Upgrading my RAM

[hatz85]

I currently have 8G of RAM and looking to upgrade to 32G or at the least 16G. I was wondering how many slots are inside and how much RAM would be compatible with my HP Desktop. Are there certain. Any recommendations on the best places (online/in-store) to purchase RAM.  Kind of a newbie when it comes to this. My computer gets laggy when i have a few applications running and I could use the RAM increase. 

[itsmyname]

@hatz85 -- is this your computer: HP Desktop PC M01-F0000a (6HR54AV) Product Specifications | HP® Customer Support

On that page, the hyperlink to the motherboard specifications does not work.  Sigh.

It does report that your computer originally was shipped with 4 GB of RAM, even though you say that it now has 8 GB.

Download, install, and run the free version of the SPECCY software.

It will show the number of sockets for RAM, and the exact characteristics of your current stick(s) of RAM.

Also, access:  www.crucial.com and enter the details about your computer, to get information on the maximum amount of RAM that your motherboard supports, and which sticks of RAM (made by Crucial) will be compatible with your motherboard.

But, before you spend any money, open the Windows "Task Manager", and switch to its "Performance" tab.

One graph will show how much of your 8 GB of RAM is currently being used.

If your computer is using less than 4 GB, then buying additional RAM, that also will be unused, is a waste of your money.

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@hatz85 wrote:

I currently have 8G of RAM and looking to upgrade to 32G or at the least 16G. I was wondering how many slots are inside and how much RAM would be compatible with my HP Desktop. Are there certain. Any recommendations on the best places (online/in-store) to purchase RAM.  Kind of a newbie when it comes to this. My computer gets laggy when i have a few applications running and I could use the RAM increase. 

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hi

if your motherboard is the erica2 no worries

so 2 slots  32 gb max , 16 gb should be enough for you indeed

Memory upgrade information

• Dual channel (1 DIMM per channel) memory architecture
• Two DDR4 UDIMM (288-pin) sockets
• Supports PC4-25600 (DDR4-3200)
• Supports 8 GB and 16 GB DDR4 UDIMMs
• Supports up to 4 GB on 32-bit systems

  note:

  32-bit systems cannot address a full 4.0 GB of memory.

Supports up to 32 GB (unbuffered) on 64-bit computers

note:

Maximum memory shown reflects the capability of the hardware and can be limited further in the operating system

 so check because the given model may not be yours

https://support.hp.com/us-en/product/hp-desktop-pc-m01-f0000a/38096274/model/38322886/product-info

[hatz85]

My actual model is HP Desktop M01-F0014 and motherboard product 8643 which i think is erica not erica2.  I do have 8g of ram. which like 6 is usable and im using it all except maybe just under half gig. 

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Erica 2

https://support.hp.com/us-en/product/hp-desktop-pc-m01-f0000a/38096274/model/38322886/document/c0644...

Memory

8 GB DDR4-2666 SDRAM (1 x 8 GB)

you can try to add 8 gb same as original