RAM

Lardy

Hi guys & gals...

Have 2 questions regarding RAM...

I'm looking to upgrade from 4gb to 8gb. Could anyone recommend a good place to buy online? I've looked on MrMemory but find them a little expensive.

I have a single stick of 4gb installed already. Would it be better to buy 2 matching 4gb sticks to get the crossover, or does it matter if I only buy another single 4gb?

The RAM I'm looking for is: 204-pin SODIMM DDR3 PC3-8500 1066MHz

Laptop Specs:
Dell Latitude E4310
Intel Core i5
Windows 8.1 64bit
128gb SSD

Thanks in advance.

mordeith

Lardy wrote: »

Hi guys & gals...

Have 2 questions regarding RAM...

I'm looking to upgrade from 4gb to 8gb. Could anyone recommend a good place to buy online? I've looked on MrMemory but find them a little expensive.

I have a single stick of 4gb installed already. Would it be better to buy 2 matching 4gb sticks to get the crossover, or does it matter if I only buy another single 4gb?

The RAM I'm looking for is: 204-pin SODIMM DDR3 PC3-8500 1066MHz

Laptop Specs:
Dell Latitude E4310
Intel Core i5
Windows 8.1 64bit
128gb SSD

Thanks in advance.

How do the Mr Memory prices compare with below (free delivery with these guys):
http://www.memoryc.com/computer-memory/1066mhz-ddr3-sodimm.html#Capacity=4GB&Memory_Speed=1066MHz&Standard=PC3+8500&page=0

Lardy

mordeith wrote: »

How do the Mr Memory prices compare with below (free delivery with these guys):
http://www.memoryc.com/computer-memory/1066mhz-ddr3-sodimm.html#Capacity=4GB&Memory_Speed=1066MHz&Standard=PC3+8500&page=0

It's €95 for a matched pair from MrMemory, including postage. Memoryc are about €12 cheaper and they give me a 16gb pen drive for free!

Thanks for the link, I'd say I might go with them.

Spudzzmurphy

Lardy wrote: »

Hi guys & gals...

Have 2 questions regarding RAM...

I'm looking to upgrade from 4gb to 8gb. Could anyone recommend a good place to buy online? I've looked on MrMemory but find them a little expensive.

I have a single stick of 4gb installed already. Would it be better to buy 2 matching 4gb sticks to get the crossover, or does it matter if I only buy another single 4gb?

The RAM I'm looking for is: 204-pin SODIMM DDR3 PC3-8500 1066MHz

Laptop Specs:
Dell Latitude E4310
Intel Core i5
Windows 8.1 64bit
128gb SSD

Thanks in advance.

Have A look at this site,
http://www.crucial.com/uk/

Lardy

Spudzzmurphy wrote: »

Have A look at this site,
http://www.crucial.com/uk/

They don't supply the RAM I'm looking at all apparently.

Polar Ice

Since it's a laptop, check that you have spare RAM slots before buying anything

Lardy

em, I know I have a spare slot for the second stick... My only real question was, is it worth the expense of buying 2 matching sticks for the duel channel mode, or just buying another single stick. Duel channel would only offer a 10 - 15% speed increase, as I understand it?

Spudzzmurphy

Lardy wrote: »

They don't supply the RAM I'm looking at all apparently.

http://www.crucial.com/uk/store/listparts.aspx?model=Latitude%20E4310&Cat=RAM

Lardy

Thanks for that, I was searching for the wrong thing!...

Polar Ice

Lardy wrote: »

I'm looking to upgrade from 4gb to 8gb. Could anyone recommend a good place to buy online? I've looked on MrMemory but find them a little expensive.

I have a single stick of 4gb installed already. Would it be better to buy 2 matching 4gb sticks to get the crossover, or does it matter if I only buy another single 4gb?

Polar Ice wrote: »

Since it's a laptop, check that you have spare RAM slots before buying anything

Lardy wrote: »

em, I know I have a spare slot for the second stick... My only real question was, is it worth the expense of buying 2 matching sticks for the duel channel mode, or just buying another single stick. Duel channel would only offer a 10 - 15% speed increase, as I understand it?

So the laptop has 2 total slots or 4 total slots?

Regardless, your best option in to buy one single stick identical to your current one is you intend to keep the current one.

If you're discarding the current stick then buy two matching sticks of whatever you want that'll work

Capt'n Midnight

Buying two matching sticks would only give 10% over single stick , and that's down hill ,wind behind you, on a good day , maybe

use cpuz to get the timings of your existing RAM to compare with what you indent to buy