About to buy RAM, looking for advice first :)

[josefnib]

Hi guys! I just bought a Lenovo Z40-70 to replace my ~4 yr old macbook pro. Anyway, I was going to upgrade the RAM to 16GB. Currently it only has 4GB (single stick) and its terrible. What I was wondering is if 16GB would be significantly better than simply upgrading to 8GB. It would be more expensive for sure because to get to 8GB I just need to buy another 4GB vs the 2x8GB I'd need to get 16.

Specs are:
Intel Core i5-4210U CPU @ 1.70GHz
4GB RAM
Nvidia GeForce 820M
500GB HDD

I don't completely understand how RAM works but could there be any bottlenecks preventing me from maximizing 16GB?

 

[Danbuscus25]

um, you have no need for more ram, if you are gaming its your graphics card that is holding you back. not much you can do about the performance of a laptop.

 

[rgd1101]

http://shop.lenovo.com/us/en/laptops/lenovo/z-series/z40/#tab-tech_specs
spec said up to 8GB

 

[jaguarskx]

http://shop.lenovo.com/us/en/laptops/lenovo/z-series/z40/#tab-tech_specs
spec said up to 8GB

Well... that solves your 8GB or 16GB dilemma.