Memory Upgrade

[Paul_Tikkanen]

Now that is a very interesting question...

Yes, there is a big difference between a SODIMM chip and a UDIMM chip.

The Crucial report indicates that a UDIMM chip is required.

Most desktop motherboards use UDIMM chips.

SODIMM chips are used in notebook PC's and some all on one desktop PC's.

So, the only suggestion I can offer would be to open up the PC and see what type memory chip is installed.

You see a picture of a UDIMM memory chip on the crucial link.

The parts list for your PC indicates that it comes with a standard desktop memory chip (UDIMM), not a notebook chip.

HP PartSurfer

934254-800

Memory - GNRC RAM UDIMM 8G DDR4 1.2V 2666

When you google the part number, you get this...standard desktop DDR4 memory.

934254-800 - Hewlett-packard (HP) - Memory - RAM UDIMM 8G DDR4 1.2V 2666 | Impact Computers

This is what a SODIMM looks like, that would be in a notebook or all in one desktop.

Crucial 16GB DDR4-2400 SODIMM | CT16G4SFD824A | Crucial.com

I'm thinking the HP specs indicating SODIMM memory are incorrect, but it is best to take a look-see before buying.

[Kev_D1]

Thanks. I will open my PC up later & look at the Memory to confirm.

[Paul_Tikkanen]

You're very welcome.

Regarding the amount of memory you install...

Normally, 16 GB is sufficient for most folks.

However, your PC should be supported for Windows 11 when it comes out and the new minimum memory requirements for W11 is 4 GB, up from the 2 GB requirement for W10.

That seems to indicate that W11 will consume more memory to run, so maybe upgrading to 32 GB isn't such a bad idea.

I recently tried W11 Pro on a HP Thin Client T630 desktop PC with W10 Pro.

My PC has 16 GB of DDR4 memory.  It runs pretty good on W10.

On W11, the performance was rather sluggish, so much so, that I put W10 back on there.

Yes, I could have bought 2 x 16 GB of memory because the PC supports it, but I am pretty sure this PC's processor will not make the cut to run W11 when it is officially launched by Microsoft, and I would have to reinstall W10 anyway.

Therefore, it would have been a waste of money for me to buy 32 GB of memory, when 16 GB on W10 is sufficient.

I only bought this PC to experiment with anyway.

So, with 32 GB of memory, you will be future-proofing your PC for W11.

Upgrading the memory has to be the simplest upgrade to do, and I usually recommend upgrading the memory as a first step if you are new to upgrading PC's.  It builds confidence to explore other upgrade options down the road.

Then definitely go with upgrading the hard drive to a solid state drive, and maybe even add a video card too, if the onboard graphics proves to be insufficient for your needs.

[Prométhée]

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this may be money wasted in 16gb
windows 11 is not there yet, not yet installed ..
on a computer that has such a configuration
32 gb is currently useless

windows 11 could work very well with 16 gb
it would even run better with an SSD

https://www.microsoft.com/en-ca/windows/windows-11

https://www.microsoft.com/en-ca/windows/windows-11-specifications

[Paul_Tikkanen]

We'll have to agree to disagree.

[Prométhée]

It seems to me that we are there to give advice to a user, regardless of whether we have the same point of view or not.
to spend  money in 32gb is a solution, it is debatable
For me, I prefer to warn the user, that it may not be useful to spend on memory, which may not be used.
I am a lost time player, I only have 16 gb of ram, and that is more than enough, even with fairly greedy games
I know if I switch to 32gb, not far from 16gb, will not use, in "normal" use
However, the hdd is very slow, I did the test on my other computer, and there is no photo, just a sata SSd considerably improves the speed of starting, of use

in his image, he doesn't even use what he already owns

what we should see is how far the maximum goes

[hsd3333]

The 6th professional from HP and the third guy from WhatsApp Support (UK) posted me a link to the "HP SCAN prolonged" software . It is an .MSI document and I am certainly clarifying link , if it's miles allowed to publish the LINK right here.