diff --git a/BizHawk.MultiClient/tools/RamSearch.cs b/BizHawk.MultiClient/tools/RamSearch.cs
index 269a6d578a..eeb759eeac 100644
--- a/BizHawk.MultiClient/tools/RamSearch.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.MultiClient/tools/RamSearch.cs
@@ -575,25 +575,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 			}
 			if (column == 1)
 			{
-				if (searchList[index].signed == asigned.UNSIGNED)
-					text = searchList[index].value.ToString();
-				else if (searchList[index].signed == asigned.SIGNED)
-					text = ((sbyte)searchList[index].value).ToString();
-				else if (searchList[index].signed == asigned.HEX)
-				{
-					switch (searchList[index].type)
-					{
-						case atype.BYTE:
-							text = String.Format("{0:X2}", searchList[index].value);
-							break;
-						case atype.WORD:
-							text = String.Format("{0:X4}", searchList[index].value);
-							break;
-						case atype.DWORD:
-							text = String.Format("{0:X8}", searchList[index].value);
-							break;
-					}
-				}
+				text = searchList[index].ValueToString();
 			}
 			if (column == 2)
 			{
@@ -615,33 +597,11 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 				{
 					if (Global.Config.RamSearchPreviousAs == 2) //If prev frame
 					{
-						switch (searchList[index].type)
-						{
-							case atype.BYTE:
-								text = String.Format("{0:X2}", searchList[index].prev);
-								break;
-							case atype.WORD:
-								text = String.Format("{0:X4}", searchList[index].prev);
-								break;
-							case atype.DWORD:
-								text = String.Format("{0:X8}", searchList[index].prev);
-								break;
-						}
+						text = searchList[index].PrevToString();
 					}
 					else
 					{
-						switch (searchList[index].type)
-						{
-							case atype.BYTE:
-								text = String.Format("{0:X2}", prevList[index].value);
-								break;
-							case atype.WORD:
-								text = String.Format("{0:X4}", prevList[index].value);
-								break;
-							case atype.DWORD:
-								text = String.Format("{0:X8}", prevList[index].value);
-								break;
-						}
+						text = prevList[index].ValueToString();
 					}
 				}
 			}