[SOLVED] What type of DDR3 do I need?

[Old & Confused]

I'm currently updating my desktop with an ssd and thought I'd update my ram at the same time. It came to me with one 4GB & one 8GB so I want to replace the 4 with an 8 (and I found out somewhere that 16 is the max for this board.

The motherboard is an ASUS HBIM-K/K?1ADE/DP (the ? is actually some figure I didn't recognize). System model is A-F-K31ADE . The 8GB ram I'm hoping NOT to replace is Samsung 8GB 2Rx8 PC3-12800U-11-13-B1 (M378B1G73EBO-CKO).

Does the new one need to be Samsung? Do I need to match this exactly? I've found similar but with 3DBO instead of the 3EBO or with -YKO instead of the -CKO. Is it okay to match old ram with new (unlike with batteries where you shouldn't)? The numbers & letters don't mean much to me so if someone could point me in the right direction I'd really appreciate it. btw If you have an specific suggestions on what I should buy, I'm in Canada.

 

[Wolfshadw]

DDR3 RAM is a lot more forgiving when mixing than DDR4. As long as it's the same speed and CAS, you should be fine. To be on the safe side, however, I'd stick with Samsung. Any of the ones you listed would probably be fine.

-Wolf sends

 

[kerberos_20]

so 3DBO/3EBO is chip die, which means different capabilities of that chip, which will mostly result in ram timings incompatibilities
so either it wont boot with it, or u will have to manualy set ram timings to avoid mem errors

YKO is low voltage (1.35volts) - avoid

if u cant find on ebay/amazon same stick, id rather get paired sticks
example:
https://www.amazon.com/Corsair-CMZ16GX3M2A1600C10B-Vengeance-1600MHz-Desktop/dp/B009M0TCK8

 

[SamirD]

Generally ddr3 is quite forgiving, and I'd say you have a 50% shot of almost any of those modules working with your existing one.

However, if you can find the exact same model, you'd be closer to 99% chance of working.

The YKO is backward compatible with regular voltage so I would say 95% chance there.

The 3DBO is where it gets tricky as the die shouldn't make a difference when the specs are the EXACT same, so 60% chance at least of this working if not more. It really depends on how picky the motherboard is.

 

[SamirD]

I too would consider just getting a set of genuine brand new ram direct from Corsair as it's a really good price for genuine, new, warrantied ddr3:
https://www.corsair.com/us/en/Categ...emory-Kit/p/CMZ16GX3M2A1600C10#tab-tech-specs