Upgrade old Laptop?

[Rimi]

Hi, i own an Asus K46cm and its 4gb RAM slow my laptop down a lot. So I was wondering if upgrading it with a SSD and more RAM is worth it.

 

For SSD i chose a 120 gb Kingston SSDNow UV400

https://www.amazon.de/Kingston-SSDNow-UV400-solid-Stand-alone/dp/B01FJ4UN76/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1493448252&sr=8-2&keywords=Kingston+SSDNow+UV400

 

For RAM  Crucial 4GB DDR3L-1600 SODIMM

https://www.amazon.de/Crucial-Arbeitsspeicher-PC3L-12800-SODIMM-204-Pin/dp/B005LDLV6S/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1493447866&sr=1-1&keywords=crucial+4gb+ddr3l+sodimm

 

So my question to you guys is wether its worth the upgrade or not. If yes are those parts compatible with my laptop?

 

I am using windows 10 64 bit if that matters

[Rimi]

I want to play a few easy games with this laptop e.g. Leaugue of Legends or Cs:Go

[astrosheen]

2 minutes ago, Rimi said:

Hi, i own an Asus K46cm and its 4gb RAM slow my laptop down a lot. So I was wondering if upgrading it with a SSD and more RAM is worth it.

 

For SSD i chose a 120 gb Kingston SSDNow UV400

https://www.amazon.de/Kingston-SSDNow-UV400-solid-Stand-alone/dp/B01FJ4UN76/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1493448252&sr=8-2&keywords=Kingston+SSDNow+UV400

 

For RAM  Crucial 4GB DDR3L-1600 SODIMM

https://www.amazon.de/Crucial-Arbeitsspeicher-PC3L-12800-SODIMM-204-Pin/dp/B005LDLV6S/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1493447866&sr=1-1&keywords=crucial+4gb+ddr3l+sodimm

 

So my question to you guys is wether its worth the upgrade or not. If yes are those parts compatible with my laptop?

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To say whether to upgrade or not I'd need more information like how much you rely on your laptop, what do you use it for, could you look at getting a new laptop and what you want to speed up. On a quick the ssd will be fine though you will be replacing the hdd so space will be rather small after installing windows and games. The RAM should be fine but laptops can be rather picky.

[The Sloth]

7 minutes ago, Rimi said:

I want to play a few easy games with this laptop e.g. Leaugue of Legends or Cs:Go

performance wise in games no, in daily task yes. 

[Rimi]

32 minutes ago, astrosheen said:

To say whether to upgrade or not I'd need more information like how much you rely on your laptop, what do you use it for, could you look at getting a new laptop and what you want to speed up. On a quick the ssd will be fine though you will be replacing the hdd so space will be rather small after installing windows and games. The RAM should be fine but laptops can be rather picky.

 

I dont want to buy a new laptop, I mainly use this one for college. My profession includes lots of programming and right now im strongly dependent on it. I have a free 2.5 inch slot on this laptop 

31 minutes ago, nerdslayer1 said:

performance wise in games no, in daily task yes. 

I dont know why but my HDD seem to be working a lot even when im not doing anything. The light indicator on my Laptop shows that and the HDD spinning is audible

 

 

According to task manager my RAM usage is pretty high when browsing with firefox. I really notice a slow down when opening web pages

[Teddy07]

did you do a fresh installation in the last years? Might be about time

[Rimi]

6 minutes ago, Teddy07 said:

did you do a fresh installation in the last years? Might be about time

I did one last year. I have a dual OS system. But I dont think this bothers the HDD, does it

[Teddy07]

14 minutes ago, Rimi said:

I did one last year. I have a dual OS system. But I dont think this bothers the HDD, does it

no is fine.

 

Did you check if you even can upgrade your laptop. Some cant be. I did recently upgrade my laptop too and i checked the manual

[Rimi]

46 minutes ago, Teddy07 said:

no is fine.

 

Did you check if you even can upgrade your laptop. Some cant be. I did recently upgrade my laptop too and i checked the manual

i just opened up my laptop an checked. There is one additional SODIMM slot, but no 2.5 inch drive slot. 

Is it.still worth only upgrading Ram?  

[Teddy07]

18 minutes ago, Rimi said:

i just opened up my laptop an checked. There is one additional SODIMM slot, but no 2.5 inch drive slot. 

Is it.still worth only upgrading Ram?  

 

 

 

 

Is your laptop often using nearly 100% of your RAM? If so, an upgrade makes sense. I have 4 GB too and do not need more RAM. 

[Rimi]

1 hour ago, Rimi said:

 

I dont want to buy a new laptop, I mainly use this one for college. My profession includes lots of programming and right now im strongly dependent on it. I have a free 2.5 inch slot on this laptop 

I dont know why but my HDD seem to be working a lot even when im not doing anything. The light indicator on my Laptop shows that and the HDD spinning is audible

 

Ive got around 80% I think i wont be upgrading then thank you