Why can I put more RAM in my pc then what the MAX amount of ram is?

[JOHN J. R]

i have a Dell Inspiron 531s its in a new case i bought for it and upgraded the graphics to a geforce 9800gt....my question is, the inspiron 531s is only suppose to support 4gb of ram but i have already put 5 1/2 gb in it and it registers and works. i was wonder just how much ram can i put in it and have it work?

[Nick]

Dell Inspiron 531s is really old I suggest you just to get a new desktop. But I think the motherboard can hold 16GB to 128GB but again the desktop is old.

[Dell Inc.]

Hello JOHN J. R,

I am from Dell Social Media and Community.

Inspironâ„¢ 531 system supports 512MB to 4GB DDR2 SDRAM 667 MHz, 800 MHz.

If this has not helped you or if you need any further assistance, feel free to message me on Twitter(@NiranjanatDell). I will be happy to assist.

Dell-Niranjan