What RAM should I buy?

[Akhil Balaji]

Dear All,
I have a HP-430 laptop with 2GB Samsung M471B5773DH0-CH9 RAM. I would like to improve the gaming performance of my laptop. My laptop has 2 RAM slots. So what kind of RAM should I buy? and what would be a good combination of RAM's for my laptop?(considering dual channel etc)

Here's a link to a CPU-Z report for my laptop https://www.dropbox.com/s/ph8eai8754alnf2/CPU-Z.txt

 

[namdlo]

Here's the ram information about your machine:
http://www.kingston.com/us/memory/search/Default.aspx?DeviceType=3&Mfr=HEW&Line=430&Model=71881&Description=Kingston_System_Specific_Memory_for_HEW_430_HP/Compaq_-_430_Notebook

The machine will support up to 8gb of ram - you'll have to remove the existing 2gb and install 2x4gb. You can also install a single 4gb stick to take it to 6gb by leaving in the existing.

Most major manufactures will make ram that will work with it.

 

[Akhil Balaji]

I've got a 64 bit OS. Would this RAM be okay Corsair Vengeance DDR3 4 GB (1 x 4 GB) Laptop RAM (CMSX4GX3M1A1600C9). Please name a good 4GB RAM for gaming.

 

[namdlo]

As per the site I listed:

Specs: DDR3, 1333MHz, Non-ECC, CL9, 1.5V, Unbuffered, SODIMM, 204-pin

That memory will work (it's CL9 and 1.5V) but it will only run at 1333Mhz - it's 1600Mhz.