Wanting a RAM upgrade, need advice...

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[rip|UltraNative]

Here are the specs of the machine I built back in February/March for #BF3

CPU = Intel i5 2500k Sandy Bridge 3.3 Ghz
MOBO = Asus Sabertooth P67 B3
VIDEO = MSI N560GTX-TI Twin Frozr II/OC GeForce GTX 560 Ti
HDD = SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s
MEM = G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 4GB (2 x 2GB)
POWER = Antec TruePower New TP-750 750W Continuous Power
CASE = Antec Three Hundred Illusion Black Steel ATX Mid Tower
MONITOR = Asus VH238H Black 23" Full HD HDMI LED Backlight LCD Monitor

I want to upgrade my RAM and don't know a whole lot about frequencies and all that nerdy mumbo jumbo, so please suggest something great from Newegg and I will love you forever

Thanks

[rip|buzinator]

https://www.techbargains.com/news_displayItem.cfm/277418 maybe?

[rip|UltraNative]

those should work ok in my system eh?  #clueless

[rip|buzinator]

I believe they would ... though I notice now that they aren't the X series, so slightly lower speed than your current sticks.

Any reason you wouldn't just buy another pair of sticks the same as your current? they're already pretty high spec and that would get you up to 8GB total ... you have 2 slots free right?

[rip|UltraNative]

umm i cant remember if i have 2 more slots...been awhile since i cracked it open

[rip|UltraNative]

OK i just checked my box out at the office and i guess i do have 4 DIMM slots...so I'll prolly just get the same ones I currently have....which are good, right?

[rip|UltraNative]

OK i just went with these badboys....same exact thing but 2 x 4 GB, so I'll have 12 GB i guess

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231428

[rip|forkev]

Yes; it may not matter but I would put the larger memory in the No.1 / No.2 DIMM slots.

i.e. take out existing memory and move to empty slots, replace existing memory with new (4GB ea). 

[rip|UltraNative]

good plan dude...thanks for the #PROTIP