How to look for compatible laptop ram?

[EndofEra]

I am planning to buy an acer nitro 5 2019(Acer Nitro 5 AN515-54 53RN) but it only comes with 4gb or ram and I want to upgrade it to 16gb(2x8gb). What should I look for to determine if the ram is compatible with the laptop?

[GnB]

First, lookout if it's soldered ram and that it is DDR4 SO-DIMM.
Just found this on amazon and that should work just fine: https://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Memory-2400MHz-SODIMM-CMSX16GX4M2A2400C16/dp/B019MRBKYG/ref=sr_1_4?crid=876TRRFFWFS2&keywords=ddr4+sodimm+16gb&qid=1563447084&s=gateway&sprefix=ddr4+so+d%2Caps%2C238&sr=8-4

[GnB]

1 minute ago, GnB said:

First, lookout if your laptop has soldered ram and that it uses DDR4 SO-DIMM. Dont buy ECC.
Just found this on amazon and that should work just fine: https://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Memory-2400MHz-SODIMM-CMSX16GX4M2A2400C16/dp/B019MRBKYG/ref=sr_1_4?crid=876TRRFFWFS2&keywords=ddr4+sodimm+16gb&qid=1563447084&s=gateway&sprefix=ddr4+so+d%2Caps%2C238&sr=8-4

 

[genexis_x]

1 hour ago, EndofEra said:

Acer Nitro 5 AN515-54 53RN

Don't buy it. Bad cooling

 

Are you from Malaysia?

[EndofEra]

I live the philippines, I am aware of the cooling situation but I am budget restricted also.

[EndofEra]

13 hours ago, GnB said:

First, lookout if it's soldered ram and that it is DDR4 SO-DIMM.
Just found this on amazon and that should work just fine: https://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Memory-2400MHz-SODIMM-CMSX16GX4M2A2400C16/dp/B019MRBKYG/ref=sr_1_4?crid=876TRRFFWFS2&keywords=ddr4+sodimm+16gb&qid=1563447084&s=gateway&sprefix=ddr4+so+d%2Caps%2C238&sr=8-4

I know that it has 2 slots according to reviews but I am not sure about the speed of the ram

[genexis_x]

4 hours ago, EndofEra said:

I live the philippines, I am aware of the cooling situation but I am budget restricted also.

What's your budget? Any links of online stores?

[EndofEra]

11 minutes ago, GeneXiS_X said:

What's your budget? Any links of online stores?

Oh my budget is around 900dollars but since I am gonna buy here in ph they are already around 1000 dollars due to tax and other stuff that I really dont have any idea on how they work. So I am stuck between 2 choices only since they are the only models available . They are the acer nitro 5 (i5 9300h+gtx1650) and asus tuf fx 505 (ryzen 7 3550h+gtx1650) and the asus one is around 50 dollars more than the nitro 5. They both have 4gb of ram and 1tb hdd storage out of the box.

[genexis_x]

If you plan to get Nitro 5, undervolt+repaste is a must

[EndofEra]

On 7/19/2019 at 6:40 PM, GeneXiS_X said:

If you plan to get Nitro 5, undervolt+repaste is a must

Okay thanks for the tip