thinkpad w540 ram upgrade

[Daniele95]

Hi all,

I have a lenovo thinkpad w540 US version. I opened the laptop and noticed there is only 1x8gb ram installed. I want to bring it to 32gb, The original lenovo ram is very expensive, is much cheaper throw this away and buying 2 new sets. but I was wondering if I could use ram from other brand. I leave here some link:

MY LAPTOP:http://shop.lenovo.com/us/en/laptops/thinkpad/w-series/w540/#tab-tech_specs

ORIGINAL RAM:http://www.bpm-power.com/it/product/1316350/ram_so-dimm_ddr3_8_gb_lenovo_pc3-12800_ddr3l_sodimm_0b47381.html

OPTION 1: 3 x http://www.bpm-power.com/it/product/1584318/ram_so-dimm_ddr3_8gb_cn_memory_1600_cl11_10456.html

OPTION 2: 2 x http://www.bpm-power.com/it/product/1269979/ram_so-dimm_ddr3_16gb_g_skill_pc_1600_cl10_16gsq_kit_f3-1600c10d-16gsq.html


Thanks for your help

 

[hang-the-9]

In theory, any RAM of the same speed should work. Or even faster or slower. In practice, not all modules work in all systems or when mixed together.

Only way to check is to try it, or buy it from a vendor that you can specifically select RAM for your model laptop instead of just a generic DDR3 module.