Question RAM compatibility

[roshanrodrigues03]

My PC specs are as follows:
Intel i7 3770k
Gigabyte B75m-d3h Mobo
Msi GTX 1070 8gb armor OC gpu
2 * 4gb ddr3 ram running at 1333 MHz
Seasonic S12ii 620w psu
2tb hdd * 1
Dell s2240l monitor
Corsair mid tower cabinet 2* 120mm fans
Cooler master hyper 212 led turbo red cpu cooler

I am planning to add a 8gb ram of Kingston hyper x and I need to know whether it will be compatible with my Mobo. 2 slots are taken up by 2 4gb Rams running at 1333 MHz. Will the Mobo be able to take the load of another 8gb ram? I saw multiple variants of 8gb ram. One said it is dual channel, another said it runs at 1866mhz. Which one must I go with? I was checking on Amazon.in and Flipkart.com. you can type Kingston hyperx 8gb ram and you will be able to check the variants.

 

[CountMike]

My PC specs are as follows:
Intel i7 3770k
Gigabyte B75m-d3h Mobo
Msi GTX 1070 8gb armor OC gpu
2 * 4gb ddr3 ram running at 1333 MHz
Seasonic S12ii 620w psu
2tb hdd * 1
Dell s2240l monitor
Corsair mid tower cabinet 2* 120mm fans
Cooler master hyper 212 led turbo red cpu cooler

I am planning to add a 8gb ram of Kingston hyper x and I need to know whether it will be compatible with my Mobo. 2 slots are taken up by 2 4gb Rams running at 1333 MHz. Will the Mobo be able to take the load of another 8gb ram? I saw multiple variants of 8gb ram. One said it is dual channel, another said it runs at 1866mhz. Which one must I go with? I was checking on Amazon.in and Flipkart.com. you can type Kingston hyperx 8gb ram and you will be able to check the variants.

It would take the load but adding RAM to existing ones even if same speed etc. is not guaranteed to work. Success is totally random, meaning "try and see what happens".

 

[helpstar]

Dual channel 8GB usually means that it is sold as a kit of two modules. Two 4GB modules = 8GB

Because you have 1333MHz RAM already installed, you can try to overclock the 1333 to 1600MHz and add another dual channel kit of RAM with 1866MHz (if cheaper or similar in price than 1600MHz RAM) and run the system with 1600MHz.

Also you should look at the timings of your old RAM, use CPU-Z to see the actual timings of your current RAM:
e.g.:
View: https://i.stack.imgur.com/dJdLE.png

 

[roshanrodrigues03]

Dual channel 8GB usually means that it is sold as a kit of two modules. Two 4GB modules = 8GB

Because you have 1333MHz RAM already installed, you can try to overclock the 1333 to 1600MHz and add another dual channel kit of RAM with 1866MHz (if cheaper or similar in price than 1600MHz RAM) and run the system with 1600MHz.

Also you should look at the timings of your old RAM, use CPU-Z to see the actual timings of your current RAM:
e.g.:
View: https://i.stack.imgur.com/dJdLE.png

Does 2 modules mean 2 different physical Rams of 4gb? The images on the website show only 1 stick.

 

[helpstar]

Which website? Can you post the link please?

2 modules = 2 x 4 GB yes