Question How to check if RAM is genuine or fake ?

[balagopalrk]

I want to purchase a DDR3 8GB RAM for an old PC to be used as mainly an office PC with light browsing. It currently has only 2GB stick which feels very slow. So, I thought of upgrading and looked up DDR3 RAMs on Amazon (India), apart from a few local brands which are dodgy at best and not that recommended by anyone, I saw a few listings on SK Hynix RAMs. But I am not able to determine whether they are genuine or fake because apparently fake Samsung and SK Hynix RAMs are easily available here and because it is DDR3, the selection is not great. I will attach the images of the listings and also one customer uploaded image as well, to see if there are any tell-tale signs that these RAMs are fake or not. I can't buy the stick and try out either because Amazon (India) has this weird non-returnable policy on PC components like RAM, Processor, SSDs etc., so purchasing is a gamble.
The motherboard I have is an ASUS H61m-CS if it is relevant at all.

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Edit: Adding the Amazon link as well for more details: https://amzn.in/d/gbxaOSP
There are lot of similar listings there, just added one for more clarity,

 

[Lutfij]

Why not buy a ram kit? You just need to make sure you're on the latest BIOS update for your motherboard. As for the memory, look for a 2x8GB DDR3-1333MHz but you might get away with this ram kit;
https://www.amazon.in/Patriot-PV316G160C0K-1600MHz-Desktop-Heatsink/dp/B00453R808
although it should be downclocked to DDR3-1333MHz instead of DDR3-1600MHz.

You might want to avoid DDR3L ram since they are low voltage rams and unless your platform states being able to run them, you might not get the system to POST, or so that's what my experience tells me.

IMHO, I wouldn't invest any money on that platform, not in 2024 since I've come out of that platform after I proposed the build with that same chipset board for a friend for his "browsing" needs and it was horrible to work with back in 2022.

 

[balagopalrk]

Why not buy a ram kit? You just need to make sure you're on the latest BIOS update for your motherboard. As for the memory, look for a 2x8GB DDR3-1333MHz but you might get away with this ram kit;
https://www.amazon.in/Patriot-PV316G160C0K-1600MHz-Desktop-Heatsink/dp/B00453R808
although it should be downclocked to DDR3-1333MHz instead of DDR3-1600MHz.

You might want to avoid DDR3L ram since they are low voltage rams and unless your platform states being able to run them, you might not get the system to POST, or so that's what my experience tells me.

IMHO, I wouldn't invest any money on that platform, not in 2024 since I've come out of that platform after I proposed the build with that same chipset board for a friend for his "browsing" needs and it was horrible to work with back in 2022.

Thank you for the reply. I am just using this platform because, I have everything else available and since my workload is not that heavy hoping this system can survive a few more years before I upgrade. I looked at the RAM kit you suggested, I was looking for something a bit cheaper because at that price, I can probably add a bit more and get a refurbished mini pc which is a bit more modern.