acer e15 upgrade

[Aidanlockett1]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/BYYJhq

I want to upgrade this acer e15 at christmas. I wanna buy the ssd soon and buy the ram closer to christmas when I'll get it. I need the laptop for school and I want to know your thoughts on this config

[m0k]

can you get us a link to the exact model laptop you have?
because Acer E15 as per my knowledge uses DDR3 1066mhz ram

i dont know if newer versions were released with ddr4 

[IgorM]

looks like this laptop has only one ram slot, so you would have to look for an 8GB stick. Although maybe you can swap the cd reader for an ssd and have more storage, so there is that.

 

 

[Aidanlockett1]

1 minute ago, mok said:

can you get us a link to the exact model laptop you have?
because Acer E15 as per my knowledge uses DDR3 1066mhz ram

i dont know if newer versions were released with ddr4 

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01K1IO3QW/?tag=pcpapi-20

[Aidanlockett1]

1 minute ago, IgorM said:

looks like this laptop has only one ram slot, so you would have to look for an 8GB stick. Although maybe you can swap the cd reader for an ssd and have more storage, so there is that.

 

 

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01K1IO3QW/?tag=pcpapi-20

[m0k]

4 minutes ago, Aidanlockett1 said:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01K1IO3QW/?tag=pcpapi-20

so this is the closest review i could find but the hardware is a bit different

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Acer-Aspire-E5-575G-i5-7200U-GTX-950M-Notebook-Review.178326.0.html

 

if the bottom of your laptop looks like this: 

then you should be fine. also you can probably keep your existing HDD and use a m.2 sata based ssd along side it

 

[IgorM]

Yeah there are 2 slots and it's ddr4. The SSD works, the ram should also.

 

[Aidanlockett1]

Just now, IgorM said:

Yeah there are 2 slots and it's ddr4. The SSD works, the ram should also.

 

 

Just now, mok said:

so this is the closest review i could find but the hardware is a bit different

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Acer-Aspire-E5-575G-i5-7200U-GTX-950M-Notebook-Review.178326.0.html

 

if the bottom of your laptop looks like this: 

then you should be fine. also you can probably keep your existing HDD and use a m.2 sata based ssd along side it

 

it probably wont come with the standoff screw. Im asking for it as a christmas present and I wanted to get an idea on that list

[m0k]

Just now, Aidanlockett1 said:

 

it probably wont come with the standoff screw. Im asking for it as a christmas present and I wanted to get an idea on that list

ah okay

just double / triple check before you buy your laptop

these lower end consumer laptops often go through several sku changes - and the changes often go unnoticed on the surface until you take a look underneath (ex. only one ram slot, no m.2 or vice cersa...etc)

[m0k]

and your parts looks good. no complaints

 

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA8X54YF1004&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-PCPartPicker, LLC-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=

plus. take a look at the same laptop on newegg and i found this pic

 

looks like this model definitely supports m.2 - although its probably SATA based and not NVME - hard to confirm that detail

[Aidanlockett1]

1 hour ago, mok said:

ah okay

just double / triple check before you buy your laptop

these lower end consumer laptops often go through several sku changes - and the changes often go unnoticed on the surface until you take a look underneath (ex. only one ram slot, no m.2 or vice cersa...etc)

I'm gonna play it safe and get a 120gb adata ssd, Im using the sv700 in my current system (su or sv i forget) and I'll buy the sv(u)800 for the laptop. Time has shown I don't need much space. I have a couple games on my current ssd and boot with a slu of programs and i still have about 50gb free