Hi,
I'll start by saying I'm not too familiar with hardware specs, so I'm sorry if I mislabel something. I'm looking to upgrade my RAM on my Lenovo Ideapad Z400 laptop. Its pre-installed RAM are 2GB and 4GB DDR3 PC3-12800. Budget is kind of an issue, so I was wondering if I could replace the 2GB with an 8GB one? If so, it has to be DDR3 PC3-12800 too, right? I checked the cpu-z program, and it says 800MHz. I used the Crucial website to look for compatible components and its recommendation was a 1600MHz. Will that not work? Also, its recommendation has a voltage of 1.35V, but in cpu-z program, my current ones are at 1.5V. Do I need to find one that has 1.5V or will the 1.35V work okay?
Thank you.
EDIT: Can I just add another question.. I noticed in the cpu-z program, Memory Slot #1 has a Single label on Ranks, while Slot #2 is Dual. What does this mean and does this affect the kind of RAM I should purchase as replacement?
I'll start by saying I'm not too familiar with hardware specs, so I'm sorry if I mislabel something. I'm looking to upgrade my RAM on my Lenovo Ideapad Z400 laptop. Its pre-installed RAM are 2GB and 4GB DDR3 PC3-12800. Budget is kind of an issue, so I was wondering if I could replace the 2GB with an 8GB one? If so, it has to be DDR3 PC3-12800 too, right? I checked the cpu-z program, and it says 800MHz. I used the Crucial website to look for compatible components and its recommendation was a 1600MHz. Will that not work? Also, its recommendation has a voltage of 1.35V, but in cpu-z program, my current ones are at 1.5V. Do I need to find one that has 1.5V or will the 1.35V work okay?
Thank you.
EDIT: Can I just add another question.. I noticed in the cpu-z program, Memory Slot #1 has a Single label on Ranks, while Slot #2 is Dual. What does this mean and does this affect the kind of RAM I should purchase as replacement?
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