Laptops How to get the best Ram Upgrade ?

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solo_wing

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So I have HP victus laptop with 8gb ram 3200 cl22.
I think it is Samsung Ram.
I am planning to get crucial 8gb 3200
Crucial RAM 8GB DDR4 3200MHz CL22 (or 2933MHz or 2666MHz) Laptop Memory CT8G4SFRA32A https://www.amazon.in/dp/B08C4Z69LN/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_gl_i_QARTJYF7FGBA7DKHNMF4
for dual channel thing( honestly don't know much about it but believe it is best setup)

If I buy 16gb Crucial 3200 ...will I still get dual channel? Or it has to be 8gb even if speed and everything is same.

Also what is this x8 x16 memory build on Ram?

Any other manufacturers you guys recommend which is better than crucial?

Also does it upgrading Ram also increases temperature of the laptop?

Thanks
 
solo_wing said:
So I have HP victus laptop with 8gb ram 3200 cl22.
I think it is Samsung Ram.
I am planning to get crucial 8gb 3200
Crucial RAM 8GB DDR4 3200MHz CL22 (or 2933MHz or 2666MHz) Laptop Memory CT8G4SFRA32A https://www.amazon.in/dp/B08C4Z69LN/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_gl_i_QARTJYF7FGBA7DKHNMF4
for dual channel thing( honestly don't know much about it but believe it is best setup)

If I buy 16gb Crucial 3200 ...will I still get dual channel? Or it has to be 8gb even if speed and everything is same.

Also what is this x8 x16 memory build on Ram?

Any other manufacturers you guys recommend which is better than crucial?

Also does it upgrading Ram also increases temperature of the laptop?

Thanks
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For laptops not that much of difference. Either get it done from Hp else buy what’s closest to your ram specification. I added 16gb with my 4gb making it 20 gb for my Hp laptop. No issues at all. Temp have nothing to do with the rams in major.
 
Get the same capacity 2nd stick for full dual-channel advantage.

Crucial, Kingston & Adata are popular & good. Get whichever is cheaper among them.

x8 RAM is better but rank also matters, 2R is better than 1R. Check the pic attached below.

Say you were hitting RAM bottleneck now with 8GB RAM & the CPU was drawing 25W in a game. After dual channel upgrade, the RAM bottleneck is removed & now you get higher fps but CPU power draw is 30W now. So yes, this will result in more heat generation. The heat generation happens simply because you are using more of the available performance with dual-channel memory.

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princeoo7 said:
For laptops not that much of difference. Either get it done from Hp else buy what’s closest to your ram specification. I added 16gb with my 4gb making it 20 gb for my Hp laptop. No issues at all. Temp have nothing to do with the rams in major.
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Thanks for answering.

just one thing Will I still get dual channel speed? If I add 16gb same speed 3200 and cl22 to my 8 gb?
OMEGA44-XT said:
Get the same capacity 2nd stick for full dual-channel advantage.

Crucial, Kingston & Adata are popular & good. Get whichever is cheaper among them.

x8 RAM is better but rank also matters, 2R is better than 1R. Check the pic attached below.

Say you were hitting RAM bottleneck now with 8GB RAM & the CPU was drawing 25W in a game. After dual channel upgrade, the RAM bottleneck is removed & now you get higher fps but CPU power draw is 30W now. So yes, this will result in more heat generation. The heat generation happens simply because you are using more of the available performance with dual-channel memory.

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Okay.
So better to go for 8gb only.

I dont think I will increase anymore in future .
 
solo_wing said:
Thanks for answering.

just one thing Will I still get dual channel speed? If I add 16gb same speed 3200 and cl22 to my 8 gb?

Okay.
So better to go for 8gb only.

I dont think I will increase anymore in future .
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it depends on what your memory requirement is. if you need more ram then same config, different size, different brand works. else as said above.
 
solo_wing said:
Thanks for answering.

just one thing Will I still get dual channel speed? If I add 16gb same speed 3200 and cl22 to my 8 gb?

Okay.
So better to go for 8gb only.

I dont think I will increase anymore in future .
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You have to take your call for RAM capacity. 16GB is sufficient for most people even with multiple Chrome tabs & all IMO. I personally have a PC with 32GB RAM because I was hitting the 16GB limit at times on my old laptop. But there are people who are fine with 8GB RAM as well, so there's that.
 
OMEGA44-XT said:
You have to take your call for RAM capacity. 16GB is sufficient for most people even with multiple Chrome tabs & all IMO. I personally have a PC with 32GB RAM because I was hitting the 16GB limit at times on my old laptop. But there are people who are fine with 8GB RAM as well, so there's that.
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If I add 16gb and make it(16+8) 24 gb ram will it be better for video editing or does 2*8gb dual = 16gb ram perform better in that case?
 
solo_wing said:
If I add 16gb and make it(16+8) 24 gb ram will it be better for video editing or does 2*8gb dual = 16gb ram perform better in that case?
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preview work will improve as you can allocate more ram to the application (as per adoble ). rendering or processing will depend on processor and ssd. I personally would go for 16Gb which I did go for. on system I can hit 19gb or so on full load. and even higher in some cases. on laptop, never tried it.
 
solo_wing said:
just one thing Will I still get dual channel speed? If I add 16gb same speed 3200 and cl22 to my 8 gb?
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Partially. You'll get dual channel experience with half of the capacity of 16GB stick (=8GB) and the rest of the 8GB will work as single channel. It's not that much of an impact, trust me. With laptops you should always prefer more RAM over dual channel config if you think you need it. Better not regret later.
 
enthusiast29 said:
Partially. You'll get dual channel experience with half of the capacity of 16GB stick (=8GB) and the rest of the 8GB will work as single channel. It's not that much of an impact, trust me. With laptops you should always prefer more RAM over dual channel config if you think you need it. Better not regret later.
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Thanks man.

this sounds better having both dual channel also and more ram also.
also I am about to buy a Crucial ram which has been RMA already.

Will I get warranty on RMA'd ram again?

How long is the warranty period on Crucial Ram?
 
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