Compatibility Inquiry for Upgrading Acer Nitro 5 AN515-57-51KV> Going to add RAM and SSD

Hello Acer Community,

I recently acquired the Acer Nitro 5 AN515-57-51KV and I'm looking to enhance its performance by adding more RAM and another SSD. I have a few components at home that I'd like to check for compatibility before proceeding.

SSD Compatibility (Toshiba 512GB PCIe Gen3 x4 NVMe M.2 - THNSN5512GPUK): I have a Toshiba 512GB PCIe Gen3 x4 NVMe M.2 SSD (THNSN5512GPUK) that I used in my previous setup. Could you please confirm whether this SSD is compatible with my Acer Nitro 5 AN515-57-51KV?

RAM Compatibility (Hynix 8GB DDR4-2400 SODIMM): Additionally, I possess an 8GB Hynix DDR4-2400 SODIMM RAM module. Can anyone confirm if this RAM is suitable for my Acer Nitro 5 AN515-57-51KV? Thank you in advance for your assistance. Your insights will be immensely helpful in ensuring a smooth upgrade process for my Acer Nitro 5.

Best regards, DoctorRamo😁

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xel

Is there room in the laptop for more than one NVMe hard-disk or do you plan to install an ordinary SSD internal drive? If you change the hard-disk where Windows is on you may need to do more than just tell you have a new hard-drive. Microsoft is not friendly like before.

512Gb should be enough to have windows and space for working and SSD drives are reasonably fast and can be had op to several T-byte.

8Gb RAM should be fine for day to day working but for playing games 16 in my desktop is not nearly enough. OK for me as I do not use it for gaming, but picture editing and design purpose.

Commodore_1995#

This site can help:

https://www.userbenchmark.com/System/Acer-AN515-57-700J/261976

DoctorRamo

https://community.acer.com/en/discussion/comment/1247577#Comment_1247577

Hi xel,

Yes, my Acer Nitro 5 laptop actually has multiple NVMe slots, so I'm planning to add an additional SSD instead of replacing the current one. I'm glad you brought up the compatibility concern, and I was wondering if you could guide me on how to check whether my chosen components are compatible with my Acer Nitro 5. Is there a specific method or tool I should use to ensure a smooth upgrade?