Laptop upgrade

[tranquilizer]

Good morning guys,

I am posting this on the forum because I have a query. My current laptop is Acer nitro 5 an515-51. It currently has a single 8gb stick of 2133mhz ddr4 ram. I installed cpuz and found out that it was from a brand called sk hynix. So, my doubt is will crucial 8gb 2400mhz ram be fine because I can get it for cheap. Also, will the different ram frequencies affect performance? And, will they perform in dual channel?

[goto10]

sk hynix manufactures the ram chips, on the world there are other manufacturers like samsung and micron

 

all the ram modules you buy, the companies purchase from those 3, they solder them and then sell them as ram kits or single ram modules with the size or speed they can at the price they decide

 

if the pc you have comes with ram soldered, you have to buy a module with identical specs to get it to work on dualchannel, so you get more ram and a increased performance

 

otherwise it might work in single channel and you loose the dualchannel extra performance

 

some laptops will not run in dualchannel no matter what you do, manufacturer sometimes design the laptop to use soldered ram and the ram on the ram slot as a single module, so it works as single channel

 

buy the same speed and size module, it would be 8gb ddr4 2133 based on what you wrote there, i usuallu buy kingston or corsair, i never buy crucial, so cant comment on that brand

 

 

[tranquilizer]

3 hours ago, goto10 said:

sk hynix manufactures the ram chips, on the world there are other manufacturers like samsung and micron

 

all the ram modules you buy, the companies purchase from those 3, they solder them and then sell them as ram kits or single ram modules with the size or speed they can at the price they decide

 

if the pc you have comes with ram soldered, you have to buy a module with identical specs to get it to work on dualchannel, so you get more ram and a increased performance

 

otherwise it might work in single channel and you loose the dualchannel extra performance

 

some laptops will not run in dualchannel no matter what you do, manufacturer sometimes design the laptop to use soldered ram and the ram on the ram slot as a single module, so it works as single channel

 

buy the same speed and size module, it would be 8gb ddr4 2133 based on what you wrote there, i usuallu buy kingston or corsair, i never buy crucial, so cant comment on that brand

 

 

I have crucial mx500 1tb ssd in my laptop. It is fast. 

I think crucial makes good ram too.

[goto10]

i didnt said they do bad ram modules, i said i dont buy their merchandise, i prefer kingston, corsair or western digital, that is all, if you think it will be vest for you, go for it, on laptops i would try to buy same speed to avoid anu possible problem

 

theoretically if you buy that fast ram it will run at the speed of the slowest ram, so all will run at 2133

[tranquilizer]

2 minutes ago, goto10 said:

i didnt said they do bad ram modules, i said i dont buy their merchandise, i prefer kingston, corsair or western digital, that is all, if you think it will be vest for you, go for it, on laptops i would try to buy same speed to avoid anu possible problem

 

theoretically if you buy that fast ram it will run at the speed of the slowest ram, so all will run at 2133

I can get a 2400mhz kit cheaper than the 2133mhz kit.

[goto10]

kit? why a kit, isnt a single ram stick?

 

from your preferred company, i think you found this same information right?

 

https://www.crucial.com/usa/en/compatible-upgrade-for/Acer/nitro-5-an515-51#MEMORYFilters

 

i was sure you had 8 gbs soldered but it seems you have 2 ram slots, then your plan is remove the 8gbs it has and put 2 8gbs modules from that kit, correct?

[tranquilizer]

13 minutes ago, goto10 said:

kit? why a kit, isnt a single ram stick?

 

from your preferred company, i think you found this same information right?

 

https://www.crucial.com/usa/en/compatible-upgrade-for/Acer/nitro-5-an515-51#MEMORYFilters

 

i was sure you had 8 gbs soldered but it seems you have 2 ram slots, then your plan is remove the 8gbs it has and put 2 8gbs modules from that kit, correct?

Yes, to get the dual channel functionality. I might sell that 8gb sk hynix stick on Craigslist