RAM

Lesley

Hi!  I have a Dell Inspiron computer that is running pretty slowly and I would like to buy an extra 16 GB of RAM for it.  I was told by Dell that the memory needs to be UDIMM and at least 666 MHz in speed.  What brand or kind of RAM would you recommend that I get?  Thanks!

JS_MC

Hello @Lesley Could you please provide the model number for the Dell Inspiron that you have?

I'd be happy to look further into this for you!

Lesley

It is a 3471.  Thanks!

Lesley

And I had a typo earlier.  I guess the speed needs to be 2666 MHz.  : )

JS_MC

I'd recommend this if you want to increase your memory to 16GB total capacity.

https://www.microcenter.com/product/626749/crucial-8gb-ddr4-2666-pc4-21300-cl19-single-channel-desktop-memory-module---green

Since there are only two slots for memory on this build, you would need to replace the other memory stick if you would like to increase the capacity to 32GB in total.

https://www.microcenter.com/product/626509/neo-forza-faye-32gb-(2-x-16gb)-ddr4-3200-pc4-25600-cl16-dual-channel-desktop-memory-kit-nmud416f82-3200---black

Here's more info about your system: https://www.dell.com/support/manuals/en-us/inspiron-3471-desktop/inspiron-3471-setup-and-specifications/memory?guid=guid-b0024580-18d7-4e8e-b494-84193888b9ee&lang=en-us
I hope this helps!

Lesley

Thanks!