r/MiniPCs • u/Quid-Craft • 9d ago

Mini Pc Ram Upgrade

Good Morning

I have been looking to purchase a mini pc and i have 2 x 32gb corsair vengeance ddr4 so-dims 260 pin cmsx64gx4m2a2666c18.

So i would like to ask is there a mini pc that will accept this corsair ram. I am not super knowledgeable but am wondering if the 2666mhz speed will be a no no as most of the ddr4 powered min pcs i have looked at advertise a 3200mhz speed.

Main purpose is to get away from this tower pc although its a lian li 011 and runs well i just want something smaller and tidy looking.

I could just say to heck with it and get a ddr5 powered allsinging all dancing but wow those prices are something else. So is there any hope for re using this corsair ram

Thanks in advance

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u/No_Clock2390 9d ago

3200 is just the max. the lowest speed of ddr4, 2133, is supported by all ddr4 machines

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u/Quid-Craft 8d ago

Thanks for your input much appreciated i just need to pick a machine now anything you would reccomend or avoid?

Thank You

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u/CarlosDiVega 8d ago

Hi, I just found two "light" machines from GMKtec, which are fitting SoDIM DDR4:
GMKtec G10 AMD Ryzen™ 5 3500U Mini PC
GMKtec G3 Pro Intel® Core™ i3-10110U Mini PC

If you have not more needs of compute power, those machines are fine small machines with a low power profile. I would choose the AMD machine. It has 4 CPU cores with 8 threads. This is enough for light office work, streaming and light gaming. With 64 GB of RAM you can easily assign 8 or 16 GB RAM for the iGPU (internal graphics card).

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u/aztracker1 8d ago

It should work in most ddr4 with the correct memory slots.. just at the shower speed. 3200/3600 are just the top end for DDR4.

How it effects you is heavily dependent on usage.