RAM Compatibility

[NickG_80]

I just bought this laptop for my wife along along with a compatible PNY 8gb Stick of RAM. Will the PNY stick be compatible with the 4gb stick already included? Thus giving me 12gb total?

HP Notebook - 14-dk0002dx

[banhien]

---

@NickG_80 wrote:

...  Will the PNY stick be compatible with the 4gb stick already included? Thus giving me 12gb total?

---

PNY has dozens of different RAM products. I can't answer your question but I know the following ones are compatible

            https://www.crucial.com/memory/ddr4/ct8g4sfs824a/ct16120157    or

            https://www.crucial.com/memory/ddr4/ct8g4sfs8266/ct16120084  (may ONLY run at 2400MHz)

Regards.

[NickG_80]

To clarify, the stick I did buy is the correct type. I was told the RAM already included would need to be the same brand in order for it to reflect 12gb

[banhien]

---

@NickG_80 wrote:

...  would need to be the same brand in order for it to reflect 12gb

---

@NickG_80 

Running 4GB + 8GB = 12GB you don't need to be same brand as long as they are compatible. You can use the following tool to find EXISTING RAM information and check 8GB stick

           https://www.cpuid.com/downloads/cpu-z/cpu-z_1.91-en.exe

Then compare both, as long as they have same characteristics / specs then Okay.

Again, PNY has dozens of RAM products, I can't say yes or no when I don't know its specs

Regards.

[NickG_80]

PNY - 8GB 2.4GHz PC4-19200 DDR4 SO-DIMM Unbuffered Non-ECC 

[banhien]

@NickG_80 

I don't work for PNY but you can try. Did you use CPU-Z to work see what is existing RAM. Does it also say

        4GB 2.4GHz PC4-19200 DDR4 SO-DIMM Unbuffered Non-ECC 

Regards.

[NickG_80]

Looks like I am all set... I've installed the new RAM and the system is registering 12GB.  Thank You.