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    Laptop Ram purchase

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by sid234, Aug 4, 2013.

  1. sid234

    sid234 Newbie

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    Hey guys,

    I'm planning to buy the Acer V5-552G-8632 next week.

    I wanted to upgrade the RAM once i got the Laptop, and was trying to figure out what kind of RAM to buy for the laptop and also If i need to replace the existing RAM with a new one?

    It comes with 4GB RAM but as per the specifications on Newegg, it says the laptop has 4GB onboard memory, Memory Slot (Total) = 1, Memory Slot (Available) = 1 and Max Memory Supported = 12GB.


    Is that mention of 1 memory slot being available a typo? In that case, Can I have have the 4GB RAM replaced with a 8GB/12GB card?

    I want to do some light gaming on the laptop with games like League of Legends and Torchlight 2, so I'd like to buy a very good RAM card, Could you guys please recommend some options?

    Thanks.
     
    sid234, Aug 4, 2013
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  2. tijo

    tijo Sacred Blame

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    This means that you have 4 GB soldered to the motherboard and one SODIMM slot which you can use to upgrade to 4 GB + 2 GB, 4 GB + 4 GB or 4 GB + 8 GB.
     
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    sid234 Newbie

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    Oh ok, So it'd be better to wait till I receive the notebook before i purchase the ram then.

    Cheers!

    Ah ok, That makes sense

    Thanks
     
    sid234, Aug 5, 2013
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