ram issuse

[matexoza]

im having some issuse finding the ram i need at local stores they dont carry ddr 3 yet any how this is the shell i got
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=9081325&type=product&id=1218017465909

i got my uber new video card<thange is fucken huge lol

any how im not shore which ram to buy off the website any chanse some 1 could help me find it i need to use that website got computer from my only credit card is throw them

thanks for any help

[Chranny]

im having some issuse finding the ram i need at local stores they dont carry ddr 3 yet any how this is the shell i got
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=9081325&type=product&id=1218017465909

i got my uber new video card<thange is fucken huge lol

any how im not shore which ram to buy off the website any chanse some 1 could help me find it i need to use that website got computer from my only credit card is throw them

thanks for any helpEDIT: Needs too check links before commenting. :<

[Catamer]

you are going to want to match your memory exactly ( such as the timing has to be the same )
maybe you can use a program like cpu-z to see what the current memory timings are ( like in DD2-800 memory a typical speed is 5-5-5-15 ) you don't want to mix 4-4-4-14 with 5-5-5-15 ,etc.

anyway, I like to use newegg.com and read the user reviews. don't buy stuff if it sounds like it has a bad rating.

good luck with that

[matexoza]

ya thats y im asking i have no intent on buying 16gigs of the wrong ram that would be harsh

[Chranny]

you are going to want to match your memory exactly ( such as the timing has to be the same )
maybe you can use a program like cpu-z to see what the current memory timings are ( like in DD2-800 memory a typical speed is 5-5-5-15 ) you don't want to mix 4-4-4-14 with 5-5-5-15 ,etc.

anyway, I like to use newegg.com and read the user reviews. don't buy stuff if it sounds like it has a bad rating.

good luck with thatCan always set the CL4 rams too run at CL5 in the BIOS. The other way around is alot trickier and sometimes impossible. :P

[Sajuuk]

Ever think of opening up your computer and looking at the ram itself?

[elsegundo]

its an i7 system.

so ddr3 ram only. good luck.

[matexoza]

lol i might not be the smartest guy in the world but ya the first thing i did was open the computer and looked at the ram lol

1g 1rx8 pc3 85004-07-00-a0
name brand samsung

i need 16 gigs of something like that not shore what kind tho
i want Kingston but id go for something else just to be done with it

[alcattle]

so you have 3 sticks of RAM; each 1 gig sticks. and 3 empty slots?

If true, I would get 6 more gigs and stick them in the open slots.

[matexoza]

there is 8 slots 3 used 1 gig stike in 3 slots

[Catamer]

8 slots for memory on an I7 board. that is VERY unusual.
The i7 boards usually have the memory slots come in groups of 3 ( 3 or 6 ) and people use 1G sticks for 3G or 6G, or 2G sticks for 6G or 12G.

I wonder of the extra two slots are for DD2 memory or something completely off the wall like that and you have to choose DD2 or DD3 memory but not both.
Just wondering why it would have such an odd number of slots for an i7 board.

[elsegundo]

looks more like six slots for ram.
again... use ddr3 ram.

[alcattle]

It calls out 6 slots on the specs. Still not sure how they get 16 gigs max

http://www.gateway.com/systems/product/529668210.php#techspecs

[matexoza]

lol can any 1 give me a link to the kind i need thats the hole point of the post i know i need ddr3 just not shore what to buy

[KvdM]

8 slots for memory on an I7 board. that is VERY unusual.
The i7 boards usually have the memory slots come in groups of 3 ( 3 or 6 ) and people use 1G sticks for 3G or 6G, or 2G sticks for 6G or 12G.Those extra slots can be used at the cost of switching back from tripple to dual channel. (Not really something you want to do with a game system)
lol can any 1 give me a link to the kind i need thats the hole point of the post i know i need ddr3 just not shore what to buyCall or mail Gateway and ask them what brand/type of ddr3 modules the motherboard of this system is compatible with.

[Tiddily]

u can go on kingston and it scans ur computer for the RAM u need