What os would you run?
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Does the pc have an SSD or a mechanical hard drive ?
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Bung an SSD in there and 16gb of RAM.
Technically: yes, BUT, it will not be the reason that it takes 3 minutes to reach the desktop. As suggested above: upgrade it to 16GB of RAM and a SSD, since I expect it has an HDD.
Likely be cheaper just to buy another stick of what is in there?
You can also check the Kingston and Crucial configurators and look for the part numbers they recommend, e.g.
Memory for a ASUS - P8H61-MX Motherboard - Kingston Technology
Kingston has compatible memory for ASUS - P8H61-MX Motherboard
Don't know what it is some generic crap probably. 16gig kits seem sub £20 on ebay so might as well do that?Likely be cheaper just to buy another stick of what is in there?
You can also check the Kingston and Crucial configurators and look for the part numbers they recommend, e.g.
Memory for a ASUS - P8H61-MX Motherboard - Kingston Technology
Kingston has compatible memory for ASUS - P8H61-MX Motherboardwww.kingston.com
What speed do I need? I might stick a faster processor in at some time if the board supports one
You can check what it is with CPU-Z.
I wouldn't bother if this is just a basic browsing/desktop PC. More memory and a SSD will do it fine.
Kingston's configurator suggests parts which are 1600, but I assume that's basic green JEDEC memory. The manual says 1333 or 1066 are fine.
I still wouldn't bother. The CPU is fine for the vast majority of older games. It is a quad core with 4 threads, so any game from the Intel stagnation era or a year or two after Ryzen launched will play just fine.
Unless I'm being a dummy, that model number is for TWO sticks, who or what ate the other one? They look a bit fancy, likely not worth trying to match that.
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Kingston's configurator suggested pn: KVR16N11/8, you can get those supposedly brand new for £11.50 each (plus postage, UK seller), at the moment.
There's other ways to do it, but that's what I'd do, unless you can find a better price for something from a recognised brand like Crucial or Corsair. E.g. there are these: CT102464BD160B, again claiming that they're unused, but I can't check compatibility because Crucial's checker just says "we don't sell DDR3".
I don't know what profiles those kits will have programmed, so it is hard to say. It might just work, or not.
I've got a laptop with a variant of that chip albeit 4 cores / 8 threads but slower clock speed and 32GB RAM w/ Samsung 870 Evo SSD and it boots Windows 10 in 20 seconds from power button press to fully loaded desktop (unless the OS is having a funny day / updates then it can take an age but that is just MS being ****).