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    Hp envy 17

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by AlexLucien, Jan 9, 2011.

  1. AlexLucien

    AlexLucien Newbie

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    Hi. I have a Hp envy 17 with 4.0GB Single-Channel DDR3 @ 657MHz (9-9-9-24) RAM and want to upgrade to 6 or 8 GB . Witch brand should i use etc?
    I have heard that i u put in a ram with wrong specs the computer will crash.
     
    AlexLucien, Jan 9, 2011
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  2. Tsunade_Hime

    Tsunade_Hime such bacon. wow

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    Any DDR3 204 pin modules will work. I would stick with brand names like Corsair, Crucial, GSKill, Kingston.

    Make sure when you install your RAM that you run memtest or another benchmarking test to ensure system stability.

    Worst comes to worst, it won't POST then you test individual sticks, RMA appropriately.
     
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  3. Panther214

    Panther214 Notebook Evangelist

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    i would personally use the cheapest brand possible.. if u can get any of the Tsunade listed , i would get those... don't spend too much.. RAM is RAM.

    Panther214
     
    Panther214, Jan 10, 2011
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