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Hello, I want to know if I can upgrade my ram from 8 to 16 GB because I heard that sometimes HP clocks down the ram if it isn't directly from them. Here is a picture of the ram in my pc currently and the link of the one i want to buy. IMG_20211229_210552.jpg

 

RAM 1

 

I was also thinking about this one but it doesn't look like the one I have in my PC currently.

 

RAM 2

 

Thanks.

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most HP consumer systems do not allow overclocking, as such these settings are not in the HP bios

 

the HP "quickspecs" for your model system shows that it uses "3200MHz" unbuffered ram modules

 

Memory upgrade information

  • Dual channel (2 DIMMs per channel) memory architecture
  • Four DDR4 UDIMM (288-pin) sockets
  • Supports up to 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 64 GB (unbuffered) with 16 GB DIMMs on 64-bit computers
    NOTE: 
    Maximum memory shown reflects the capability of the hardware and can be limited further in the operating system.

 

https://support.hp.com/lv-en/document/c07678851

 

AMD Ryzen systems are not as forgiving as intel systems when mixing ram from different vendor's  ideally the memory timings between dimms should also match along with the dimm speed (3200 in your case) also the dimm "RANK" needs to match for each dimm module in a memory bank (your existing dimm is "R1" = rank 1) and the kingston is also a R1 dimm

 

both AMD/Intel will run the ram at the slowest speed of the installed modules

 

so it appears that the kingston "should" work, but as i said matching dimms is the ideal way to go

 

https://www.crucial.com/store/advisor

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HP Recommended

most HP consumer systems do not allow overclocking, as such these settings are not in the HP bios

 

the HP "quickspecs" for your model system shows that it uses "3200MHz" unbuffered ram modules

 

Memory upgrade information

  • Dual channel (2 DIMMs per channel) memory architecture
  • Four DDR4 UDIMM (288-pin) sockets
  • Supports up to 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 64 GB (unbuffered) with 16 GB DIMMs on 64-bit computers
    NOTE: 
    Maximum memory shown reflects the capability of the hardware and can be limited further in the operating system.

 

https://support.hp.com/lv-en/document/c07678851

 

AMD Ryzen systems are not as forgiving as intel systems when mixing ram from different vendor's  ideally the memory timings between dimms should also match along with the dimm speed (3200 in your case) also the dimm "RANK" needs to match for each dimm module in a memory bank (your existing dimm is "R1" = rank 1) and the kingston is also a R1 dimm

 

both AMD/Intel will run the ram at the slowest speed of the installed modules

 

so it appears that the kingston "should" work, but as i said matching dimms is the ideal way to go

 

https://www.crucial.com/store/advisor

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