i have permission to do it lol. i was just expecting it to be a lot cheaper. only store around here is best buy so thats where i checked. they only had a few different ones and their cheapest 8gb ddr3 was 57$

How do I look up the type of motherboard? The computer is an hp prodesk 600 g1 sff

http://h20564.www2.hp.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docId=emr_na-c03846643

It doesn't have it anywhere?

theres the mobo
http://h20565.www2.hp.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?sp4ts.oid=5387447&docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-c03812619

What he's after is the QVL to ensure the ram is compatible but i mean you shouldn't have issues.
Don't think HP even does QVL's for those small form factors.

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/pny-8gb-pc3-12800-ddr3-dimm-desktop-memory-green/5429091.p?skuId=5429091

I grabbed that at the store cause it was all they had... would that be compatible?

It will fit in the slot but without a QVL we don't know if issue will arise.
Chance of that are real low though. I would not mix and match sticks.
so just use the 8gb stick. Also be sure the pc has a 64bit OS.

I'm guessing it's 32bit... x64-based pc?

So what would I need for that mobo?

This post was edited by Slanman on Dec 23 2016 10:05am

If your running 32bit OS then you cant use more then 2.7gb either way.

We covered what that mobo needs, we just lack a QVL.
but like I said that shouldn't be an issue.

I'm not sure what a qvl is

Qualified Vendors List

So... this probably won't even fix it is what I'm gathering lol