Question Lenovo ideapad gaming 3 15 ram upgrade compatibility

[nicholaschan890]

Hey guys, I'm having trouble trying to find a suitable additional 8gb ram for this laptop https://www.lenovo.com/my/en/laptops/legion/legion-5-series/IdeaPad-Gaming-3-15ITH6/p/88IPG301588. . Below is the pic of the ram specs that I currently have

Ram Specs

If possible I would like the current ram to remain cuz I dont really have the budget to buy 2 new ram. Ty in advance.

 

[Lutfij]

Your laptop has two slots for memory, per these links;
https://www.notebookcheck.net/Lenov...review-Core-i5-at-full-throttle.480784.0.html
and
https://www.crucial.com/compatible-...76144&cm_mmc=affiliation-_-null-_-null-_-null

With that, I'd ask you to invest into a 2x8GB DDR4-3200MHz ram kit, if you're working with a single stick of ram.

We all understand the concern with your budget but please try and understand that ram upgrades are like buying shoes, you might lose one shoe out of a pair outside but when you go to buy the same shoe from the store, they won't sell one out of the pair, similarly your platform will benefit from having two identical rams running in dual channel mode, as opposed to running a lopsided ram setup.

Note, please update your BIOS if you have any pending prior to doing a ram upgrade.

 

[nicholaschan890]

Your laptop has two slots for memory, per these links;
https://www.notebookcheck.net/Lenov...review-Core-i5-at-full-throttle.480784.0.html
and
https://www.crucial.com/compatible-...76144&cm_mmc=affiliation-_-null-_-null-_-null

With that, I'd ask you to invest into a 2x8GB DDR4-3200MHz ram kit, if you're working with a single stick of ram.

We all understand the concern with your budget but please try and understand that ram upgrades are like buying shoes, you might lose one shoe out of a pair outside but when you go to buy the same shoe from the store, they won't sell one out of the pair, similarly your platform will benefit from having two identical rams running in dual channel mode, as opposed to running a lopsided ram setup.

Note, please update your BIOS if you have any pending prior to doing a ram upgrade.

hey,thanks for replying.I would like to know if i be able to pair identical ram(like the GB and speeds) but different brand and still benefit from dual channel mode?