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    What RAM should I buy. Pls help

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by hp234, Oct 19, 2012.

  1. hp234

    hp234 Newbie

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    I have a Hp Pavilion DV6 6c03tx and want to upgrade my ram.

    Product Specifications | HP® Support

    CPU ID says i have a max bandwidth of PC3 10700

    can i buy a ram with PC3 - 10600?

    what ram would you recommend. my laptop can be extendable to 16gb and i already have 4gb. i want a 8gb ram.

    also should i buy both slot's ram from the same brand or are different brands ok?

    also how much gb ram would you recommend for running photoshop, dreamweaver and 2 other adobe programs without the computer slowing down?

    thans a lot
     
    hp234, Oct 19, 2012
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    Different brands of RAM are okay, just remember that if they have different speeds and timings, the BIOS will default to the slowest speeds / worse timings. I have one Samsung 1333MHz 4GB stick and two Mushkin 1333MHz 4GB sticks in my laptop and have absolutely no issues whatsoever.

    Since you have one 4GB 1333MHz stick already and you want 8GB, I'd suggest you buy another 4GB 1333MHz stick from somewhere like Amazon or Newegg (though I typically find that Newegg charges less for a given model of RAM). This will work well in your system.
     
    Jarhead, Oct 19, 2012
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