landstander,
To begin, you get 5 gold stars for both effort and documenting your findings and results!
Now - I was in a similar situation not too long ago - the mother board I had only supported 4 gigs. I wanted 12 gigs. That box became a nice PC for my Dad, and I got a new bare bones system and built that up.
In your case (as I believe the budget is small for you right now), consider a motherboard swap (keeping your CPU, RAM) This means selecting just the right mother board (Like Goldilocks - it has to be 'just right') so everything can move over.
It's just a thought.
The Hedge
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