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14.7.2020

My interest in photography means my pro camera puts out a 76Mb file for each RAW image (digital negative not a jpeg). To process the RAW image, editing software like Photoshop is needed. The Photoshop software takes a good 35 seconds on average to load, with another few seconds per image. On my original 8Gb SODIMM system it was a bit longer as pagefile swapping was going on. I upgraded to 16Gb last year, which helped, and now all four memory sockets are filled with this additional 16Gb. On my XPS8930 i5 the installation was simple. If you are new to this, the memory slots have a flick switch at each end. push them outwards, slip the memory module into them, and press down quite firmly,the switches on each slot should both be closed with the pressure, you may hear a click from each. Make sure the card is the correct way around. Also check your computer manual to make sure you have bought the right speed and number of pins, laptop memory has a different pin arrangement to desktops. In performance, the FIRST time I run Photoshop, there is no difference - the first load depends on my hard disk delivering the data, and it is a bottleneck. However, once you have run Photoshop (and any other software) and maybe closed it to do something else, the SECOND run of the software loads really fast. I will stop typing this now, and run Photoshop twice, and give you the load times - 1st run = 36 sec. closed photoshop and re started it - 2nd run = 4 sec. Microsoft Word 2016 first run = 6 sec. second run = 2 sec. So as you can see, with such a large reserve of RAM available, your computer responds quickly on the second loading of software. This is because most of the code for your software remains in RAM memory even after you close it, so the second run just requires some basic elements to be re-loaded from hard disk, while the bulk of the software is already loaded into fast RAM memory. To overcome the load speed bottleneck issue I still have, I have bought from Amazon a Sandisk 1Tb 3D NAND SSD (Solid State Drive) This will be used to clone my slow hard disk, and the load times for the first load, thereafter, should be close to the second load times I am seeing now. The times for the Second load, with my new SSD installed are likely to be pretty much instant. A hard disk reads data out into RAM at low speeds due to the fragmentation and consequential seek times. Photoshop, for example, consists of hundreds of small files all needing to be 'assembled' in order, and loaded into RAM. Each one of these small files could be fragmented on the hard drive due to the daft way Windows has always stored data on them. Defragmentation helps, but two days after you do that, it needs to be done again as many of your favourite apps have been loaded and fragmented again. SSD drives have no moving parts so can access data instantly. The typical speed of a hard disk is to read data at around 20 - 30 megabytes per second (depending on brand, size, and rotation speed). The SATA SSD drives read at 340 megabytes per second! The newer M.2 SSD Drives can hit over 3000 megabytes per second!. Be careful, only quite recent motherboards have an M.2 slot on them - but mostly anything less than 3 years old will have SATA 3 (SATA III) connections for a SATA SSD. The point I am making is that you should not expect miracles if you ONLY upgrade your RAM memory. I have spent in all, around 170 pounds, the memory 56 and the rest on the drive, a drive caddy and a cable. The computer will run like a rocket when the drive gets here later this week, Look at reviews on SSD drives, and look at CLONING your hard drive, so you don't have to install windows and all your stuff manually. Once you have cloned it you can unplug your main hard drive, tell the computer bios to use the SSC as the 'boot' drive. (access by tapping F2 on the keyboard on my Dell as it starts up). It is quite simple. Oh yes, if you do this, look at youtube 'how to install an SSD' and download cloning software - Macrium Reflect - it is free to dowload and use the home version. Get the RAM but get an SSD too! You'll think your computer has changed from a Ford Fiesta into a Porsch!
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3.7.2020

The packaging:I ordered the 32GB kit which consisted of 2x16GB DDR4-2666 UDIMM sticks. They come in plastic packaging to keep them safe for transport. The packaging is able to be opened by hand which is a huge positive for me as quite often things like this come in plastic packaging which has no discernible opening and which must be opened by either knife or scissors through a layer of plastic then prised apart. Not so with this. Just insert your finger into the packaging and then open away. Excellent. The only improvement they could make to this would be for some more environmentally sound packaging.The memory itself:Please, please, please, check what RAM your motherboard and CPU supports before ordering it.If you do that, then I have no doubt that it will just work straight out of the box. Crucial does a great job of providing a compatibility checker on it's own website which I would highly recommend checking out before ordering any RAM.The installation:This couldn't be more simpler. Locate the correct RAM slots on your motherboard (this is going to vary by motherboard supplier), pull on the tabs to open up the slots and then click in the RAM sticks into each slot. If you are installing 2 RAM sticks into 2 slots, this is fairly straight forward. If you have 4 slots like I did, then make sure you're populating the correct two slots - again, check the manual of your motherboard for details here. If you already had a RAM stick in any of the slots that you're using, take it out before installing any RAM. There is a correct orientation of the RAM stick, if you look at the bottom of the stick, you'll notice there is a notch in it, which is slightly off centre. Use this notch to line up the RAM stick into the RAM slot and press it in. It can feel quite firm, so don't be scared, it should just be able to press in with a click by firmly pressing down on both sides of the RAM stick.Conclusion:If you want/need more RAM, this is a great, low cost option for adding some extra memory into your system. You'll notice a lot of improvement if you're coming from a lot less RAM (I went from 8GB to 32GB). The sorts of improvements you can expect are better performance of multi tasking which is absolutely essential for someone like me who has many processes running at the same time. Also, if you're a Chrome Tab lover, you can't get enough RAM.
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12.12.2020

I have a HP Z240 workstation PC that originally came with 16GB of RAM (2 x DDR4 2400 modules). With two user accounts logged in simultaneously (home & work) and multiple applications open in both sessions, my RAM utilisation was often near the limit. Although the PC remained quick with its NVMe SSD, I was concerned about the large amount of page file usage as Windows offloads idle applications to the page file.This 16GB kit seemed like an ideal upgrade as they were reasonably priced and I'm not a gamer, so don't need ultra high speed RAM. I usually choose the Crucial brand as I only ever had one module go bad in about 20 years I've been installing them between my home, workplace and friend's PCs.Even with that one off incidence, their aftersales was great.For anyone unfamiliar with installing RAM, it is one of the simplest internal hardware upgrades - Be sure the PC is fully shutdown by holding the shift key before clicking "Shut down" for several seconds. Protect against static (e.g. with a wired antistatic wrist strap) while handling the RAM modules. With the case side removed, pull out the levers at each side of the RAM slots, check the module is oriented correctly so that the notch along the pins matches up with the gap in the socket, then push each module in until the levers snap in place. If the slots are coloured, place both modules in the same colour slots.Upon powering up the PC, it gave a message that the system RAM has changed. Once I pressed the key to continue, it showed up straight away in the Windows task manager. So far no issue with this RAM in the two months I've been using it.
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28.7.2019

After buying my Omen desktop gaming PC for serious flight sims with a n RTX 2070 graphics card there was just one thing wrong with it. Only 8GB of RAM and that just wasn't going to cut it. HP had confirmed that my warranty would not be invalidated by upgrading the RAM . After viewing RAM compatibility sites and checking it was DDR 4 I went with this ( 2 times 16) . Viewing You Tube videos it looked easy enough to put in the 2 new RAM cards. Even the glass side door of the Omen PC was as simple as pushing a side button and it popped out.Flipping up the end clips of the existing RAM card it easily popped out and then it was just a question of disconnecting power and slotting the new cards in and reconnecting power.I will admit it took me 5 times but what I needed to ensure is that the RAM cards were fully in and that meant that the end clips fully looked into the end card cut outs.Once I had done this and booted up the PC a message came up saying BIOS ………. and enter and I thought here we go …… but even without pressing enter it went through 3- 4 sec of re booting and bang there was my home screen.Speed ( even without gaming is very very much faster and I'm very pleased) and of course saving myself 60 quid installation. Very happy.
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28.8.2019

I wanted to upgrade my PC to 16GB RAM as some applications were using a lot.I checked with a utility from the crucial site which modules were suitable for my machine and this was one of them. I saw it was available on Amazon at a very fair price and placed my order. East so far.RAM module arrived next day so I opened the back of the computer to start install. One end of the slot was slightly blocked by a bunch of wires and a hard drive bay making it a tight squeeze to get that end in. I fiddled about and got the slot into position.It seemed to need quite a lot more force to push it in and the partially blocked end was difficult. Eventually I got the clip at that end to grip it . Good to go,Closed the case and rebooted. Got a message about bios update but before I knew it the machine had moved on and was booting normally, and quickly.Once Windows started up I opened task manager and saw I had 16GB of RAM with 75% unused! Now more slow computer.Now on day 2 writing this. I am extremely happy. I did a lot of work yesterday and enjoyed programs and windows opening almost instantly. For the price of the module and the effort to install it this was an extremely cost effective upgrade that a 59 year old woman can do.
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12.1.2019

I purchased a 2x4GB set to add on to the 4GB my PC was already running (AMD A8 9600 + ASRock AB350 Pro4), and the process took about 5 minutes. Half of that was getting my case turned around so I could open it. Computer fired right up without issue and registered the new RAM, giving me 12GB. All 3 sticks seem to be playing well together even though the new sticks are 2400s and the old stick is a 2133 (all Crucials). Windows Task Manager says my RAM's running at 1866, which is a bit troubling, but I haven't gotten around to tweaking anything in UEFI yet. I don't do overclocks and I don't need speed so much as just capacity, so performance builders may be concerned about this detail,but anyone just running in a home/business environment most likely won't notice anything except that the PC's running smoother (and cooler) now.
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26.12.2020

Makes my emulators run even faster as if I put an I9 chip in which I have an I7 8th generation Dell which emulates pretty well for even 3D era emulators except a few slight stutters here and there when loading things new.PCEM17 is more CPU intensive then graphics as it emulates different bios of computers up to Pentium Overdrive MMX series and once you get into that range it generally sucks your (Host) CPU dry unless you do Win 95 or earlier images. Otherwise you get a lot of stuttering especially during video playback of older games on a Windows 98SE image.HOWEVER now I can emulate the Overdrives MMX series and not drop below 99 percent.When you drop below 85 you get a lot of sound stutterings such as in Carmen Sandiego when too many characters walk around the screen.
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21.3.2020

Just because this isn’t a gaming brand or advertised as gaming ram, it is spot on, you could get faster clock rates rather than 2666. But this does for any gaming needs. Will do for any software needs as long as you have enough ram for the game / programs. I’ve played COD Warzone, GTAV, rocket league and many others. All with good loading times.Perfect for a budget gaming pc.Perfect for a high end gaming pc.Perfect for an office pc.Perfect for any pc that requires DDR4.Don’t waste your money on “high end” brands because you’re paying for the name.I say this because I previously bought hyperX ram for an older build and I cannot notice a difference between that ram and this crucial ram.Yet I paid 1/3 the price this time for 2x the amount.
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28.1.2020

I bought these to increase my new HP Ryzen 5 Desktop to 16GB. Straightforward installation although my desktop is a smaller midi type, so big hands in small places can be a little tricky, patience is the word here. This additional memory has worked perfectly well and so has the reason for installing it too. This increase has allowed me to turn off the windows ssd virtual page memory, which has given a sight speed increase on load screens, particulate on the game I play. Why pay all the extra for a 16GB system when you can get an 8GB and easily upgrade the other 8GB yourself with a good cost saving ? A total breeze to install and reliable performance, this type of upgrade is a no Brainer!

21.8.2020

I've had these two sticks of RAM for over a year now and haven't had any issues with them whatsoever. I upgraded from 12 GB of RAM to these 32 GB sticks. A very obvious and noticeable upgrade. Anyway, I've had good luck with Crucial products over the years, so I wasn't worried at all when I made this purchase. They're your basic, no frills sticks of RAM with no fancy heatspreaders/heatsinks attached to them. If fancy looking RAM is your thing, these are not for you. But if you want a nice, quality RAM memory upgrade for your PC, look no further. Definitely worth getting, especially if you can get a good deal for them.

19.2.2018

When new memory is needed it's Crucial(pun intended) you get compatible sticks. Jokes aside, for my friends computer we must have tried half a dozen different types, non of which worked. On the point of giving up we tried the Crucial brand. His puter now flies, as does mine.I don't profess to know why but all memory is not equal.Make sure you get the right type. The reputable suppliers all have advice easily available, so look up on their site, then buy the correct stuff on Amazon. That way if it is still not right you can easily change it via the cast iron Amazon terms and conditions.

27.12.2017

Bought 16GB (8GBx2) to go in a new Ryzen 3 1300X system on a MSI B350 motherboard. Works great and even survived changing to some tighter timings in the Bios. I was worried about this as I had heard Ryzens and AM4 chipsets were fussy about RAM but this has been great. Its now in my Gigabyte X370 board after successfully running fine in two MSI B350 gaming boards (returned due to other, non-ram faults). All three were stress tested with AIDA64 which included ram tests so I'd say compatibility seems pretty good.

25.8.2020

I don't have much to say regarding this RAM - except that it was easy to install (more a thumbs-up for my computer than the RAM) and it works exactly as advertised. Not blazing fast - but allows me to work in "DaVinci Resolve" without any hiccups or complete shutdowns. And that is exactly what my PC needed - a little boost. Well worth the cost for the peace of mind that I can run the applications I need to - without having to restart my PC. When I am ready to upgrade again, I will go with Crucial!

12.2.2020

purchased a dell optiplex 3070 during the holiday deal cycle as I loved the form factor. however, the black friday deal i got only came with 8 gigs of ram. i like to have a lot of windows, programs, and browser tabs open all at once, so more ram was a huge need.i looked at many options, but this crucial kit seemed to be the one to try. 32gigs of ram was what i was looking for, compatible with the dell 3070, and at a price less than half of what it would've costed from dell. so far so good

26.4.2020

Was available cheaper elsewhere online (7dayshop) so only 4* not 5; but I plumped first Amazon as wanted quicker prime delivery. The RAM came in a couple of days. Easy to install into a HP EliteDesk 800 G5 SFF desktop (took less than 2 mins, no tools required) and was recognised immediately upon reboot by the PC. RAM is now doubled from 8 to 16Gb and working in dual-channel, noticeably quicker opening apps and programmes so initially seems worth the ~£30 paid.

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