wanting to upgrade ram but not sure if it works with i3 intel processor

trader1

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hi- i have an acer e15 model e5-573-31nu i3 laptop that has 8 gb of ram ddr3l 1600 mhz - and i'm wanting to upgrade to 2 x 8gb of ram of corsair vengeance- ddr3l 1600 mhz- but on the corsair site, it states this memory is good for older gens of i5 and i7 - it states nothing about i3 at all! i called acer but they were of no help! anyone know if this corsair vengeance will work on my laptop? i know i can use 2 x 8 gb of ram maxiumum on my laptop- just don't know if i can use this particular ram from corsair, anyone have any other ram suggestions? i'm looking for speed on my laptop as i do a lot of streaming and usually have at least 75 tabs open daily. thanks everyone!
 
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You want documented ram compatibility. If you should ever have a problem, you want supported ram.
Otherwise, you risk a finger pointing battle between the ram and motherboard support sites, claiming "not my problem".
Try other ram web sites and access their ram selection app.
Enter the make/model of your acer and you should get a list of compatible kits.
Your laptop is compatible with DDR3-1600Mhz SODIMM's. The Corsair 2x8GB should work fine.
A memory upgrade may not improve speed as much as you want. Although it is more work to mirror your drive to a new one, I would look into an SSD upgrade first.
 
You want documented ram compatibility. If you should ever have a problem, you want supported ram.
Otherwise, you risk a finger pointing battle between the ram and motherboard support sites, claiming "not my problem".
Try other ram web sites and access their ram selection app.
Enter the make/model of your acer and you should get a list of compatible kits.
 
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