Memory Upgrade

Greetings, I have recently bought an ASUS ROG GL552VX, with a memory upgrade option slot of a M.2 ssd pcie x4. https://www.asus.com/Notebooks/ROG-GL552VX/specifications/ So I bought a SAMSUNG EVO 950 pro 256Gb to add in my memory and to improve its performance. The problem is, my laptop can...

I have an eight year old Sony Vaio FW270J. It has served me well for eight years. I replaced the hard drive a few years ago with something similar to the original. The specs are: Intel Core 2 Duo P8400 (2.26 GHz) 4 GB Memory 320 GB HDD 5400rpm Intel GMA 4500MHD 1600 x 900 BD-ROM It can play...

Hello there! I'm new to forum, but need a help with my friends laptop. He has Lenovo Ideapad 100-14iby as it shows the title of my question. He wanted to replace the basic memory with a Corsair Vengeance 4GB 1.6GHz DDR3 ram, but after it the windows won't boot, just black screen. The computer...

I had a 7 year old Dell Inspiron N4010 with 3GB (2+1) DDR3 RAM. I recently upgraded to a Lenovo G50-80 with 4GB (4+0) DDR3 RAM with an empty slot. Can I use the 2GB RAM from my old Inspiron N4010 to upgrade my G50-80 to 6GB (4+2)? Is the old RAM compatible with the new motherboard? (Though...

I have Dell Inspiron 15R N5110,It has two GPUs one is intergrated Intel HD 3000 and another one is Nvidia GT525M 1GB. I wanted to know if it can be upgraded.It has PCI express 2.0 x16 interface. GPU-Z screenshot below- If yes,please suggest me a good budget GPU under $75. Thanks! :)

I have an Acer Aspire 772 G that mounts a VA70_HW mainboard, a I5 4200M CPU and it has four memory slots. The CPU can handle 32GB. In mounting memory in bay 1 and 2 (two different channels) windows frees up half of the total memory. if I put the same quantity in one channel, say bay 1 and 3...

can i upgrade my Asus ROG GL752VW with Samsung SSD 850 EVO M.2 SATA 500GB and Corsair SO-DIMM DDR4 16GB PC19200 - CMSX16GX4M2A2400C16 (2X8GB) ?

I recently upgraded my RAM from 4 to 16 GB and now I have overheating problems. Any ideas on this?

I upgraded my Dell Inspiron 2200 memory from 256 on the mother board to an additional 512 in the memory slot. I bought SODIMM DDR 512 which should be the right memory. Bios doesn't see memory nor does Windows. I am not sure about whether it is seeded in the slot. How can I tell. When I try...

Bought this laptop last april http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834231337 Current OEM specs: 5400 rpm 500GB HDD (not sure if 2.5" or 1.8") 4GB (non-removable) RAM and what appears to be an expansion slot (max specs up to 10GB?*) Win 7 pro 64-bit so far Im looking at a...

So I've decided to upgrade my Alienware 18 laptop's GPU from two 765m's to a 980m, as well as the RAM it has from 8GB to 16GB. I already have what specific upgrades I want to purchase, but I want to be sure I know what I'm doing with them. Is there a link to a tutorial on how to upgrade my RAM...

Hi Folks, My notebook came with 8gb, and i was wondering if i may upgrade it to 16gb. I have a Dell Inspiron 7520 (i7 3612QM), intel PCH HM77 chipset. I looked in some websites and i found divergent answers. =/ Does anyone know?

CPU: Intel Core i3 M370 2.40GHz, 3MB L3 cache 2399 MHz BIOS: Phoenix Technologies LTD V1.15 Motherboard: Acer Aspire 7741 RAM: Elpida DDR3 PC3-10700 (667 MHz) 2x2GB GPU: Intel HD Graphics 1754 MB OS Version: Microsoft Windows 7 (6.1) Home Premium Edition 64-bit Service Pack 1 (Build 7601) After...

i have a Dell Latitude E5510 with windows 10. i was wondering if i upgrade my ram, will it increase my vram? i ask cause i want to play my gta4 copy.. also, my vram is only at 64mb, my current ram is 4gb, and my bios doesnt have an option for vram anywhere, help will be much appreciated!

I have recently bought a Medion Erazer X7833 with 8GB RAM. I planned to upgrade my RAM. But, as I had to learn the hard way, a copper pipe is in the way of the RAM when I try to take it out. Does anyone have the same or a similar laptop, on which the RAM was upgraded? If yes, can anyone give me...

I have a asus u63jc laptop and would like to upgrade the ram https://www.asus.com/Notebooks/U36JC/ Ive searched, some places say that 8gigs is ther max and others say 16gigs is the max The ram that comes with the laptop is clocked at 1066mhz if I got ram that was clocked at 1333mhz or 1600mhz...

I have a Mac book pro with 2.4 ghz Intel Core 2 Duo Processor with 8 b ram and 512 GB hard disk. I wish to run heavy duty software on it like Adobe Photoshop and editing software and SDKs on it . I know the specs are not good enough to do these things? I understand that I cannot upgrade the...

Hi, I need a laptop badly but I don't have the budget to buy the one I want/need. So for now I am willing to buy one second-handed laptop. A friend of mine is selling his lenovo thinkpad t400 (without the external gpu model). It's used for 4 years. it's condition::: --heats up quickly --has...

I am going to be upgrading a very old model just because I love the look of it and the keyboard. I'm not running tons of busy programs, but I want to speed it up a little and it's on the verge of crashing. I currently have 4gb RAM, 250gb HDD, Intel Core 2 Duo processor T5750 2.0 ghz, and run...

I have a geforce mark 14 alienware laptop equipped with a current 750 gtx gt graphics card and I'm hoping I can upgrade and install a 950 gtx gt graphics card to it. I wish to know how because I don't wish to take it apart and end up not being able to put my computer back together since it's my...

Hey guys, I'm looking at upgrading my laptop, it works fine but is a fair bit old now, just looking to squeeze as much out off it as I can for the last amount of cash lol so tell me what you think should go first :) General CPU Intel® Pentium® processor T4400 (2.2GHz, 800MHz FSB, 1MB L2...

Link http://www.amazon.com/Dell-Inspiron-Touchscreen-RealSense-Bluetooth/dp/B010F0XW9U/ref=pd_sim_sbs_147_2?ie=UTF8&refRID=16325TJ1TS8K2GJ1C6SK I purchased this on a budget. I needed a powerful machine that could run high end software like Adobe Photoshop, After Effects and other media like...

Laptop specifications Model: Lenovo Flex 2 - 14D Processor: AMD A8-6410 APU with AMD Radeon R5 Graphics (x64-based processor) Frequency: 2.0 GHz (2.4 Turbo boost) Installed RAM : 4.0 GB Operating System : 64 bit (Win 8.1) Processor Information(as per CPU-Z) Name: AMD K16 Code name: Mullins...

I have a Dell Inspiron 15. I've had it for 2.5 years and mainly use it for internet, netflix, and word/excel. It has gotten really slow and sometimes freezes. General specs are: AMD Dual-Core E-450 Processor 1.65GHz with AMD Radeon HD 6320 Discrete-Class Graphics 320GB (5,400 RPM) SATA Hard...

Good day to all members of Tom's Hardware! I'm new here, and I'm excited to ask a question and seek for an advice about upgrading my Laptop. (Please let me know if this is not the right section for this inquiry.) I'm a little disappointed with this because it's kinda slow even I am just surfing...

Hi all, Spotted an Alienware Aurora (unsure which model, maybe somebody could clarify?) online locally for $250CAD. Needs RAM & an OS, but I still think it's a great deal for my needs. Anyway, I've only ever had one desktop (was custom built by a friend, but I didn't know too much at the time...

Hi, I am a 14 year old looking to buy a laptop for school. I currently have 1100$ saved up, but 500 of that is going towards a Canon T4i. Meaning I have approximately 600$ left for a laptop. I have no idea what to get but I do know what I want and I need help in finding the laptop that...

Hi, I'd also like specific details of CPUs and HD drives that are available/compatible. Having trouble finding a T9600 or T9800 processor available in Aus. Also not sure which 120GB or larger drives would fit the Inspiron 1545, thanks

I recently purchased a GT80 and was interested in trying to upgrade it to 32GB of ram. I was able to find two ram slots in the back but I was wondering if there are any more? Currently the highest individual ram I can find is 8GB.

Hello guys!! I want to upgrade ram on my dell inspiron N5010. I have 2x2gb ddr3 and i want to go to 2x4gb... what and how should i choose which one is the best and supported from my laptop?? This is what is have right now: -------------------------------------- Memory Module Manufacturer ...

Hello, I'm posting this question along with a PDF explaining what I'd like to do in terms of upgrading my Toshiba Satellite e55-a5114. My questions are: I. One or more of my USB ports are USB 3.0. How do I determine which are USB 2.0 and which are high-speed USB 3.0? II. Is there any reason...

I am currently looking for a new laptop and im exclusively looking for it from a new york based micro center because i have a protection plan and my old laptop is gone. I had a lenovo y510p with dual nvidia geforce 755m sli. Which i was very happy with. I would like the price range to not...

Interested in upgrading parts for my Studio 1555 since it has considerable slowed down since its purchase in 2009. I used to play video games on this back in high school like crazy, now I'm afraid to even have more than a few tabs of the internet open. I scan for viruses frequently, and defrag...

Hi, I am working on a dell latitude d630, that was released early 2007, for a client. This laptop came with windows vista 32 bit and has intel (R) Core (TM) 2 Duo CPU T7250 @ 2.00 GHz, and with 2 GB of ram. The laptop was running slow, the windows version was corrupted, and hard drive was also...

Hi everyone, Hopefully somebody can clarify for me. I've been looking at buying a new laptop, simply 'because I want to' but I've managed to talk myself out of it, as I'm looking to upgrade my laptop slightly, switching HDD to SSD and increasing the RAM. My laptop is in good shape, has...

Hi I recently bought a z50-70 I was wondering what upgrades are available, I have already upgraded to an SSD, And 8GB of ram, I want to see if I can upgrade the keyboard , maybe to backlight, also what can I do with the optical drive slot, what mods are available for this, and is there any way...

Greetings, I have a laptop computer that has an empty PCI-E slot. If I can remember correctly from building a computer, you can add a graphics card to this slot. So, I was wondering if I could upgrade the graphics from a graphic card purchase? If so, I would need help with compatibility. ACER...

Hi, everybody! I'm thinking about upgrading RAM on my laptop, but I'm not sure if it makes any sense. The laptop in topic is an ASUS K52F with an i3 M380 CPU and 3GB of RAM (Win 7 Home Premium x64). I use it mostly for web browsing, office stuff and occasionally I watch movies on it. It's...

Hi, I have a late 2007 MacBook Pro Core 2 Duo 2.4GHz, 17" with 2Gb DDR2 PC-5300 (667MHz). Can I upgrade (replace) memory with 2 sticks of 2Gb DDR2 PC-6400 (800MHz)? Regards, :)

My laptop is starting to really drag. I've applied most of the software/clean-up solutions listed online, and now I think it's time for a hardware upgrade (and I'm too poor to just buy a new laptop). What do you think would have the most performance bang for my buck? Replacing my hard drive...

I am planning to give a performance shake to my current laptop. After spending sometime over the net, I have nailed down two things (1. RAM and 2. SSD internal hard drive) that could really help boost the performance. My Laptop has the following configuration: Dell Inspiron 15R - N5110 3 GB...

Hello Everyone! I have thought about a few things since my last posting and had a quick question about my laptop. I have an Asus X550C with Intel Core i3-3217u that runs at 1.8ghz. It has 4 gb of ram with about 115 mb dedicated to video. I use it mostly for internet browsing and light gaming...

Hello wise ones! I am looking for a cheap laptop with a decent processor that I can use for light video editing. I have no problem upgrading the ram myself and upgrading the hard drive myself. I am looking at spending about 300-400 to leave me some room for upgrades. Also, is there a way to...

Currently I'm using a two year old laptop that I've built. HP Pavilion g6 AMD A8 4500m w/ 7670M 1GB dedicated GPU. I've always been a fan of AMD APU's due to their cheaper prices and GPU combination. I though about upgrading my current laptop to an AMD A10 5750m which currently cost $89. (I can...

Hi there! I have an Aspire 7552G-6851 laptop that is long past warranty, and I would like to get as much ram into it as possible. I'm trying to squeeze as much performance for gaming/editing programs out of it as possible. I have found looking for compatible laptop ram difficult, at least this...

Greetings I wish to upgrade my studio xps 16 these are the configurations Computer Model Studio XPS M1640 (Mid 2010) Shipping Date 7/6/2009 Country Emerging Countries – EMEA Components Part Number Quantity Description F811K50STUDIO XPS 16 : INTEL CORE 2 DUO PROCESS MY29750MODULE, LIQUID...

Hey, So I was just given a Acer Aspire One D260 for free and I've done some research and found that the RAM and HDD is upgradable, the max RAM for the netbook is 2GB (1x2GB) and its only capable of holding DDR2 or DDR3 (I would prefer DDR3). I also want to get rid of the HDD for a new SSD which...

Hi! I have decided that my 1 year-old laptop is in need of an upgrade. I mainly use it for games (CS:GO) and I would like an upgrade that will net me the most frames for $200. I get 120-140 FPS on CS:GO lowest settings as of now. =Laptop Specs= - Intel Core i5-3337u @1.80GHz - 6GB installed RAM...

I have this old laptop and it really needs a memory upgrade ( now it has 2gb) I was thinking to upgrade it to 4gb or 8gb. What kind of ram do you recoomend? The original one are sodimm ddr2 667 but i found that the new ones with dd3 and 1600 mhz are cheaper

ok, hi guys im new here, i join because i thought this is the best place to throw my questions at, im not that ignorant in the field of computer electronics, although i might not know the models and sockets and power consumption, voltage, etc... i can understand most of it. today i was trying to...

I bought a G74SX (I5-2410M) back in 2011 only recently I've looked into upgrading it. So I bought a 8gb stick of memory and once installed the system wouldn't boot. After reading the specifications further I can only conclude that the I7 version of the laptop comes with 4x ports for memory and...

My current Laptop Hp Pavillion G6 2005 AX Config is : AMD APU Quad Core A8 4GB RAM HDD 500 GB 1 GB AMD Radeon HD 7670M Dedicated 512 MB AMD Radeon HD 7640G Graphics Integrated I'm thinking to upgrade to: Samsung Electronics 840 EVO-Series 250GB 8 GB Ram What should i do ? Upgrade or buy...

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Apple-13-inch-MacBook-2-5GHz-Graphics/dp/B008BEYEL8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=undefined&sr=8-1&keywords=macbook This is the MacBook Pro I just purchased last week. It comes with 4GB RAM as standard and it is one of the last MacBook's with removable RAM. I have the intention...

My friend gave me his Lenovo IdeaPad N585 because it was full of viruses and he couldn't get it working. Well I've spent some time and have back to a some what normal state. (I'm still running chkdsk and such) I have read some of the reviews and people are not pleased with the processor speeds...

I have a lenovo z460 laptop that comes with a 2G ram 1333. I added a 4G memory stick 1333, but since i only have a 32bit operating system i only got 2.9G out of 6G. So i've decided to upgrade to a 64Bit OS. So i removed the 4G stick first to avoid conflict then installed a 64bit OS. After...

Hi all, Hope you can help. Im a bit of a noob regarding upgrading software. So, I am looking to upgrade to main parts on my lappy. 1) I want to install a msata SSD (my laptop has a slot for one). 2) I want to upgrade my RAM from 8gb to 16gb. Currently, my laptop is using- i5 processor, GT650...

Hi, I have a HP Pavilion dv6-2173cl that's a bit outdated. I was wondering if anyone knew of the right cpu and memory to purchase to at least go to an i5 (preferably an i7) and jump up to 8gb? Thanks!

Hi there, I currently own a Lenovo G500 laptop that currently has 4GB of memory but I do a lot of multitasking for school and have noticed that when I do so my systems memory usage gets over 60% so I was thinking of upgrading my memory to 6 or 8GB. But I'm not quite sure if I should go with 6GB...

Hi there guys just want to ask what is the best ram upgrade for my laptop, what frequency should i pick.? this is the specs of my laptop INTEL CORE I5 46OM 2.53 GHZ 500 gb 5400 rpm hdd intel hd graphics / geforce 310m 1 gb ddr3 optimus 4gb ddr3 1066mhz by the way the motherboard chipset is...

I have a sony vaio and I want to upgrade the memory! How much can i upgrade it? The model number is PCG71511L