Crucial - Pro 32GB Kit (2x16GB) DDR4 3200MHz C22 UDIMM Desktop Memory Kit - Black

My first attempt to upgrade the RAM of my older desktop computer resulted in it not even posting. After a lot of detective work I learned that my computer did not support XMP profiles, only JEDEC profiles. I found that Crucial memory provides what may be the best support for JEDEC profiles available. My computer booted immediately with this memory kit and gave the maximum possible speed for my Intel Core i5 Gen 8 processor - 2666 MHz ! Using the utility CPU-Z I found that Crucial provides matching JEDEC profiles for every XMP profile, and that these cover all possibilities permitted for 8th through 11th generation Intel CPUs. This memory kit should be your first choice when upgrading older computers with such CPUs. I highly recommend it. l

All the ram I needed. My new build only had 2 ram slots, put both these in for 32gb, enabled xmp and got my 3200 speed and had zero issues since. Able to play games on steam and xbox, as well as record on Ableton with no issues with lack of memory.

____ *Pros: -Compatible with my all-AMD gaming PC. -Comes with heat spreaders. -Reduced gaming loading times. -Affordably priced. _____ *Cons: -None With major mainstream PC games requiring more and more memory to run smoothly, it’s a good thing that companies like Crucial have affordable 32GB memory kits. My 2x 16GB Crucial kit went into my MSI Aegis ZS gaming PC which has an AMD Ryzen 7 5800X, MSI B550-A Pro motherboard, Radeon 6700XT GPU, and 16GB of ADATA DDR4-3200. The Crucial RAM was detected by my motherboard just fine, and my PC booted up normally. Windows 11 reported I have 48GB of memory. I’m not a super heavy user but I do run lots of tabs on Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge, totaling about 30 tabs. I also stream music in the background and perform photo and video editing often. With 48GB of RAM, my system ran smoothly without any hiccups. I noticed the biggest improvement from the RAM upgrade when gaming. Memory intensive games like The Last of Us Part 1 and Hogwarts Legacy benefited a lot, as did console emulation software. Games launched faster as did in-game loading screens when switching from one level or map to another. I’ve used several Crucial memory kits before and I’m glad to say that Crucial has maintained their commitment to performance, reliability, and value. It’s a complete 5-Star Win, and highly recommended!

I work from home daily and have been for over 15 years. My current computer, a Lenovo ThinkCentre M920 Tower is from 2019 and came with 16GB of RAM. 16GB used to be on the medium to high end of how much RAM to have, but depending on what your tasks are in 2023 it may be more likely to be the minimum amount of RAM you want. In my case, increasing from 16GB made my work day productivity increase as well as just simply enjoy having a computer that seems to be faster than it was. The RAM itself comes packaged as two module sticks, each at 16GB each. My current computer was a total of 16GB in a pair of 8GB sticks. The packaging is easy to get into (no need to even break out the scissors. As for installation, it’s pretty easy! You open up your computer, find the current RAM sticks (if you’re replacing) and swap them with the new ones. Your computer may have 2 slots or 4 slots for memory. In my case, once I opened my computer I saw I had four slots, only 2 of which were occupied, so I increased my total memory instead of swapping (NOTE: Check your speeds. You can combine sticks of different speeds, but the higher speed will throttle to the same speed as the slower one). Each ram slot has a clip on either end. To remove RAM, you just pull back each clip and the stick will pop out slightly and you just pull it out. To insert the new one, you line it up with the clips open and evenly push the stick in, until it pops into place with the clips closing. Do note this DOES take a significant amount of force – more than you’d think. At that point you just turn your computer back on and everything should just work. Replacing RAM is one of the easiest modifications you can make to improve your computer experience. NOTE: Every computer is different and some may require an additional step in your BIOS, so I would highly encourage you to look up your computer, even though it is a simple process regardless. After turning my computer back on, I instantly noticed a difference in the speed in which programs opened. To give you an idea of what my typical work environment looks like, I usually have both Chrome and Firefox open with at least 3 tabs in each, Spotify, Slack, QuickBooks, Discord, Zoom, and an Office product open at any given time in addition to various other programs. You can see in my attached screenshot I’m utilizing roughly 12 GB of RAM at any given time, but note that this quickly fluctuates as you open things and as you open more intensive things, such as websites with embedded videos, etc. With the additional 32GB of RAM, I’m not hitting any point where opening something new runs the risk of slowing down anything. I’ve not talked about games, since I don’t really play games on my work computer, but this would work just fine for a casual gamer looking to expand their memory, too! This memory has built in heat-sinks, so it helps to dissipate the heat generate better than RAM without. All said, if you’re currently at 16GB or less RAM and you feel that the overall “snappiness” of your computing experience could be smoother and faster, you simply cannot go wrong with this. It’s easy to install and just plain works!

This 32gb (2x16gb) DDR4 memory kit from Crucial is a budget friendly, no frills memory for people who just want it to work well and aren’t interested in RGB lights, huge heat spreaders, or extreme overclocking. In the package are the two memory sticks. They have a basic heat spreader on them to help with thermal control, and support XMP 2.0 if your motherboard does. Swap out your previous RAM for them and you are ready to go, super simple installation as all memory typically is. Booting up, my older HP OMEN gaming PC picked up the new memory without issue and the system now shows 32GB, an upgrade from my previous 16GB. Now, here is the great part, especially for users who have older PCs or PCs that don’t support XMP overclocking. Memory has different speed and performance values that it shares with the system, and these values dictate how fast the memory will be clocked without overclocking. One of these is JDEC, and the other is XMP. Much of the memory on the market will advertise “3200” or similar speeds, but will only report a slower 2666 to the motherboard with the JDEC timings. The 3200 or higher speeds are reserved only for XMP motherboards. Sadly, this HP only uses JDEC timings, so most of the memory on the market only will operate at 2666mhz (1333x2). However, this memory kit, I am happy to say, reports a speed of 3200mhz (1600x2) for JDEC timings!! This is very exciting as you will actually get the performance you paid for. Overall, this is a solid memory kit and the proper JDEC speed reporting makes it a great one for older systems or systems that don’t support XMP.