Want 2 x DDR4-2666 8GB, go Crucial, or buy Newegg generic?

[Kasey Chang]

When I bought my PC many years back, it's got only 16GB RAM (in 2 x 8GB DDR4-2666 A-Data) and seems I have 2 more DIMM slots, so I'm thinking about adding another 2 8GB modules to make it 32GB.

So far, prices are:

Amazon: Crucial 2 x 8GB kit for $40

Crucial: 2 x 8GB kit for $37 (but it appears to be backordered)

Newegg: Timetech (with Hynix RAM) 2x 8GB kit for $30

Local vendor: no 2 x 8GB kit available, will sell 2 separate Crucial 8GB UDIMMs for $50.

I doubt the prices are going any lower...

[Daehawk]

Crucial, Gskill, and Patriot are all good ones Ive used with no problems. As for filling 4 slots do you need that much for something other than gaming? Gaming really needs only 16 and Ive seen reports that filling more than 2 slots can be slower than just having 2.

[Pyperkub]

Crucial, Gskill, and Patriot are all good ones Ive used with no problems. As for filling 4 slots do you need that much for something other than gaming? Gaming really needs only 16 and Ive seen reports that filling more than 2 slots can be slower than just having 2.

Also, you'll need to check your motherboard documentation to see if it is quad channel.

[Blackhawk]

I'd at least check the prices on 16GB x 2 if your system supports it. Mismatched memory can cause all sorts of problems.

[Kasey Chang]

No quad channel on this this MB. If I fill up 4 banks it'd operate in dual channel mode as well.

Checking 2 x 16GB shows everything $54 and above, at least at Newegg.

[Daehawk]

Dont you have a Microcenter anywhere near you in that large town?

[Anonymous Bosch]

Dont you have a Microcenter anywhere near you in that large town?

Alas, that particular large town is increasingly spiraling into a doom loop.

If memory serves, I vaguely recall a Micro Center store that was located at The Mercado near Mission College back in the nineties. But there's currently only a single Micro Center in the entire state of California, and it's located in Tustin/SoCal.

[Kasey Chang]

Correct, no Microcenter anywhere near me. There *was* one around San Jose, but that closed MANY MANY years ago, even before Fry's went belly up.