My existing desktop has two memory slots. The memory in the existing slot was a 4 GB Hyper X DDR4 with a frequency of 2400 MHz. I asked the PC salesperson if it was alright to add an 8 GB memory module with the same specs. He said it would be alright as long as the frequencies matched. So I purchased an 8 GB Hyper X DDR4 module with a frequency of 2400 MHz.
When I got home, I simply plugged in the new memory module in the second slot. No Video. The computer would not even reach BIOS. But it was running. And there weren't any weird noises or beep codes. I decided to re-seat the new memory module, hoping things would change. Still no video.
I took out the 4 GB module and replaced it with the new 8 GB memory module. Finally, a message to go into BIOS since the existing memory has changed. BIOS showed that the memory module size was indeed 8 GB. Saved the changes and exited BIOS.
Shut the PC down and decided to add the 4 GB module at the secondary slot. A new message stating that the existing memory has changed again showed up on the screen. BIOS was now showing 12 GB of total memory.
Morale of the story. When adding a larger memory module of the same frequency, make sure the larger module is placed in the primary memory slot on the mother board.
Addendum: It seems like systems running Windows 10 need about 8 GB as minimum memory to run decently. Browsers - be it Firefox or Chrome - need about 4 GB memory, and if that is the minimum amount of memory you have on your PC, then it is subject to a lot of slow downs.
When I got home, I simply plugged in the new memory module in the second slot. No Video. The computer would not even reach BIOS. But it was running. And there weren't any weird noises or beep codes. I decided to re-seat the new memory module, hoping things would change. Still no video.
I took out the 4 GB module and replaced it with the new 8 GB memory module. Finally, a message to go into BIOS since the existing memory has changed. BIOS showed that the memory module size was indeed 8 GB. Saved the changes and exited BIOS.
Shut the PC down and decided to add the 4 GB module at the secondary slot. A new message stating that the existing memory has changed again showed up on the screen. BIOS was now showing 12 GB of total memory.
Morale of the story. When adding a larger memory module of the same frequency, make sure the larger module is placed in the primary memory slot on the mother board.
Addendum: It seems like systems running Windows 10 need about 8 GB as minimum memory to run decently. Browsers - be it Firefox or Chrome - need about 4 GB memory, and if that is the minimum amount of memory you have on your PC, then it is subject to a lot of slow downs.
