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‎05-10-2022 08:32 AM

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HP Pavilion 17-g161us

 

Going to buy some memory, but I don't know if I should get buffered or unbuffered.
Is there a way to tell which my system has now?

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‎05-10-2022 08:48 AM - edited ‎05-10-2022 08:53 AM

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Hi,

 

A mainstream notebook, such as yours,  will have unbuffered, non-ecc memory installed.

 

Buffered memory is something I have only seen in servers.

 

Use the dmidecode and lshw commands in a terminal to get hardware information about your notebook.


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‎05-10-2022 08:39 AM

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Hi, @Michael_Piziak Buffered RAM is a memory module in computers that have a register between the DRAM modules and the system's memory controller. Unbuffered RAM is a memory module in a computer that does not have a register between the DRAM module and the system's memory controller.

 

That being said you can see a list of compatible RAM for your laptop here.

 

https://www.crucial.com/compatible-upgrade-for/hp---compaq/pavilion-17-g161us

 

 

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‎05-10-2022 08:48 AM - edited ‎05-10-2022 08:53 AM

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Hi,

 

A mainstream notebook, such as yours,  will have unbuffered, non-ecc memory installed.

 

Buffered memory is something I have only seen in servers.

 

Use the dmidecode and lshw commands in a terminal to get hardware information about your notebook.


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‎05-10-2022 08:51 AM

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Yea, I was going to buy from another place.

So, should I get buffered or unbuffered?

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‎05-10-2022 08:55 AM

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unbuffered


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