Upgrading samsung R430 (np r430)

[Dark_Razor]

Hi i have a samsung r430 (Pentium dual core 2.20 ghz) It has 2 gb ram ddr3 1066 ghz and 1 ram slot emty. I want to add more ram but i have some questions. How many gb ram supports my lap? it has win10 32 bits so only supports 4 gb, but if i change to 64 bits will support 8 gb. Is that right?

The actual ram is 1066 ghz , i the web some people says that hey put two 1600 ram and they work perfect on this lap, but im not so sure about that. Do you think is better go for 1066 ghz or for kingston models with 1600 ghz. In ebay i found this info about a 1600 ghz ram 😛C3 12800 = DDR3 1600MHZ (Compatible with DDR3 1333MHZ, DDR3 1066MHZ ) . it is true?

what should i do ? what do you think? by the way i would like to pt an ssd in this lap, is old but very good, it helps me when i need another lap to work and save some improtant information from my principal lap.

Tnx !

 

[Lutfij]

Yes, if you go for Windows 10 64 bit architecture, your system will be able to recognize 8GB of ram. According to this page, you're system has 2 slots for rams so you can populate them with 2x4GB sticks of ram.

No matter what frequency ram you drop into your laptop that is over 1066MHz will always drop down to 1066MHz since that is the maximum memory frequency that your system supports. I would suggest that you pick up a DDR3 1333MHz 2x4GB kit that runs at 1.5v and drop it into your system since anything higher will cost you more but you won't be able to reap it's added frequency benefits.

Please be careful of adding new hardware into old and aging hardware since the death of your laptop will result in the new investments being moot. To taht effect if you have an optical drive in your laptop, you can remove it and with the aid of an ssd caddy you can drop in an SSD while keeping your laptop drive intact thought for the purpose of performance, you're going to need to reinstall your OS.