Windows 11

[eDave]

Originally Posted by lewdog

Not that I see. I’ll text you. Imgur is down so I can’t post it.

Received. Here it is:

https://www.newegg.com/asus-m11ad-us...82E16883220448 I like that case a lot.

16GB max, 2 slots. You don't need 16 so hopefully you just have one stick of 4 installed so we can just add one more for around $20.

https://www.amazon.com/4gb-1600mhz-d...mhz+ddr3+sdram DIMM 240-pin

Here's your user manual: https://www.manualslib.com/manual/55...sus-M11ad.html

Here's a tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIl6mmosgMc

MB pic received. One stick is all you need to add to the open slot. And get a can of air and clean out the dust and dirt in there and everywhere else. It's piled on your processor inside it's cooling fan like a sand dune. That can cause heat issues (probably is), unseating, and a myriad of other issues. The fan might not even be spinning up to max speed with all that Arizona in there and up around the post. Shoot, try that first and see if it improves things. Ideally, you'll want to remove the fan during cleanup. An air compressor works great! MS Edge uses far less RAM too. I've been real happy with Edge.

[lewdog]

Originally Posted by eDave

Received. Here it is:

https://www.newegg.com/asus-m11ad-us...82E16883220448 I like that case a lot.

16GB max, 2 slots. You don't need 16 so hopefully you just have one stick of 4 installed so we can just add one more for around $20.

https://www.amazon.com/4gb-1600mhz-d...mhz+ddr3+sdram DIMM 240-pin

Here's your user manual: https://www.manualslib.com/manual/55...sus-M11ad.html

Here's a tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIl6mmosgMc

And get a can of air and clean out the dust and dirt in there and everywhere else. It's piled on your processor inside it's cooling fan like a sand dune. That can cause heat issues (probably is), unseating, and a myriad of other issues. The fan might not even be spinning up to max speed with all that Arizona in there. Shoot, try that first and see if it improves things. An air compressor works great! MS Edge uses far less RAM too. I've been real happy with Edge.

You are a gentleman and a scholar. Thank you.

I'm going with this one unless anyone else has suggestions?

https://www.amazon.com/PC3-12800-DES...3899438&sr=8-3

[Fish]

Originally Posted by eDave

Received. Here it is:

https://www.newegg.com/asus-m11ad-us...82E16883220448 I like that case a lot.

16GB max, 2 slots. You don't need 16 so hopefully you just have one stick of 4 installed so we can just add one more for around $20.

Most likely it will have 2 identical sticks of RAM installed. So, you'll likely have to remove both if you want to add anything else. I would not recommend mixing different types of RAM. i3 motherboards typically use paired RAM(2 identical sticks), to take advantage of dual-channel capabilities(better performance). I'm guessing it has 2 sticks of 2GB installed. Normally you can use a single stick, but performance is actually better with a pair, since it can take advantage of dual-channel.

In this case, considering the price and the performance benefit of going from 8GB to 16GB, I would recommend going with 16GB.

Either 8GB pair: https://www.amazon.com/PC3-12800-DES...xpY2s9dHJ1ZQ==

Or 16GB pair: https://www.amazon.com/1600MHz-PC3L-...NsaWNrPXRydWU=

[lewdog]

Originally Posted by Fish

Most likely it will have 2 identical sticks of RAM installed. So, you'll likely have to remove both if you want to add anything else. I would not recommend mixing different types of RAM. i3 motherboards typically use paired RAM(2 identical sticks), to take advantage of dual-channel capabilities(better performance). I'm guessing it has 2 sticks of 2GB installed. Normally you can use a single stick, but performance is actually better with a pair, since it can take advantage of dual-channel.

In this case, considering the price and the performance benefit of going from 8GB to 16GB, I would recommend going with 16GB.

Either 8GB pair: https://www.amazon.com/PC3-12800-DES...xpY2s9dHJ1ZQ==

Or 16GB pair: https://www.amazon.com/1600MHz-PC3L-...NsaWNrPXRydWU=

There’s only 1 stick of RAM in it currently but has 2 slots available. So I should buy a pair and put 2 new ones in, instead of mixing the one old one and one new one? What size would you recommend?

[htismaqe]

Originally Posted by Fish

Most likely it will have 2 identical sticks of RAM installed. So, you'll likely have to remove both if you want to add anything else. I would not recommend mixing different types of RAM. i3 motherboards typically use paired RAM(2 identical sticks), to take advantage of dual-channel capabilities(better performance). I'm guessing it has 2 sticks of 2GB installed. Normally you can use a single stick, but performance is actually better with a pair, since it can take advantage of dual-channel.

In this case, considering the price and the performance benefit of going from 8GB to 16GB, I would recommend going with 16GB.

Either 8GB pair: https://www.amazon.com/PC3-12800-DES...xpY2s9dHJ1ZQ==

Or 16GB pair: https://www.amazon.com/1600MHz-PC3L-...NsaWNrPXRydWU=

This.

Get a 16GB pair, there's no reason to do anything else.