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Need PC Help!

Picklepark1 3/1/14 12:58 am
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3/1/2014 3:53 pm
So here are my current specs:
AMD Athlon X4 750K Processor

MSI FM2-A75MA-E35 Motherboard

XFX Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition Graphics Card

4GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3 RAM

500GB Western Digital Caviar Blue Hard Drive

NZXT Source 210 Case

430W Corsair CX430 Power Supply

My old PC has 8GB of RAM, but they're not the same kind of RAM... please somebody tell me if I could switch my current RAM for that RAM? (Not both in at the same time, more like a trade so to speak).
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Picklepark1
03/01/2014 3:53 pm
Level 21 : Expert Pokémon
I have installed the other RAM, but I put it in the wrong slot, but it's all fixed now, thanks for the help!
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Randomness3333
03/01/2014 8:50 am
Level 26 : Expert Princess
What type of RAM does the Other PC Have? As long as it is DDR3 RAM your current computer will be able to use it.
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xer0
03/01/2014 1:30 am
Level 35 : Artisan Architect
Does that other PC still boot? You can get the RAM info from the BIOS screen.
(Repeated press either F2, F10 or DEL as soon as the machine powers on to enter BIOS Setup)
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xer0
03/01/2014 1:25 am
Level 35 : Artisan Architect
If the other desktop's RAM is DDR3, it will work fine. Brand names don't matter.
But if you mismatch RAM sticks that run at different speeds (ie. 2 sticks DDR3 @ 1600MHz and 2 Sticks DDR3 @ 1866MHz,) they'll only run at the slower speed.
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Picklepark1
03/01/2014 1:27 am
Level 21 : Expert Pokémon
Well that's the thing, I have no idea what my other RAM speed is, but it ran decently on my other PC, so I suppose even if it is a bit lower it may not matter in the end.
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dagoodguy
03/01/2014 1:02 am
Level 1 : New Crafter
Wait what do you mean they aren't the same kind of ram?
Tell me for both of your computers, are they desktop or latop?
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Picklepark1
03/01/2014 1:20 am
Level 21 : Expert Pokémon
They're both desktops, one of them uses Corsair Vengeance DDR3 RAM and I'm not sure what the other has.
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