A:Answer Jason,
I am not at "Geek" level. But, I will pass on the best guidance I gathered when I upgraded my Dell, Alienware Aurora9.
Check all you can about your PCs mother board, regarding memory! There are so many "mhz" speeds, associated with memory density. For example; 1866, 2133, 2400, 2666, etc.
I have also learned two important things.... even if you wind up replacing
the existing RAM sticks, use each available physical memory slots. I was told that it is like a highway. Your memory performance is traveling down a "four lane highway, Vs a two lane or single lane highway.
So whatever memory you can afford, divided the number by 4, if you have 4 slots. You must match your memory sticks, by manufacturer, and MHZ! There is minimum and maximum speed, regarding your mother board.
Do not mix and match, even if other specs match.
Visit YouTube to gather info.
Finally, if you can, educate yourself on your PC, mother board, min/max RAM speed and MHZ, pick the set...then ask a Best Buy Geek Squad agent to "confirm" your item selection. You will have solid information on this aspect of upgrading your system.
Good luck. On YouTube, check out;
"How to REALLY check RAM Speed in Windows 10", the tech explains this topic pretty well.
Bernie
