nitro n50-600 change my mainboard prebuilt to a other motherboard while still keeping the i5-9400f

Cedruuc
Cedruuc Member Posts: 4 New User
edited May 2021 in Nitro Gaming
So i have a acer nitro n50-600 i8010 and i know it has a mainboard with an intel core i5-9400f, but i wanted to upgrade to another motherboard cuz i got a 16gb ram 3200Mhz kit and only get 2133Mhz out of it and i know that the max supported ram speed is 2666Mhz on my processor, and so i want to get the maximum speed out of my memory so if i get myself a ASUS Prime B365M-A that has a 1151 lga socket will i be able to overclock with it to 2666Mhz?


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  • StevenGen
    StevenGen ACE Posts: 12,747 Trailblazer
    Cedruuc said:
    So i have a acer nitro n50-600 i8010 and i know it has a mainboard with an intel core i5-9400f, but i wanted to upgrade to another motherboard cuz i got a 16gb ram 3200Mhz kit and only get 2133Mhz out of it and i know that the max supported ram speed is 2666Mhz on my processor, and so i want to get the maximum speed out of my memory so if i get myself a ASUS Prime B365M-A that has a 1151 lga socket will i be able to overclock with it to 2666Mhz?

    Cedruuc, its not only the OEM N50-600 mobo that is the "M/B 1151.B36H4-AD(1.1)...(INTEL B360/ALC662). HD 6CH.GIGA LAN(SURGE/8118AS)..W/SATA3 /USB3.0/WHLK.....HDMI...(OSP)..FOR ACER (SYS).DB.E0H11.004...BEE...LEAD-FREE" Acer part #: DB.E0H11.004 with the Intel B360 Chipset but its also the actual CPU that is limiting your ability of reaching the DDR4-3200MHz speeds, as the Acer N50-600 mobo memory specs are as follows;
    • Support maximum memory size - 64 GB, 
    • Memory slot number - 4 slots
    • Support memory size per socket - 2GB/ 4GB / 8GB / 16GB
    • Support memory type - DDR4 SDRAM
    • Support memory interface - DDR4 2666/2400MHZ SDRAM
    • Support memory module package - 288-pin DIMM
    • Memory module combinations - You can install memory modules in any combination as long as they match the specifications.
    No matter what LGA-1151 mobo you upgrade to? The governing factor is the i5-9400F CPU as its best match specified memory to the chipset and CPU specs of the i5-9400F (is limited to DDR4-2666MHz)  that will not run RAM at DDR4-3200MHz to its full ability, yes there are mobos that go over and beyond and vendors advertise that "they support XMP memory profiles up to DDR4-4000MHz" but, as described below, memory vendors encode XMP profiles which automatically modify the timing of the memory "is your DDR4-32000MHz XMP compatible"? As otherwise its useless and also, this XMP tweak of overclocking memory creates an unstable and other problems, did you consider that?.



    IMO, your solution outweighs the problem, change and/or sell your DDR4-3200MHz kit to either a 2x 8GB kit or get 3x 8GB modules DDR4-2666MHz and stay within the N50-600's memory range and the OEM's mobo and chipset specs, as even upgrading to the i7-9700F CPU will be a far better option than putting a different mobo and even if your DDR4-3200MHz kit is XMP compatible will cause other problems and will require an upgrade of the cooling and you will have all sots of other problems. 
  • Cedruuc
    Cedruuc Member Posts: 4 New User
    ok but what if my mobo and ram are XMP compatible, can’t i just then run it at 2666 mhz cuz i know that that is much better then 2133 mhz and my performance would normally be more stable right?
  • StevenGen
    StevenGen ACE Posts: 12,747 Trailblazer
    Cedruuc said:
    ok but what if my mobo and ram are XMP compatible, can’t i just then run it at 2666 mhz cuz i know that that is much better then 2133 mhz and my performance would normally be more stable right?
    The best is to get DDR4-2666MHz stock ram and not use XMP ram or mobo to overclock with the XPT, as a DDR4-2133MHz ram that is overclocked to DDR4-2666Mhz is not as stable as a stock DDR4-2666MHz! Replace your 16GB kit of the DDR4-3200 with a 16GB DDR4-2666Mhz kit forget about overclocking a DDR4-2133MHz just get the highest specified ram for your laptop (which is the DDR4-2666Mhz) and pug it in and use it that way, you don't need to change the motherboard XPT compatibility unless you want to overclock the cpu and ram which and as I've said, can cause allot of other problems with heating, errors and blue screens.

    The OEM N50-600 OEM mobo "M/B 1151 B36H4-AD (v1.1)… Acer part #; DB E0H11.004 handles Intel 8th Gen from i3-8100 to i7-8700 and 9th Gen from i5-9400 to i9-9900 cpu’s with the latest N50-600 Acer bios updates and is more than a capable mobo for your use if you upgrade the ram, run an ssd and even upgrade the cpu from your OEM 8th Gen N50-600. But, this cpu "i8010" is NOT an 8th Gen Intel cpu, as it should be either the i3-8100 or the i5-8400, which one is it?

    See this list from the Acer Service Manual for the N50-600 OEM memory specs, mobo and all the suitable cpu's: