RAM upgrade advice?

Hi there!

Here is the specific memory I’m currently running in my PC:

Kingmax DDR3 SDRAM 800.0 MHz (DDR3-1600/PC3-12800)

As for my motherboard and its chipset:

MSI B75A-G43 (MS-7758) - Chipset: Intel B75 (Panther Point-M Enhanced)

Right now, I have two 4GB sticks installed.

I am looking to upgrade to a total of 16GB, but I’m feeling a bit anxious about whether everything will be compatible with this motherboard.

I was considering something like this model:

https://www.amazon.com/kingston-memory/example-link

In your experience, would it be more efficient to go with a single 16GB stick, or should I stick with two 8GB modules?

I truly appreciate any advice you can offer.

2x8, for dual channel.

From what I can tell, you'll need DDR3; trying to link up DDR4 just won't work. What processor are you running?

Would something like this work instead?

https://www.amazon.com/kingston-memory/product/204138

Or maybe this option?

https://www.newegg.com/p/memory-fwk16/product/

It would probably look something like this inside:

https://www.newegg.com/p/memory/

https://www.newegg.com/p/memory/

Manufacturer websites often let you search for compatible memory based on your motherboard model, or you can just use tools like this: https://www.crucial.com/usa/en/systemscanner

Awesome! Thanks so much.

I was just chatting with a guy at the local Best Buy, and he suggested I could just grab a single 8GB stick and slot it in alongside my current setup. It got me thinking about the best way to go about this. If that's the move, what’s the actual smart play here? Should I pick up one 8GB module, or would it be better to grab two 4GB sticks instead?

mellowsurfer59 said:I was talking to a guy at the computer shop, and he told me I could just grab a single 8GB stick and pair it with what I’ve already got. So, what's the move here—should I go with one 8GB stick or two 4GB sticks?

If you grab a single 8GB stick and pair it with your current memory, you should get dual channel—just be careful how you seat them. Those two 4GB sticks need to be in the slots that share the same color.

According to some posts on Reddit, you might be better off just grabbing another 2x4GB kit, assuming your motherboard can handle it. You could even look for used sticks if buying new ones feels like a rip-off; usually, smaller capacity memory is way cheaper on the secondhand market.