Hi, I recently found the cause of my BSOD, which was an error in one of my 4gb ram sticks. (I had a 2x4 configuration before, now i just have 1x4 with a free slot)
I am now looking to purchase some new ram as 4gb isn't enough for me. However I don't know a whole lot about ram so I need some advice.
I am going to purchase 8gb of ram, however I am not sure whether or not I should get a 1x8 configuration or a 2x4. I was wondering, if I buy this 1 8gb stick, will I be able to put it in with the 4gb stick I already have, bringing my total up to 12gb? Or will this be unstable/not work at all?
My current stick is DDR3, as is the new ram I am looking at, but I am not sure if that is all that matters.
Here are the links to the ram i am looking at:
2x4:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Corsair-CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9-Vengeance-Performance-Desktop/dp/B004CRSM4I/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1373885663&sr=8-1&keywords=8gb+ram
1x8:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Corsair-CMZ8GX3M1A1600C10B-Vengeance-Memory-Module/dp/B009M0TCBC/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1373885705&sr=8-5&keywords=8gb+ram
Thanks to anyone who can shed some light on this, and if you need any more details just let me know.
I am now looking to purchase some new ram as 4gb isn't enough for me. However I don't know a whole lot about ram so I need some advice.
I am going to purchase 8gb of ram, however I am not sure whether or not I should get a 1x8 configuration or a 2x4. I was wondering, if I buy this 1 8gb stick, will I be able to put it in with the 4gb stick I already have, bringing my total up to 12gb? Or will this be unstable/not work at all?
My current stick is DDR3, as is the new ram I am looking at, but I am not sure if that is all that matters.
Here are the links to the ram i am looking at:
2x4:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Corsair-CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9-Vengeance-Performance-Desktop/dp/B004CRSM4I/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1373885663&sr=8-1&keywords=8gb+ram
1x8:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Corsair-CMZ8GX3M1A1600C10B-Vengeance-Memory-Module/dp/B009M0TCBC/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1373885705&sr=8-5&keywords=8gb+ram
Thanks to anyone who can shed some light on this, and if you need any more details just let me know.