seem to find anything

Lemin · 13 Feb 2019 at 20:10

It should be fine, but may run at the lower speed. Keep old stick and try it. You can return if they don't work.

4K8KW10 · 13 Feb 2019 at 21:25

james usher said:
hi sorry it is a desktop, but only 1 of the 2 slots have ram installed. im just not sure between the 2 speeds. if it will cause any issues etc?

Hi,

You want to get a new kit of 2 modules of the faster DDR4-3000. Take them, install them in the slots, while removing your 2400 old stick and sell it.

james usher · 13 Feb 2019 at 21:31

4K8KW10 said:
Hi,

You want to get a new kit of 2 modules of the faster DDR4-3000. Take them, install them in the slots, while removing your 2400 old stick and sell it.

thanks for the advice. i will place an order