RAM time..a upgrade question.

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ForcedObsession

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So i went to find out what my motherboard will support..This is the info I got for my HP s5412p from the HP website. What im confused with is the way I read this is it wont support more then 2 sticks of 2gb? I'm running 64bit Win7

Memory upgrade information:

Supports DDR3 DIMMs only
Dual channel memory architecture
Two DDR3 DIMM (240-pin) sockets

DIMM types:
PC3-10600 (DDR3-1333)
PC3-8500 (DDR3-1066)
PC3-6400 (DDR3-800)

Non-ECC memory only, unbuffered
Supports 2 GB DDR3 DIMMs
Supports up to 4 GB on 64-bit PCs
Maximum memory only if using 2GB DDR3 DIMM modules
 
Thanks for the response...why would they make a desktop motherboard built to allow 4GB max when thats what it comes with from the factory..Thats dumb.
 
Its cheap and garbage is why. Sorry, but that's the truth. The real question is why would any company pay more for a motherboard to support more than what they need it to do from the factory???
 
Ohhh i understand its cheap..guess i was always under the impression that you could upgrade..Kinda like a car. Pick a car you can afford that will do the trick and when you wanna make it perform you upgrade. I didn't think it would cost them any more to make a board capable of mor them 4GB but I guess im wrong alot here.
 
The board has a Intel G41 chipset. It supports up to 8gb of memory. But it can only read up to 2gb each slot. You board is a cheap OEM board that only comes with 2 slots. So your stuck with a 4gb max. That is with DDR2 memory. If your running DDR3 it has a 4gb limit. Its a chipset limit with DDR3.
 
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