memory upgrade for the e9220y

[the_truth]

No errors.  Recently upgraded to Windows 10-64.  Still has original equipment, Phenom II X4 910 and 8gb ram.  Computer will be used for audio editing and I was curious if the unit could benefit from a ram upgrade.  If it could, can the unit handle

• Corsair XMS3 16GB (4x4GB) DDR3 1333MHz C9 Memory Kit.

Thanks

  PC3-10666?

[banhien]

Hi,

The following link shows its specs:

     http://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c01859815

For RAM,

Memory upgrade information

Memory upgrade information:

• Four DDR3 DIMM (240-pin) sockets
• Supports 1 GB, 2 GB, and 4 GB DDR3 DIMMs per socket
• Supports Dual channel memory architecture
• Supported speeds
  • PC3-10600 @ 1333 MHz*
  • PC3-8500 @ 1066 MHz
    *DDR3-1333 modules run at 1066 MHz if three or more modules are installed.
• Non-ECC memory only, unbuffered
• Supports up to 16 GB on 64-bit PCs (DIMMs run at DDR3-1066)
• Supports up to 4 GB* on 32-bit PCs
  * Actual available memory may be less.

It is a 7 years old machine. Upgrading RAM may help but not much and un-noticeable for audio editing. It has a very slow HDD you may want to upgrade it to a faster HDD (at least 7200RPM and big cache) or even SSD.

Regards.

[the_truth]

Thanks for the info, SSD is obviously in order.

I still have two specific questions. 

1) I read the specs, my question on the memory is that will PC3-10666 work in the place of PC3-10600.  Not much of the latter available.

2) when would 16gb of ram improve performance over 8gb, especially in this ancient unit? 🙂

Thanks

[banhien · Accepted solution]

Hi,

1.  The information says you can use 1333MHz modules but *DDR3-1333 modules run at 1066 MHz if three or more modules are installed.

2. Yes, this will improve but as mentioned above: un-noticeable.

Regards.