Dell computers are fussy about memory. That Amazon seller's ram might not work. Stick to Crucial for ram for Dell computers. The max ram is 16gb. Remember your model computer is 9 yrs old.
That ram on Amazon is sold by unknown seller. Amazon is not the seller. Amazon is a marketplace now like Ebay.
I have sff the small form factor model, so it will take 16 gb in all and maximum 4gb slot but the question is, is that amazon ram the right ram for my computer. that spec I posted is the one in the dell optiplex 290 small form factor manual pdf file dell offers.for sevice tag
You don't have all those diff models. The specs you mentioned are for all 4 of the Optiplex models. See the pictures to figure out which one you have. Click on the spec sheet.
Im seeing ram on this page that says DDR3L 1600 UDIMM but the specs say only DIMM and only DDR3 and im assuming 1600 is the mghz but my specs say 1333 MHz.
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September 25th, 2020 12:00
Dell computers are fussy about memory. That Amazon seller's ram might not work. Stick to Crucial for ram for Dell computers. The max ram is 16gb. Remember your model computer is 9 yrs old.
That ram on Amazon is sold by unknown seller. Amazon is not the seller. Amazon is a marketplace now like Ebay.
Errigour
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September 25th, 2020 12:00
I have sff the small form factor model, so it will take 16 gb in all and maximum 4gb slot but the question is, is that amazon ram the right ram for my computer. that spec I posted is the one in the dell optiplex 290 small form factor manual pdf file dell offers.for sevice tag
Mary G
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September 25th, 2020 12:00
You don't have all those diff models. The specs you mentioned are for all 4 of the Optiplex models. See the pictures to figure out which one you have. Click on the spec sheet.
Errigour
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September 25th, 2020 13:00
Im seeing ram on this page that says DDR3L 1600 UDIMM but the specs say only DIMM and only DDR3 and im assuming 1600 is the mghz but my specs say 1333 MHz.
Thank you for your patience.
Errigour
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September 25th, 2020 14:00
Is that gonna be a problem?
donm4599x
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September 25th, 2020 19:00
The only memory that will work in Dell computers is genuine dell memory, or sometimes Crucial brand ... if you are lucky.
Dell is very very picky about memory. Only certain brands work! It's designed that way.
Errigour
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October 2nd, 2020 07:00
Just got the ram in the mail and the 8gb DDR3L 1600 UDIMM ram works great thanks for the help.
Rifarrica
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January 15th, 2021 07:00
My own 790 SFF works with 32 GB of Kingston ValueRAM DDR3 memory.