Can I extend my total RAM by buying more, and what kind do I need to buy

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Published on 2012-06-22T14:52:40Z Indexed on 2012/06/22 15:18 UTC
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I currently have 4 GB total RAM and I would like to get some more, to bring it to a total of 8 GB. Is it possible to simply buy another 4 GB and bring it to 8? If so, what kind should I be buying? There is a lot of different possibilities, DDR3, DDR2, clock speed, etc. I am kind of lost among all this.

My current setup goes like this:

ACER EG43M mainboard
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q8200 @ 2.33GHz
4 total RAM slots, 2 occupied by 2 GB sticks
According to CPU-Z, my memory type is DDR3 (not sure how reliable that is)
Full CPU-Z dump
Windows 7 64-bit

So basically, I want to know whether it's possible to extend my current RAM to get 8 GB total by buying another 4, and if so, what kind of RAM do I need?

Note that I am not looking for shopping recommendations. I'm worried about the hardware compatibility.

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