Dell Optiplex 7010 RAM Upgrade

[astevens19903]

So i am currently upgrading my SFF Optiplex 7010 and nex ton the list was RAM hiwever, i am not to sure what to buy. I was told by a freind ot pick up some Hyper X fury ram howver, im not sure if it would be compatible and what modules i should get i have 8gb in right now, in 2 x 4 sticks and i hav e2 slots left i have been told that the max speed ram this mother board supports is 1600mhz and only ddr3 howver, if i buy 8gb of 1600mhz will that effect gamming becuase my other ram is slower than 1600mhz.

Thanks in advance

 

[william p]

Crucial.com guarentees their kits to work and lifetime warrantee also. Unless you've added a GPU with 4GB RAM your 8GB is probably enough.
http://www.crucial.com/usa/en/compatible-upgrade-for/Dell/optiplex-7010-%28small-form-factor%29
Any RAM you add will run at the slower speed of the ones you have. But when they slow down they run faster latency also. It's usually not a big deal.
High speed RAM is mostly for overclocking when RAM speed changes with a raised Front Side Bus speed. Then you need special RAM to run faster without losing too much to latency. Higher Voltage is often involved. For a Dell I would just run what Crucial sells.

 

[astevens19903]

Thanks a ton, you have been very helpful I believe you also answered my GPU question thanks for your help! It is really helpfull for someone just starting out in computers.

 

[astevens19903]

Crucial.com guarentees their kits to work and lifetime warrantee also. Unless you've added a GPU with 4GB RAM your 8GB is probably enough.
http://www.crucial.com/usa/en/compatible-upgrade-for/Dell/optiplex-7010-%28small-form-factor%29
Any RAM you add will run at the slower speed of the ones you have. But when they slow down they run faster latency also. It's usually not a big deal.
High speed RAM is mostly for overclocking when RAM speed changes with a raised Front Side Bus speed. Then you need special RAM to run faster without losing too much to latency. Higher Voltage is often involved. For a Dell I would just run what Crucial sells.

I have added a 1050 LP from gigabyte which is 4gb so should I opt for the 2 GB version or get more ram and how badly would a 2gb be from a 4 in gaming. Thanks

 

[william p]

It's almost never a problem. But some games and benchmarks want a little more. Mostly having programs running in the background will provoke the issue. An extra 4 GB avoids it completely.