Memory upgrades

[Buzzzzer]

I have a new HP TE01-2275XT desktop with 16 meg of memory. Where can I purchase memory to raise it to 64 from a good manufacturer that hp supports? I see al ot of options on the web but don't know who to trust. Any suggestions?

[BeemerBiker]

Your system has two slots that can take 16gb memory sticks

Recommended are here

https://www.crucial.com/compatible-upgrade-for/hp---compaq/envy-te01-2275xt

Note the memory is listed at 2666 through 3400  but probably runs at the spec of 2933 or lower

Lower can happen with dual rank on a single stick as each rank has its own latency.  

It is possible the memory clock on the motherboard may even drop to 2133 as what happened to me an Area51.

If your bios has XMP advanced tab you MIGHT be able to get back to 2933

You might want to run CPUz to find out exactly what speed your are running to avoid surprises later.

I recalll crucial sells through CDW.  Do NOT use the spec at the memory finder (above) then order cheaper sticks that appear to have the same spec even if they say crucial.  I did that and managed to return the chips to Newegg for a refund.  The CDW ones worked perfectly..

[Buzzzzer]

Thank you for your support. It was very helpful. It has 16 Gb Ddr4 2933MHZ CURRENTLY. I had gone to the the crucial website and saw two options. If I'm thinking this right you must take the two banks of memory out and replace it with 2 32Gb chip sets to get 64. Is that correct?. I want to get the best bang for the buck but not skimp. What I see on Crucial website is the 64 GB kit(2×32 GB DDR4 2666 UDIMM. PART NUMBER

CT2K32G4DFD8266 IS THAT CORRECT? ANY SUGGESTIONS would be great and helpful.

[Buzzzzer]

The motherboard is a stark. SSID:8860. Duel channel memory architecture.  Supports up to PC4-23400 DDR4-2933

[Buzzzzer]

It's a i7-11700 2.5 GHZ BADE FREQUENCY UP TO 4.9 GHZ WITH INTEL TURBO BOOST. 16 MB L3 CACHE 8 CORES IF THIS HELPS. I don't know the bios.

[BeemerBiker · Accepted solution]

Those will probably work.  Check CDR return policy or from where you buy the 64gb sticks.  Lot of manufacturers test with ram that is available at time of purchase and do not bother updating their specifications to show larger ram.  On the other hand some chipsets are restricted to 32gb or 64gb and a motherboard version may have an earlier version memory controller.  I do not think that is a problem here and crucial is a well known company and they do their homework to ensure it is correct.

You may find that adding 16gb to existing 16 maybe be all you need.

Some ideas: to spend the money differently:

Add 16 to the existing 16 and ...

Blu-ray player/recorder and DVDfab ripping software
Second monitor and stand for the pair.
Entry level network attached storage such as Synology
Cheap Wi-FI "critter" or "spy" camera and Blue Iris software.

You can do a lot with the system you have and the items listed above can be moved to a newer model in the future.

Regards

[Buzzzzer]

Thank you very much for all your suggestions. This is very helpful to me being such a novice. It appreciated. I will call crucial and order a 16. Thanks.