Question Cannot find matching RAM for my new gaming desktop

[thehardwareguy00]

i recently purchased a gaming desktop from walmart problem is it only came with 1 stick of 16gb ram and unfortunately i cant seem to find a single stick of ram online anyone know if an alternate exists. Heres a pic of what came with my gaming pc. thank you for your time.

https://imgur.com/a/bqSUWL6

View: https://imgur.com/a/bqSUWL6

 

[Eximo]

You don't want to try matching DDR5 sticks randomly, even the same model. Also not the best kit with CL38. Better to just get what you need.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CBBDVTYD

 

[ex_bubblehead]

Do not try to find a matching stick. Purchase a new 2xX kit (not two individual parts with the same part number, but two sticks packed together in the same package). The chances of ever finding a match for what's there are somewhere between 0 and none.

 

[thehardwareguy00]

You don't want to try matching DDR5 sticks randomly, even the same model. Also not the best kit with CL38. Better to just get what you need.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CBBDVTYD

awesome. Ty for the quick reply! im out of the loop when it comes to ram, this is my first actual gaming rig. that ram you linked looks exactly like what my gaming pc has now. Is that ram faster than what I currently have? Thanks again guys everyone for the fast replies!

 

[geofelt]

Ram is sold in kits for a reason.
A motherboard must manage all the ram using the same specs of voltage, cas and speed.
The internal workings are designed for the capacity of the kit.
Ram from the same vendor and part number can be made up of differing manufacturing components over time.
Some motherboards, can be very sensitive to this.
This is more difficult when more sticks are involved.

Adding a second similar stick may work.
But, you may have to fiddle in the bios with ram settings and voltage.
Then, there is no guarantee that you can get it all to work.

Your single stick of ram is running in single channel mode, effectively at 3000 speed.
That is why a dual stick kit will be much faster.

A 2 x 16gb kit of DDR5 6000 speed ram will be about $100.
Most any kit will work, but to be certain, look for one that is explicitly supported for your motherboard.
Your motherboard will be identified in the motherboard tab when you run cpu-Z.
Ram vendors have support apps where you enter your motherboard make/model and you get a list of supported ram.