Solved Upgrading RAM

mastsethi

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So I have this 3 year old PC with the 2GB Kingston RAM(CPUZ says it's 665mhz), Intel i3 530, MSI H55M- E21 board ,250GB Seagate HDD, Nvidia GT 430. It's Running on Windows 8.1 32 Bit.

Wanted to upgrade my HDD and RAM. There are so many RAMs and HDD available and I have absolutely no idea which one would work best with my system.

Please advice!
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Dell 3521
    CPU
    i3 3rd Gen
    Memory
    4GB
According to the web, MSI USA ? Motherboard - H55M-E21, your board can do 1066, 1333 and 1600Mhz RAM works. Since your seeing 665, with it being double data rate ram, that's actually 1333Mhz. Your max memory is 8GB, so that's 2 x 4GB modules. Since you have 32bit Windows, you cannot effectively use more than 4GB of RAM, so unless you plan to upgrade to 64bit, don't add any more than 4GB of RAM.

Considering you already have 3GB of RAM, I don't see upgrading to 4GB being worth it. I would instead opt for Windows 8.x (64bit) and move to 8GB of RAM.

For the hard drive, consider a 128GB or 256GB SSD drive. Biggest bang for the buck upgrade you can do to a computer.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 7
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Self-Built in July 2009
    CPU
    Intel Q9550 2.83Ghz OC'd to 3.40Ghz
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3R rev. 1.1, F12 BIOS
    Memory
    8GB G.Skill PI DDR2-800, 4-4-4-12 timings
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA 1280MB Nvidia GeForce GTX570
    Sound Card
    Realtek ALC899A 8 channel onboard audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    23" Acer x233H
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    Intel X25-M 80GB Gen 2 SSD
    Western Digital 1TB Caviar Black, 32MB cache. WD1001FALS
    PSU
    Corsair 620HX modular
    Case
    Antec P182
    Cooling
    stock
    Keyboard
    ABS M1 Mechanical
    Mouse
    Logitech G9 Laser Mouse
    Internet Speed
    15/2 cable modem
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    Windows and Linux enthusiast. Logitech G35 Headset.
pparks1 said:
Considering you already have 3GB of RAM, I don't see upgrading to 4GB being worth it. I would instead opt for Windows 8.x (64bit) and move to 8GB of RAM.
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Edit: I have 2GB of RAM which shows 90% usage, causing random freezes.

So should I go for SSD? Okay. And in case of HDD, which 1TB one would be ideal? Also could you choose the specific RAM for me? Transcend, kingston, Gskill etc.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Dell 3521
    CPU
    i3 3rd Gen
    Memory
    4GB
Just na idea :)

RAM: 2x4GB DDR3 1600MHz
HDD: 2TB
OS: Win 8.1
 

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System One

  • OS
    Windows 10.0.10122
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    My Build - Vorttex Ultimate
    CPU
    Core i7 @ 4500 MHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS Z87-Plus
    Memory
    32GB DDR3 @ 1822 MHz (OC)
    Graphics Card(s)
    Radeon R9 280X 3GB @ 1180 / 6800 MHz
    Sound Card
    7.1 HDA
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LCD LG 22" + CRT LG 17"
    Screen Resolution
    1760 x 1320 / 1280 x 960
    Hard Drives
    1 x 240 GB SSD (System)
    3 x 500 GB HDD (Data/Media)
    1 x 2000 GB e-HDD (Backup)
    PSU
    ThermalTake 1000W PSU
    Case
    Corsair Carbide R300
    Cooling
    Corsair H60 (Push-Pull)
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Wireless Keyboard
    Mouse
    Microsoft Wireless Mouse
    Internet Speed
    60 Mbps (Down) 5 Mbps (Up)
    Browser
    IE, FF, Chrome
    Antivirus
    AVG Internet Security 2015
    Other Info
    Some wired stuff
mastsethi said:
pparks1 said:
Considering you already have 3GB of RAM, I don't see upgrading to 4GB being worth it. I would instead opt for Windows 8.x (64bit) and move to 8GB of RAM.
Click to expand...

Edit: I have 2GB of RAM which shows 90% usage, causing random freezes.

So should I go for SSD? Okay. And in case of HDD, which 1TB one would be ideal? Also could you choose the specific RAM for me? Transcend, kingston, Gskill etc.
Click to expand...
It doesn't matter which brand of memory you buy, as long as the other specs are compatible they all work, get used one from auction sites and save the money for your SSD, get a cheaper HDD and use it as an external hard drive.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win 8.1
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Acer Aspire E1-571
    CPU
    i5-3230m
    Motherboard
    Acer Type-2
    Memory
    8GB DDR3 1333MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel HD 4000
    Sound Card
    High Definiton Audio Device
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Generic
    Screen Resolution
    1366x768
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 850 Pro 256GB
    PSU
    Generic
    Keyboard
    QWERTY
    Mouse
    ELANTECH Touchpad
    Internet Speed
    12.68Mbps
    Browser
    IE11
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
Samsung and Crucial memory usually works best on most if not all systems IMHO.

As for Hard drives well consider getting a 7200 RPM or SSHD if performance is of concern to you and a 5400 RPM hard drive is you care about quietness, power consumption and heat output.

:p
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro
    CPU
    Intel Core i7-2670QM
    Memory
    Samsung 8GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GT 555M
    Hard Drives
    Intel 525 120GB | HGST Travelstar 1TB
    Mouse
    CM Storm Xornet | Microsoft Sculpt Comfort
    Internet Speed
    25 Mbps | 600 Kbps
    Other Info
    Seagate Backup Plus 1TB
Nemix said:
Samsung and Crucial memory usually works best on most if not all systems IMHO.

As for Hard drives well consider getting a 7200 RPM or SSHD if performance is of concern to you and a 5400 RPM hard drive is you care about quietness, power consumption and heat output.

:p
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Thank you everyone for the help. Much appreciated. :)
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Dell 3521
    CPU
    i3 3rd Gen
    Memory
    4GB
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