Can I upgrade Aspire V3-571-9423 to 12 GB RAM ?

mihirbera

HI,

I have a laptop of Aspire V3-571 with 4Gb Ram,I want to add extra 8Gb ram to it. Will it support 12 Gb Ram ?

MaClane

Good Morning mihirbera !

What EXACT model of your laptop?
Example: V3-571-9423

mihirbera

HI @MaClane

My laptop model no is V3-571-53214G50Makk .

mihirbera

MaClane said:

Good Morning mihirbera !

What EXACT model of your laptop?
Example: V3-571-9423

My laptop model no is V3-571-53214G50Makk .

MaClane

V3-571 or V3-571G ?

MaClane

This model supports at most 8Gb of RAM (2 slots 2 x4Gb) SO-DIMM DDR3 1066/1333Mhz

https://www.acer.com/datasheets/2012/4876/V3-571G/NX.RZJAA.003.html

mihirbera

MaClane said:

This model supports at most 8Gb of RAM (2 slots 2 x4Gb) SO-DIMM DDR3 1066/1333Mhz

https://www.acer.com/datasheets/2012/4876/V3-571G/NX.RZJAA.003.html

Thnak you very much @MaClane

steveo

mihirbera said:

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MaClane said:

This model supports at most 8Gb of RAM (2 slots 2 x4Gb) SO-DIMM DDR3 1066/1333Mhz

https://www.acer.com/datasheets/2012/4876/V3-571G/NX.RZJAA.003.html

Thnak you very much @MaClane

Is this definitely correct? The memory controller is "built in at CPU" and the CPU has a max 32GB RAM according to Intel depending on memory type:

https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/67355/intel-core-i5-3210m-processor-3m-cache-up-to-3-10-ghz-rpga.html

The memory in my laptop is:
1x 4GB DDR3 1600 CL11
1x 2GB DDR3 1333 CL9

Can you confirm how the 8GB is calculated or what it is restricted by? I am tempted to buy 8GB x2 from Amazon as you seem to be able to return if it does not work. Thanks Steve

MaClane

It does not matter how many GB of RAM the processor can manage.
Whoever performs the final control is the chipset and motherboard controllers.
They limit the amount.
This information has been taken directly from the service manual for the specific model.

cheesymango1245

look at this thread, it says it can support up to 16 gb

https://community.acer.com/en/discussion/581450/what-is-the-max-number-of-ram-i-can-install-in-my-aspire-v3-571-laptop

rockactiv96

MaClane said:

This model supports at most 8Gb of RAM (2 slots 2 x4Gb) SO-DIMM DDR3 1066/1333Mhz

https://www.acer.com/datasheets/2012/4876/V3-571G/NX.RZJAA.003.html

This is absolutely correct. The crucial info for the Aspire v3 571 is wrong. I know this from personal experience - installed 2 sticks of 8gb. Windows is only use 8gb. Thank you McLane; I should have listened to you.

Jouwert

I also have V3-571g and tried 2*8 ram (Crucial) but does not work. I remain with the old 2x4 gb ram.

My 500gb ssd upgrade worked well though, and with Lubuntu 21.04 it runs quite ok.

The ram upgrade would have been better though.

Wonder of there is no workaround.

billsey

The chipset doesn't support memory sizes in excess of the 4GB shown, so with only two slots you are limited to 8GB in total. If the design were built with four sockets the chipset would handle 16GB in total, but laptops seldom have the extra real estate for four sockets.