When it comes to expanding our PC, whether it’s a laptop or a desktop, the easiest and cheapest thing to do is to focus our attention on the disk hard drive and RAM, as they are one of the simplest components to replace. However, replacing a hard drive with any SSD (provided they use the same connection interface) is not the same as RAM, even if they have the same type of interface.
If we want to expand the RAM of our PC, we cannot choose the first one that we see that fits our budget, since we must take into account whether or not it is compatible with our motherboard, which is the one that will be able to for take advantage of all the potential it offers us. For example, if we purchase a memory module more quickly than we are able to interpret the base plate, we do not have all of the parts and we do not have any solo access to more, otherwise we can also experiment with stability problems. the team.
Find out if RAM is compatible with your motherboard
Fortunately, and contrary to what you might think at first, knowing what type of memory is compatible with the PC where you want to add it is a very simple process that we can carry out using different methods.
Remove the memory module
If our computer works without problem with the memory module(s) it has, but we want to increase its capacity, a very simple and quick method to find out what type of memory is compatible with our PC is to extract the module and note the nomenclature. Most memories show on one side the type of memory and the speed at which they work. With this information, we can search for an additional memory module that meets the same specifications. If it also comes from the same manufacturer, so much the better.
Check HRQoL
Another way that we can also use to find out what type of memory is compatible with our PC without having to disassemble the PC is to use the QVL. The QVL of a motherboard is a list of sellers qualified by the manufacturer including all the components that we can install on this motherboardlike memory type and processor mainly.
This list can be updated based on the updates that the BIOS receives, so it is not a list that cannot be expanded or reduced at some point, so it is important to always check the latest version available , provided that we have installed all of them and each of the BIOS updates of our motherboard.
This list, in the memory section, shows us the maximum size that the card is capable of handling, the speed it must have as well as the voltage. Based on this information, it is very easy to find the RAM we need to expand our PC. without suffering from performance or stability issues.
Look at the card specifications
The previous methods are not the only ones that allow us to know the compatibility of our motherboard with a specific RAM, since we can also consult the manual of our motherboard to see the RAM Memory Specifications compatible, a manual that can be downloaded from the manufacturer’s website if we do not have it on hand.
As we can see in the following image, this motherboard is compatible with up to 4 modules, which have 64 GB of maximum RAM capacity and are compatible with DDR4 DIMM memory modules at 2400/2133 MHz.
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