Upgrading laptop's RAM (from 8 to 12)

[joser1813]

My Dell Inspiron comes with 8 GB DDR4 @ 2400MHz in single channel. So I was planning to add another 4GB to enable dualchannel and to have a little bit more of room when I work in Solidworks/Inventor doing 3D modeling. Would it be ok to go with 4 GB? I want to upgrade just the necesary for the less amount of money, since I'm also planning to upgrade from this TN panel (which is pretty bad) to an IPS. 

 

Full specs, just in case:

i5 7300HQ

GTX 1050 4GB

8 GB DDR4

256 NVME SSD

1TB HDD

Edited August 19, 2019 by joser1813
typo

[WebPlayz]

 

 

 

 

10 minutes ago, joser1813 said:

 

Full specs, just in case:

i7 7300HQ

GTX 1050 4GB

8 GB DDR4

256 NVME SSD

1TB HDD

It would work, however you have to make sure you match the memory die. So for example you buy a crucial kit of 4gb but its micron chips, and I know for a fact dell uses samsung OEM. it wouldnt work perfectly, Try and find Samsung die memory. at my local computer store samsung was the cheapest thing there and they were the brand being sold. 

[TrigrH]

1. 7300hq is an i5.

2. I really doubt the hassle risking 4gb instead of getting the same 8gb stick is worth it.

[joser1813]

23 minutes ago, TrigrH said:

1. 7300hq is an i5.

2. I really doubt the hassle risking 4gb instead of getting the same 8gb stick is worth it.

1. Yea, you're right. It was a typo. Corrected!

 

2. So, is there a potential compatibility issue if I go with 4? I'm curious

[TrigrH]

3 minutes ago, joser1813 said:

2. So, is there a potential compatibility issue if I go with 4? I'm curious

Yep, some motherboards may not boot in that configuration, since the memory will not be the same. Whilst two idendical sticks of memory will almost always work.

[joser1813]

52 minutes ago, WebPlayz said:

It would work, however you have to make sure you match the memory die. So for example you buy a crucial kit of 4gb but its micron chips, and I know for a fact dell uses samsung OEM. it wouldnt work perfectly, Try and find Samsung die memory. at my local computer store samsung was the cheapest thing there and they were the brand being sold. 

What do you mean by perfectly? 
This guy uses Crucial in this video and the computer seems to have no issue reconizing the 16 GB

 

I'm broke and Dell charges $59 for the memory, which is a little bit too much. 

 

[TrigrH]

4 minutes ago, joser1813 said:

I'm broke and Dell charges $59 for the memory, which is a little bit too much. 

You dont need to buy it from dell, open your laptop and take a photo of the memory module thats in there.

[joser1813]

7 minutes ago, TrigrH said:

You dont need to buy it from dell, open your laptop and take a photo of the memory module thats in there.

[TrigrH]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/323729322823/

[joser1813]

1 minute ago, TrigrH said:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/323729322823/

Thank you very much!

[genexis_x]

1 hour ago, joser1813 said:

add another 4GB to enable dualchannel

you won't get dual channel (Flex mode)

[joser1813]

4 minutes ago, GeneXiS_X said:

you won't get dual channel (Flex mode)

Interesting. Thank god I asked before buying

[WebPlayz]

I just do it for reliablity, and to be safe.