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  • zoma
    PCHF Member
    • Jun 2022
    • 2

    #1

    Help upgrading my laptop

    I have a lenovo legion laptop I bought in 2017
    specs :
    -GTX 1050 2gb
    -i5 7300HQ 2.50 Hz
    -8gb ram (not dual channel)
    -1TB HDD
    of course newer games are very slow I am going to change it after a year but I want to upgrade it with something that is useful for the future laptop and can boost this one’s performance in newer games
    should I upgrade to 16GB ram ?
  • phillpower2
    PCHF Administrator
    • Sep 2016
    • 15209

    #2
    There are different models of the computer that you have and they do not all have the same spec.

    Run the Crucial tool here which will provide you with any upgrade options.

    Be aware that the fastest RAM that your CPU can handle is 2400MHz and that any new RAM that is faster than what you have now will be clocked backwards to match the speed of the present RAM, example, if you have 2133MHz capable RAM and you purchase a new stick of 2400MHz RAM it will get clocked back to 2133MHz.

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    • zoma
      PCHF Member
      • Jun 2022
      • 2

      #3
      Originally posted by phillpower2
      There are different models of the computer that you have and they do not all have the same spec.

      Run the Crucial tool here which will provide you with any upgrade options.

      Be aware that the fastest RAM that your CPU can handle is 2400MHz and that any new RAM that is faster than what you have now will be clocked backwards to match the speed of the present RAM, example, if you have 2133MHz capable RAM and you purchase a new stick of 2400MHz RAM it will get clocked back to 2133MHz.
      Thank you for helping

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      • phillpower2
        PCHF Administrator
        • Sep 2016
        • 15209

        #4
        You are welcome

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