Upgrading ram.

foxtail
foxtail Member Posts: 15 Troubleshooter
edited March 2023 in 2017 Archives

Hello everyone, i have a Predator 15 G9-593 and i would like to upgrade the memory to 12gb (i already have 8, i have my reason to want more), i would like to know if i can just buy one ram of 4gb and be fine ? And wich one should i get ? I wanted to buy here on crucial : http://www.crucial.fr/fra/fr/scanview/F4D6160431D926C3

 

Should i get 2300/2400/others ? 


Thanks for the help !

Answers

  • laurent_14
    laurent_14 ACE Posts: 10,315 Trailblazer

    Hello,

     

    Each slot supports 8 or 16Gb - 2133 or 2400MHz so you have to buy one memory module of 8Gb. You can find the brand and the part number of the current one with CPU-Z zipped version (no installation) and go to the SPD tab.

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  • foxtail
    foxtail Member Posts: 15 Troubleshooter

    Okay thank you ! 

     

    Should i get the exactly the same one ? or any brand with the same specs are fine ? 

    Thanks again Smiley Happy

  • Dariusdd
    Dariusdd Member Posts: 17 Troubleshooter

    You should first check in CPU-Z what specs your current RAM plate has. Usually they ship these laptops with 2400 MHz CL17 sticks, but it can differ depending on where you live. Then you should buy a stick with identical specs (or at the very least, identical CAS latency - the CL part). Then you should be good to go! Grats on your purchase

  • laurent_14
    laurent_14 ACE Posts: 10,315 Trailblazer

    foxtail,

     

    The original brands are Micron (Crucial), Kingston and Hynix. If your laptop was shipped with an Hynix memory (Hyunday Electronics), I would suggest you to buy the same module as this brand is randomly compatible with the other brands.

    Which processor do you have?

    • I5-6300HQ or I7-6700HQ: DDR4 2133MHz
    • I5-7300HQ or I7-7700HQ: DDR4 2400MHz
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  • foxtail
    foxtail Member Posts: 15 Troubleshooter

    Thanks for your response.

     

    I have the I5-7300hq with the 8gb stick at 2133 mhz from Kingston. What would you recommend ?

  • laurent_14
    laurent_14 ACE Posts: 10,315 Trailblazer

    I5-7300HQ with memory at 2133MHz! It's odd. In this case, I would suggest you Kingston memory: Link

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  • foxtail
    foxtail Member Posts: 15 Troubleshooter

    My bad, after looking in SPD it says Max bandwidth : DDR4-2400 (1200mhz), so i assume it's 2400 and not 2133. 

  • laurent_14
    laurent_14 ACE Posts: 10,315 Trailblazer

    Hi foxtail,

     

    You can check the real speed or frequency like this:

    • CPU-Z --> Memory tab --> DRAM Frequency: ----MHz
    • Task Manager --> Performance tab --> Speed: ----MHz
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  • foxtail
    foxtail Member Posts: 15 Troubleshooter

    Thanks a lot ! Yes it's 2400mhz. Which one would you advise ? 

     

    Thanks again for all the help, i really appreciate !

  • laurent_14
    laurent_14 ACE Posts: 10,315 Trailblazer

    You should have this memory module ACR24D4S7S8MB-8 (common with GX-792) so I would suggest you these ones.

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