Need assistance with upgrading your laptop's RAM? Let me know what you're looking for!
Need assistance with upgrading your laptop's RAM? Let me know what you're looking for!
Hello, today I purchased an HP Pavilion 15 (i7 10th gen, model 15-cs3045nl) which comes with more than enough 16GB DDR4 RAM. The motherboard has two slots, but only one is currently used (single channel out of the box). This setup lets me add another slot for handling many Chrome tabs and complex ML video processing tasks. It's a Samsung-made stick using DDR4-2666 SDRAM (part number M471A2K43CB1-CTD per CPUZ). Based on Crucial’s upgrade tool, my system supports up to 32GB, though HP tested it with a maximum of 16GB (confirmed by an HP agent). Someone here who has upgraded their PC to 32GB RAM would be happy to assist. Any suggestions welcome!
I don’t own the same laptop as you—my version uses a smaller i5 model—but I’m sure it can fit 16 GB. The highest capacity your CPU allows varies by motherboard.
Thanks for the feedback. When I checked my drive setup, I noticed the 16GB SSD was on one drive while the 1TB HDD was separate. It made me consider an upgrade. I’ve reviewed the Crucial upgrade guide (the Italian version is a bit tricky, but key details are in English) and the CPU upgrade page, both say the max supported RAM is 64GB. Since 32GB should be fine for my needs, I’m thinking about swapping another 16GB stick if it doesn’t work. If that doesn’t succeed, I’ll return it to Amazon and ask for a replacement.
Discovered a forum thread from LaptopMedia recommending a maximum RAM of 32GB, which seems more sensible than the 64GB suggestion. I plan to test it out eventually. Appreciate the guidance!