Does my motherboard matter in terms of it fitting in the motherboard ram slots(first-time ram buyer)?
If so, can I put it into an HP 8906smvb? null

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Does my motherboard matter in terms of it fitting in the motherboard ram slots(first-time ram buyer)?
If so, can I put it into an HP 8906smvb? null

Christopher · Accepted Answer

Yes! You need a motherboard with DDR4 ram slots

CalphalonMom · Answer

I truly have no idea. This was advised to my daughter when we built up her computer.

Eric · Answer

Your motherboard should tell you what type of RAM you need. There are standards which determine quite a bit about the memory - for instance, laptops tend to use SO-DIMMS which are much smaller (about half the width.) DDR 3 (the standard before this) won't fit in a DDR 4 slot, and DDR 4 won't fit in a DDR5 (the newest, barely-out) slot - there was some talk of it, but apparently that was (wisely) decided against. 

You'll also want to know about speed, but typically you need to go into your Bios to enable an XMP profile to get more than the base speed out of it. 

In short - while you should check your system's manufacturer website for specifics, if it takes DDR4, this should work.

Corsair · Answer

Hi David,

Yes, the motherboard will determine what type of RAM, how much capacity, and the speed of which memory is supported. We recommend that you reach out to HP to ensure that you are getting the correct supported memory.

-Brian

“Does my motherboard matter in terms of it fitting in the motherboard ram slots(first-time ram buyer)? If so, can I put it into an HP 8906smvb?”

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