Acer Predator Helios 500 - Ryzen 7 + Vega 56 Ram + Storage upgrade questions

Hi, I recently purchased the predator 500 with AMD and love it!

I do want to stick with the OEM 256gb nvme in the first slot, and don't want to change the internal ram yet.

For now, what would be good options to upgrade for the two open RAM slots, and the SATA SSD + M.2 SSD Slots? I read somewhere that the M.2 slot was tested only for capacities upto 512GB. Is that true?

I'm thinking of getting a 2tb 2.5" SSD, and a 2tb m.2 ssd (WD Blue).

Not certain what speed ram to get, since the specs show on board ram is 2400. Some say a 2666 ram is ok, but others recommend matching the existing ram speeds for longevity.

Really confused, appreciate any feedback.

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xapim

lmahesh26 said:

Hi, I recently purchased the predator 500 with AMD and love it!

I do want to stick with the OEM 256gb nvme in the first slot, and don't want to change the internal ram yet.

For now, what would be good options to upgrade for the two open RAM slots, and the SATA SSD + M.2 SSD Slots? I read somewhere that the M.2 slot was tested only for capacities upto 512GB. Is that true?

I'm thinking of getting a 2tb 2.5" SSD, and a 2tb m.2 ssd (WD Blue).

Not certain what speed ram to get, since the specs show on board ram is 2400. Some say a 2666 ram is ok, but others recommend matching the existing ram speeds for longevity.

Really confused, appreciate any feedback.

Hi lmahesh26 thats exactly correct it was tested up to 512gb (all Predator laptop variants were only tested up to 512gb but all of them support at least 2tb) but doesnt mean you cant use more i have a wd blue 3d nand 2tb on my G3-572 so yours will definitely support it and you would have a great upgrade there the beast gets even more beastier

hope this helps

xapim

lmahesh26 this is what i have its the same as the one you have posted and its also in my signature:

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xapim

lmahesh26 said:

Hi, I recently purchased the predator 500 with AMD and love it!

I do want to stick with the OEM 256gb nvme in the first slot, and don't want to change the internal ram yet.

For now, what would be good options to upgrade for the two open RAM slots, and the SATA SSD + M.2 SSD Slots? I read somewhere that the M.2 slot was tested only for capacities upto 512GB. Is that true?

I'm thinking of getting a 2tb 2.5" SSD, and a 2tb m.2 ssd (WD Blue).

Not certain what speed ram to get, since the specs show on board ram is 2400. Some say a 2666 ram is ok, but others recommend matching the existing ram speeds for longevity.

Really confused, appreciate any feedback.

Hi lmahesh26 thats exactly correct it was tested up to 512gb (all Predator laptop variants were only tested up to 512gb but all of them support at least 2tb) but doesnt mean you cant use more i have a wd blue 3d nand 2tb on my G3-572 so yours will definitely support it and you would have a great upgrade there the beast gets even more beastier

hope this helps

lmahesh26

Thanks @xapim,

So a M.2 WD Blue 2tb would be my option if that's possible.

Any suggestion on the RAM? do i need to get the 2400 or would 2666 suffice?

My current consideration is a 2X16 2666. Would this be acceptable?

xapim

lmahesh26 said:

Thanks @xapim,

So a M.2 WD Blue 2tb would be my option if that's possible.

Any suggestion on the RAM? do i need to get the 2400 or would 2666 suffice?

My current consideration is a 2X16 2666. Would this be acceptable?

lmahesh26 If youre ok to spend money i would buy a 32gb hyperx 2666 dual channel set 2x16 same as i have but not cheap though and 32gb its more that enough i barely use 10/15gb max

lmahesh26

@xapim Thanks! This looks like a good deal. Would this work?

https://www.newegg.com/hyperx-32gb-260-pin-ddr4-so-dimm/p/N82E16820104720

xapim

lmahesh26 this is what i have its the same as the one you have posted and its also in my signature:

bobzdar

lmahesh26 said:

@xapim Thanks! This looks like a good deal. Would this work?

https://www.newegg.com/hyperx-32gb-260-pin-ddr4-so-dimm/p/N82E16820104720

The predator doesn't support xmp profiles, so you have to research and make sure that has a 2666 jedec profile. I bought 3000mhz cl16 ram and it only runs 2400mhz because it doesn't have a high spd jedec profile, just xmp profile.

xapim

bobzdar said:

lmahesh26 said:

@xapim Thanks! This looks like a good deal. Would this work?

https://www.newegg.com/hyperx-32gb-260-pin-ddr4-so-dimm/p/N82E16820104720

The predator doesn't support xmp profiles, so you have to research and make sure that has a 2666 jedec profile. I bought 3000mhz cl16 ram and it only runs 2400mhz because it doesn't have a high spd jedec profile, just xmp profile.

Doesnt mean it doesnt suport 2666 because it does my 32gb hyperx work just fine it doesnt support more than 2666 as you stated <<<<I bought 3000mhz cl16 ram and it only runs 2400mhz because it doesn't have a high spd jedec profile, just xmp profile.>>>> thats pretty normal

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