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If it has two slots, get 2x8GB. Dual channel makes a big difference in many things.

Many cheaper laptops have soldered memory and one free slot. If your laptop is one of those, get a 8GB stick and you can get it to 12GB.

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Hey guys, I've been watching LTT for a while, but I've never built a PC or done any upgrading before, and I'm looking to upgrade the RAM on my laptop. Right now its got 4Gb of DDR4 2400mhz, and I'm looking to go to 16Gb. I have two main questions, the first of which being whether I should go with 1 16Gb stick, or two 8Gb sticks. Do I gain anything going either way? My second question is about speed. How big of a difference would it make if I upgraded to 2666mhz, 2933mhz, or 3000mhz? Would I run into compatibility issues since my laptop shipped with 2400mhz RAM? Thanks in advance.

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2 minutes ago, garretteng said:

My second question is about speed. How big of a difference would it make if I upgraded to 2666mhz, 2933mhz, or 3000mhz?

I guess it is intel cpu, 2400 will do.

before that open up to look at the ram slots, if its 4gb x1 & non soldered, just add a 8gb to make it 12gb. its enough for most cases. 

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2 minutes ago, dgsddfgdfhgs said:

I guess it is intel cpu, 2400 will do.

before that open up to look at the ram slots, if its 4gb x1 & non soldered, just add a 8gb to make it 12gb. its enough for most cases. 

Yes, sorry it's an i3-8130U. And you can do that? Like I said, I'm a newbie, but I thought that you always wanted to have matching RAM sizes. I'm probably wrong, but do you lose anything by running mismatched?

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1 minute ago, garretteng said:

but I thought that you always wanted to have matching RAM sizes

use the old ways, look up(youtube) laptop manual for adding rams, usually unscrew a small plate at bottom, pull ram out. take it to a shop and ask for a 8gb model.

 

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5 hours ago, garretteng said:

my laptop

What model is it?

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If it has two slots, get 2x8GB. Dual channel makes a big difference in many things.

Many cheaper laptops have soldered memory and one free slot. If your laptop is one of those, get a 8GB stick and you can get it to 12GB.

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On 5/2/2019 at 2:02 AM, Pasi123 said:

If it has two slots, get 2x8GB. Dual channel makes a big difference in many things.

Many cheaper laptops have soldered memory and one free slot. If your laptop is one of those, get a 8GB stick and you can get it to 12GB.

That's what I thought. Thanks!

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1 hour ago, garretteng said:

Dell Inspiron 15 5570, it's about a year old, I don't think they even offer it with less than 8Gb anymore.

Either go for x2 4GB or x2 8GB. 2400MHz CL17. Any brand will do

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Asrock Challenger Pro OC Radeon RX 6700 XT Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (8Gx2) 3600MHz CL18 Kingston NV2 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD

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