HP TE01/TP01, Motherboard confusion and add a RAM card?

[Flycaster]

I do a fair amount of photo editing (hobbyist,) and have been thinking of adding another 16GB of RAM to my PC's 16GB (single slot). However, there may be a slight problem in choosing the right card. My HP TE-01 1020 crashed due to a storm and the motherboard was replaced. I was told it was the same MB as the original. And the repaired PC came back running just fine. But, when I ran a PC identification on the PC's Windows 11 23H2, it came up HP TP-01 1036. Nonetheless, I believe that both boards are essentially the same (both state that they are Intel Core i7-10700 CPU@2.9Ghz 16GB RAM, and here are some board identifying numbers: Product#-9EE18AAR#ABA) and I'm looking to add another 16GB RAM. So, the questions are: Are the boards the same? If they are, recommend a 16GB card. Should that card be the same brand as the card that is already in place? Thanks.

[resistencia · Accepted solution]

Hi @Flycaster 

Both models use the same Baker motherboard,  You can upgrade to 32 GB using any brand of memory, the memory frequency is 2933, this frequency is not sold so you must buy 3200 frequency memory of 1.2 volts, do not buy XMP profile memory, your model does not support this type of memory,

HP Desktop PCs - Motherboard Specifications, Baker | HP® Support

[Flycaster]

Thanks for confirming my suspicion about the boards being the same.

Furthermore, thanks for the info on a RAM card. That link you supplied certainly answered some questions, but also now leads me to ask for some further clarifications before I buy a 16GB RAM card.  So according to you and Memory Upgrade Information from the link, the specifics of the card I should get are: one DDR4 UDIMM 16GB, 3200 frequency of memory 1.2v. But, when I look at sites selling these cards, I find it confusing and would appreciate it if you could just give an example, or two, of suitable cards. This way I can be sure that I can make comparisons helpful towards getting another RAM card. Thanks, again.

[resistencia]

for example these, but it can be any other than XMP profile

Crucial 32GB Kit (16GBx2) DDR4-3200 UDIMM | CT2K16G4DFRA32A | Crucial.com

[Flycaster]

OK, so now I know that I can easily fit a Crucial 16GB card (matching specs of 16GB already in PC, but not same brand) into the PC's second slot. However, I don't know if I should just add on card, or get matched pair from Crucial? I have done some Googling, and it appears that it is OK to add single card even if the brands don't match. It seems to me that there are those that say a small percentage of mixed brands/equal specs may lead to problems. While other say not so. Just wondering what the boards' take on these choices are...

[resistencia]

The only problem of using different brands is that there may be a small drop in memory performance, but this performance is measured in nanoseconds, so something that you will not perceive, now is not just use the same brand, is to use even the same model of memory in the same brand if you want that difference in nanoseconds does not exist.

[Flycaster]

I think that I have made a decision to get the Crucial 32GB Kit. Only question I now have is do I get 1Rx8 or 2Rx8. I think it is the former, but not sure.

[resistencia]

1Rx8 are faster because they have fewer memory chips, so data is exchanged faster between the chips.