DDr3 or DDR3L for Acer Aspire 5745G

[nsabhyankar]

Hello,

I am from India. I have an Acer Aspire 5745 G with Core i5 430M processor. It has an Acer ZR7 motherboard.
I am planning to upgrade the RAM from 4 GB to 8 GB.

1. Should I get DDR3 or DDR3 L memory?
2. What frequency, 1066, 1333 or 1600

Which one of the following is the better choice:
http://www.amazon.in/Transcend-4GB-DDR3-1066MHz-Notebook-Memory/dp/B002R8D9EC

OR

http://www.amazon.in/gp/product/B00B5LOOJG

 

[voltoid27]

1. According to http://superuser.com/questions/916937/should-we-expect-ddr3l-ram-to-work-on-the-intel-first-gen-core-i3-platform you shouldn't risk using DDR3L with a first-gen Core ix processor, so stick to standard DDR3.
2. Any of those will work. You won't see an increase in bandwidth at speeds higher than 1066, so don't spend more just to get a higher frequency.

Between those two, pick the first one, because the DDR3L probably won't work.

 

[nsabhyankar]

1. According to http://superuser.com/questions/916937/should-we-expect-ddr3l-ram-to-work-on-the-intel-first-gen-core-i3-platform you shouldn't risk using DDR3L with a first-gen Core ix processor, so stick to standard DDR3.
2. Any of those will work. You won't see an increase in bandwidth at speeds higher than 1066, so don't spend more just to get a higher frequency.

Between those two, pick the first one, because the DDR3L probably won't work.

Thanks for the answer.
However, I am a bit confused when you say any of these will work and also say that DDR3L won't work.

Also, the higher frequency one is the cheaper one.

 

[voltoid27]

When I said any would work, I was referring only to the frequency; 1066, 1333, and 1600 will all function without issue, although all will run at 1066 as that's the highest speed your CPU supports. DDR3L in general should be avoided as you don't have any guarantee that the RAM will cooperate with your memory controller. So, you should get the cheapest non-L DDR3 at any of those frequencies. These days DDR3 does cost more than DDR3L, unless you're able to buy used memory.

 

[himagarwal]

nsabhyankar, which ram worked for you? can you share link to amazon.in ?

 

[frostbitehunter1]

1. According to http://superuser.com/questions/916937/should-we-expect-ddr3l-ram-to-work-on-the-intel-first-gen-core-i3-platform you shouldn't risk using DDR3L with a first-gen Core ix processor, so stick to standard DDR3.
2. Any of those will work. You won't see an increase in bandwidth at speeds higher than 1066, so don't spend more just to get a higher frequency.

Between those two, pick the first one, because the DDR3L probably won't work.

Thanks for the answer.
However, I am a bit confused when you say any of these will work and also say that DDR3L won't work.
Also, the higher frequency one is the cheaper one.

DDR3L is actually low frequency not high lol in fact most may not say ddr3L but instead say ddr3 at a 1.35 voltage whitch is what 3L is.

also i have the 5745,not the G but the actual 5745 normal one and its the one with the i3 and takes DDR3L DDR3 is the one that actually use more power consumption