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It's a really old laptop, glad that it still works

 

Before upgrade, it would be best to check what kind of RAM installed on your laptop first so that you can decide whether to add unused slot or replace all RAM

 

So if it's 8GB on one slot, you can just buy one more 8GB RAM stick. But if it's not, you may just buy 2 sticks of 8GB (total 16GB) 

 

12 minutes ago, darktoaster said:

You can upgrade your RAM up to 16GB DDR3L SO-DIMM 1600mhz.

Agree, as shown at Intel website, you should find RAM with specs as above

 

 

But frankly, upgrading to 16GB on a decade old laptop is kinda interesting.

I own a very own laptop (i5 gen3) since the booting and opening anything is slow, I just use it to open Chrome to play YouTube, and it doesn't really require 16GB of RAM

 

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i have a hp probook 450 g2 laptop and I was wondering if I can upgrade my ram and what ram should I upgrade to? i heard from a friend that I should upgrade to a 8GB DDR3L-1600 PC3-12800 1024x64 CL11 1.35V 204 Pin SODIMM and i this is the correct one i should upgrade to?
Processor    Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-4210U CPU @ 1.70GHz   2.40 GHz
Installed RAM    8.00 GB (7.41 GB usable)
System type    64-bit operating system, x64-based processor

Graphics card Intel(R) HD graphics 4400
 

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You can upgrade your RAM up to 16GB DDR3L SO-DIMM 1600mhz.
This would fit https://www.newegg.com/kingston-16gb-204-pin-ddr3-so-dimm/p/N82E16820242396?Item=9SIB18ZJUX2225

or this https://www.mindfactory.de/product_info.php/16GB-G-Skill-Ripjaws-DDR3L-1600-SO-DIMM-CL9-Dual-Kit_1008007.html

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It's a really old laptop, glad that it still works

 

Before upgrade, it would be best to check what kind of RAM installed on your laptop first so that you can decide whether to add unused slot or replace all RAM

 

So if it's 8GB on one slot, you can just buy one more 8GB RAM stick. But if it's not, you may just buy 2 sticks of 8GB (total 16GB) 

 

12 minutes ago, darktoaster said:

You can upgrade your RAM up to 16GB DDR3L SO-DIMM 1600mhz.

Agree, as shown at Intel website, you should find RAM with specs as above

 

 

But frankly, upgrading to 16GB on a decade old laptop is kinda interesting.

I own a very own laptop (i5 gen3) since the booting and opening anything is slow, I just use it to open Chrome to play YouTube, and it doesn't really require 16GB of RAM

 

My System: Ryzen 7800X3D // Gigabyte B650 AORUS ELITE AX // 32GB 6000MHz DDR5 Silicon Power Zenith CL30 // Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT OC with mod heatsink on the metal plate  // Phanteks P300A  // Gigabyte Aorus GEN4 7300 PCIE 4.0 NVME // Kingston NV2 Gen4 PCIE 4.0 NVME // 

Seasonic Focus GX-850 Fully Modular // Thermalright Frost Spirit 140 Black V3 // Phanteks M25 140mm // Display: Bezel 32MD845 V2 QHD // Keychron K8 Pro (Mod: Gateron black box ink; Tape mode on PCB and Keycaps) // Razer Cobra Wired Mouse // Audio Technica M50X Headphone // Sennheiser HD 650 // Genius SP-HF180 USB Speaker //

 

And Laptop Acer Nitro 5 AN515-45 for mobility

Phone:

iPhone 11 (with battery replaced instead of buying new phone for long term and not submitting (fully) to Apple Lord

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9 minutes ago, ImWilly said:

It's a really old laptop, glad that it still works

 

Before upgrade, it would be best to check what kind of RAM installed on your laptop first so that you can decide whether to add unused slot or replace all RAM

 

So if it's 8GB on one slot, you can just buy one more 8GB RAM stick. But if it's not, you may just buy 2 sticks of 8GB (total 16GB) 

 

Agree, as shown at Intel website, you should find RAM with specs as above

 

 

But frankly, upgrading to 16GB on a decade old laptop is kinda interesting.

I own a very own laptop (i5 gen3) since the booting and opening anything is slow, I just use it to open Chrome to play YouTube, and it doesn't really require 16GB of RAM

 

its a crucial brand 2x4gb

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18 minutes ago, ImWilly said:

It's a really old laptop, glad that it still works

 

Before upgrade, it would be best to check what kind of RAM installed on your laptop first so that you can decide whether to add unused slot or replace all RAM

 

So if it's 8GB on one slot, you can just buy one more 8GB RAM stick. But if it's not, you may just buy 2 sticks of 8GB (total 16GB) 

 

Agree, as shown at Intel website, you should find RAM with specs as above

 

 

But frankly, upgrading to 16GB on a decade old laptop is kinda interesting.

I own a very own laptop (i5 gen3) since the booting and opening anything is slow, I just use it to open Chrome to play YouTube, and it doesn't really require 16GB of RAM

 

i use it to play on low graphics games(counter strike, crossfire etc.) its the fps and multitasking is all I need since I play triple A games on my ps5 or xbox 360 the laptop still works so until my laptop wont turn on anymore that's when ill buy a gaming laptop

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4 minutes ago, DreamZzz said:

its a crucial brand 2x4gb

Well, it may be crucial (pun intended, sorry for the bad pun) to upgrade it, but depending on what app you're using, it may be at least worth a shot

 

Which means, if you decided to upgrade it, you need to buy 2 sticks of 8GB RAM with spec DDR3L 1600MHz (SO-DIMM)

My System: Ryzen 7800X3D // Gigabyte B650 AORUS ELITE AX // 32GB 6000MHz DDR5 Silicon Power Zenith CL30 // Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT OC with mod heatsink on the metal plate  // Phanteks P300A  // Gigabyte Aorus GEN4 7300 PCIE 4.0 NVME // Kingston NV2 Gen4 PCIE 4.0 NVME // 

Seasonic Focus GX-850 Fully Modular // Thermalright Frost Spirit 140 Black V3 // Phanteks M25 140mm // Display: Bezel 32MD845 V2 QHD // Keychron K8 Pro (Mod: Gateron black box ink; Tape mode on PCB and Keycaps) // Razer Cobra Wired Mouse // Audio Technica M50X Headphone // Sennheiser HD 650 // Genius SP-HF180 USB Speaker //

 

And Laptop Acer Nitro 5 AN515-45 for mobility

Phone:

iPhone 11 (with battery replaced instead of buying new phone for long term and not submitting (fully) to Apple Lord

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1 minute ago, ImWilly said:

Well, it may be crucial (pun intended, sorry for the bad pun) to upgrade it, but depending on what app you're using, it may be at least worth a shot

 

Which means, if you decided to upgrade it, you need to buy 2 sticks of 8GB RAM with spec DDR3L 1600MHz (SO-DIMM)

thank you now ive got a lead on what to go on great pun btw its better than my dads joke's

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1 minute ago, DreamZzz said:

it is interesting as it takes about 15 sec to boot up 

A wild guess here, either you're using Windows XP, Linux or ChromeOS

 

But it's good to keep utilizing old tech even if it's just to do some simple task

My System: Ryzen 7800X3D // Gigabyte B650 AORUS ELITE AX // 32GB 6000MHz DDR5 Silicon Power Zenith CL30 // Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT OC with mod heatsink on the metal plate  // Phanteks P300A  // Gigabyte Aorus GEN4 7300 PCIE 4.0 NVME // Kingston NV2 Gen4 PCIE 4.0 NVME // 

Seasonic Focus GX-850 Fully Modular // Thermalright Frost Spirit 140 Black V3 // Phanteks M25 140mm // Display: Bezel 32MD845 V2 QHD // Keychron K8 Pro (Mod: Gateron black box ink; Tape mode on PCB and Keycaps) // Razer Cobra Wired Mouse // Audio Technica M50X Headphone // Sennheiser HD 650 // Genius SP-HF180 USB Speaker //

 

And Laptop Acer Nitro 5 AN515-45 for mobility

Phone:

iPhone 11 (with battery replaced instead of buying new phone for long term and not submitting (fully) to Apple Lord

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Just now, ImWilly said:

A wild guess here, either you're using Windows XP, Linux or ChromeOS

 

But it's good to keep utilizing old tech even if it's just to do some simple task

honestly, i dont know what im using all I know is that I'm on windows 10 pro and my uncle did something to it, it is also my work laptop either its on fast boot or some magical thing he did to my laptop

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5 minutes ago, DreamZzz said:

honestly, i dont know what im using all I know is that I'm on windows 10 pro and my uncle did something to it, it is also my work laptop either its on fast boot or some magical thing he did to my laptop

That is super cool

My best guess, your uncle change the HDD storage memory to SSD SATA (and set it as main for Windows OS boot)

Depending on the laptop design, it's possible replace the CD drive module (yes, laptop used to have that, and yes I am that old) to fit in SSD SATA because it uses the very same cable slot type (SATA)

 

Anyway, good luck on your RAM upgrade, it seems 16GB upgrade is really worth a shot

My System: Ryzen 7800X3D // Gigabyte B650 AORUS ELITE AX // 32GB 6000MHz DDR5 Silicon Power Zenith CL30 // Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT OC with mod heatsink on the metal plate  // Phanteks P300A  // Gigabyte Aorus GEN4 7300 PCIE 4.0 NVME // Kingston NV2 Gen4 PCIE 4.0 NVME // 

Seasonic Focus GX-850 Fully Modular // Thermalright Frost Spirit 140 Black V3 // Phanteks M25 140mm // Display: Bezel 32MD845 V2 QHD // Keychron K8 Pro (Mod: Gateron black box ink; Tape mode on PCB and Keycaps) // Razer Cobra Wired Mouse // Audio Technica M50X Headphone // Sennheiser HD 650 // Genius SP-HF180 USB Speaker //

 

And Laptop Acer Nitro 5 AN515-45 for mobility

Phone:

iPhone 11 (with battery replaced instead of buying new phone for long term and not submitting (fully) to Apple Lord

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1 hour ago, ImWilly said:

It's a really old laptop, glad that it still works

 

Before upgrade, it would be best to check what kind of RAM installed on your laptop first so that you can decide whether to add unused slot or replace all RAM

 

So if it's 8GB on one slot, you can just buy one more 8GB RAM stick. But if it's not, you may just buy 2 sticks of 8GB (total 16GB) 

 

Agree, as shown at Intel website, you should find RAM with specs as above

 

 

But frankly, upgrading to 16GB on a decade old laptop is kinda interesting.

I own a very own laptop (i5 gen3) since the booting and opening anything is slow, I just use it to open Chrome to play YouTube, and it doesn't really require 16GB of RAM

 

Adding an SSD to those old laptops makes all the difference in the world. OP might already have one, some but not all laptops would have come with one at that age.

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