/r/buildapc - Planning on building a computer but need some advice? This is the place to ask!

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The original was posted on /r/buildapc by /u/PCNoobstickle on 2023-08-28 10:43:42+00:00.

Someone told me that it's best to get rid of my old ram and replace it with the new upgradeable ram, but why? I have 16gb of ram and I wanted to add extra, I already know which type I need as I checked the motherboard capacity etc... there are 2 extra available slots, so I can't just add on ram to my existing ram?

I have DDR4 Ram CL16 (16GB ram)

If I buy extra ram with C18 would it not work? (from Bestbuy) I don't trust Amazon with Ram, especially Ram that's on sale. I'm sure it's good, I'm just saying I DON'T trust it. Last time I got something "on sale" and it was just poor quality.

Sorry I'm just new to upgrading to a higher performance, I don't want to fry anything and then cry about it after.