[SOLVED] Should I use the same memory brand for my laptop memory upgrade?

[suyash_nalawade]

I have a ASUS Vivobook 15 X512FL Notebook. I am planning to upgrade my laptop with a new 8 GB RAM stick with a inbuilt 8 Gb RAM.
Here are my Laptop Specs:

Machine name: ASUSVIVOBOOK15
Operating System: Windows 10 Home Single Language 64-bit (10.0, Build 19041)
System Manufacturer: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
System Model: VivoBook_ASUSLaptop X512FL_X512FL
BIOS: X512FL.303 (type: UEFI)
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-8565U CPU @ 1.80GHz (8 CPUs), ~2.0GHz
Memory: 8192MB RAM


Memory Specs

Vendor : Samsung
Part no : M471A1K44BM0-CRC
Locator : ChannelA-DIMM0
Speed : 2400Mhz
Form : SODIMM

I was confused between These

Samsung RAM

Crucial RAM

Please Suggest me a proper RAM

 

[geofelt]

Go to the crucial web site and access their ram upgrade app.
Enter the make/model of your laptop and you will get a list of supported ram upgrades.
Naturally, they will be from Crucial.
If that ram is not available, look for the same specs of a different brand, it is likely to work.

 

[Hardly_Qualified723]

geofelt likely has the best plan, if you have 8GB of that exact ram and can't remove it (you said built in? confused there if you can upgrade), I def suggest you get another 8GB, same exact kind

If your removing that ram, go with geofelt's suggestion. If you mismatch speeds you always get the lower of the two speeds no matter what...and if your going to use the same speed and size (GB) you mine as well get the same brand, because in rare cases that can also affect performance.

Big Question: Do you intend to keep the original ram in the laptop? If so, get matching sticks, if not, go the other route.

Hope that helps.

 

[BOSS518P]

Crucial would be better as long as you can remove the first 8gb from the laptop

 

[algorithmbreaker]

You may refer these pages for ASUS VivoBook 15 X512FL Laptop Memory upgrades:

https://www.memorystock.com/memory/ASUSVivoBook15X512FL.html

https://www.crucial.com/compatible-upgrade-for/asus/vivobook-15-x512fl