Quick questions about RAM upgrade! (Aspire 3 A315-23G-R6LN)

Hi, hello everyone!

I've had this laptop in the title (Aspire 3 A315-23G-R6LN) for about a year or two now, pretty good little device, can't complain much. But, the sticker i've noticed on it had me intrigued, "Memory Upgradable". Yeah, yeah, a person with a clear mind would've noticed that right off the bat, I however did not lol.

Anywho, I tried searching up some stuff online but didn't really find out what i wanted to find, so I figured I could ask here, if anyone knows?

I bought it brand new, and it came with 8 GB of RAM installed (cca 6 GB of which is usable) and 2 GB dedicated vRAM. So, y'know, I've kinda thought about upgrading the RAM!

So here's what i know: there are 2 slots of 4GB ram, one is likely soldered, the other is replaceable (I've not opened it up yet, please don't yell at me, i know i should've but i'm asking in advance anyway), however one thing I can't for the love of God find out online is: just how much RAM can i upgrade this thing to? I've read some Aspire 3s can take up to 12 GB and others up to 20 or even more GB of RAM. That's what it says online, I can't find any info about this laptop in the provided documentation either, btw!

I did the command prompt thingy with maximum memory calculations and it give me a result that I, theoretically, can put in an 8 GB or 16 GB stick in one of the pre-defined slots.

To put my questions the shortest I can:

Does this model support up to 12 GB or 20+ GB of RAM?
Would it even be worth it to give it a bit more RAM just so it all works somewhat smoother?

Thank you a lot in advance and I'm sorry if this may have been a stupid question. and sorry for the eventual grammar mistakes lmao

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JackE

Specsheet suggests 12GB max with an 8GB DDR4 sodimm module 3200MHz speed in the replaceable socket along with the 4GB soldered in the non-replaceable socket. You probably now have a 4GB 3200MHz Micron or Crucial sodimm in the replaceable socket.

I'd guess you might see a slight improvement between 8GB and 12GB. Maybe being able open up 25 browser tabs instead of 15 at the same time 25 office docs and spreadsheets are loaded into RAM instead of 15. But for less than $40, I think you should go for it and report back if I guessed right.

StevenGen

DrKernel said:

Hi, hello everyone!

I've had this laptop in the title (Aspire 3 A315-23G-R6LN) for about a year or two now, pretty good little device, can't complain much. But, the sticker i've noticed on it had me intrigued, "Memory Upgradable". Yeah, yeah, a person with a clear mind would've noticed that right off the bat, I however did not lol.

Anywho, I tried searching up some stuff online but didn't really find out what i wanted to find, so I figured I could ask here, if anyone knows?

I bought it brand new, and it came with 8 GB of RAM installed (cca 6 GB of which is usable) and 2 GB dedicated vRAM. So, y'know, I've kinda thought about upgrading the RAM!

So here's what i know: there are 2 slots of 4GB ram, one is likely soldered, the other is replaceable (I've not opened it up yet, please don't yell at me, i know i should've but i'm asking in advance anyway), however one thing I can't for the love of God find out online is: just how much RAM can i upgrade this thing to? I've read some Aspire 3s can take up to 12 GB and others up to 20 or even more GB of RAM. That's what it says online, I can't find any info about this laptop in the provided documentation either, btw!

I did the command prompt thingy with maximum memory calculations and it give me a result that I, theoretically, can put in an 8 GB or 16 GB stick in one of the pre-defined slots.

To put my questions the shortest I can:
Does this model support up to 12 GB or 20+ GB of RAM?
Would it even be worth it to give it a bit more RAM just so it all works somewhat smoother?

Thank you a lot in advance and I'm sorry if this may have been a stupid question. and sorry for the eventual grammar mistakes lmao

DrKernel, another solution is to do a Crucial System Scanner that will give you all the memory and drive upgrades for your laptop which is very reliable with the more up to date memory that will work with your laptop.

DrKernel

StevenGen said:

DrKernel said:

Hi, hello everyone!

I've had this laptop in the title (Aspire 3 A315-23G-R6LN) for about a year or two now, pretty good little device, can't complain much. But, the sticker i've noticed on it had me intrigued, "Memory Upgradable". Yeah, yeah, a person with a clear mind would've noticed that right off the bat, I however did not lol.

Anywho, I tried searching up some stuff online but didn't really find out what i wanted to find, so I figured I could ask here, if anyone knows?

I bought it brand new, and it came with 8 GB of RAM installed (cca 6 GB of which is usable) and 2 GB dedicated vRAM. So, y'know, I've kinda thought about upgrading the RAM!

So here's what i know: there are 2 slots of 4GB ram, one is likely soldered, the other is replaceable (I've not opened it up yet, please don't yell at me, i know i should've but i'm asking in advance anyway), however one thing I can't for the love of God find out online is: just how much RAM can i upgrade this thing to? I've read some Aspire 3s can take up to 12 GB and others up to 20 or even more GB of RAM. That's what it says online, I can't find any info about this laptop in the provided documentation either, btw!

I did the command prompt thingy with maximum memory calculations and it give me a result that I, theoretically, can put in an 8 GB or 16 GB stick in one of the pre-defined slots.

To put my questions the shortest I can:
Does this model support up to 12 GB or 20+ GB of RAM?
Would it even be worth it to give it a bit more RAM just so it all works somewhat smoother?

Thank you a lot in advance and I'm sorry if this may have been a stupid question. and sorry for the eventual grammar mistakes lmao

DrKernel, another solution is to do a Crucial System Scanner that will give you all the memory and drive upgrades for your laptop which is very reliable with the more up to date memory that will work with your laptop.

Thank you so much for the response! I will make sure to check it out, thank you very much.

DrKernel

JackE said:

Specsheet suggests 12GB max with an 8GB DDR4 sodimm module 3200MHz speed in the replaceable socket along with the 4GB soldered in the non-replaceable socket. You probably now have a 4GB 3200MHz Micron or Crucial sodimm in the replaceable socket.

I'd guess you might see a slight improvement between 8GB and 12GB. Maybe being able open up 25 browser tabs instead of 15 at the same time 25 office docs and spreadsheets are loaded into RAM instead of 15. But for less than $40, I think you should go for it and report back if I guessed right.

Ah, I see, I see! Thank you very much! I'll likely go for it soon, buy and install it, and see how it plays out. Thank you!

Also - Task Manager says both modules right now are indeed sodimm, and 2400MHz. I'll also open it up soon and check exactly which manufacturer.

JackE

>>>Task Manager says both modules right now are indeed sodimm, and 2400MHz>>>

Yes. It's important to know the speed of the replaceable 4GB sodimm that's in there now. If it's indeed a 2400MHz sodimm, then you should check Task Manager again without this installed to see if the on board soldered RAM speed stays the same or increases. If it increases, you'll want to match or exceed its speed in any 8GB sodimm you go for.

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