Upgrade or purchase

sneadel
Junior Member

04-16-2016, 08:35 PM

You currently own the HP Pavilion 15-ec0xxx with an AMD Ryzen 5 3550 H, 8 GB RAM, 1 TB HDD, and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650. Recent performance issues have prompted you to consider upgrading the RAM and SSD to improve speed. You're debating whether to upgrade the existing laptop or purchase a new one.

sneadel

04-16-2016, 08:35 PM #1

SynOrbit
Junior Member

04-17-2016, 03:20 AM

It largely depends on the laptop's age and your intended use. For gaming, even the type of games affects performance. With a budget in mind, I’m inclined to invest in a fresh device.

SynOrbit

04-17-2016, 03:20 AM #2

It largely depends on the laptop's age and your intended use. For gaming, even the type of games affects performance. With a budget in mind, I’m inclined to invest in a fresh device.

BlockinDaily
Member

04-17-2016, 10:38 AM

I’m planning to boost the RAM to 16GB and replace it with an SSD, as you suggested. The main reason I’d consider swapping would be if the issues stem from components I can’t replace. Software problems exist because HP doesn’t fully support certain models. Switching to an SSD would significantly enhance performance, and adding 16GB of RAM makes a huge difference. I’m also pretty sure this laptop has an M.2 port.

BlockinDaily

04-17-2016, 10:38 AM #3

Fishy07x
Junior Member

04-19-2016, 06:25 AM

It depends on whether your RAM usage has stayed high often (it likely has) and if you prefer faster performance over an SSD. If not, consider replacing your HDD with the SSD suggested below.

Fishy07x

04-19-2016, 06:25 AM #4

It depends on whether your RAM usage has stayed high often (it likely has) and if you prefer faster performance over an SSD. If not, consider replacing your HDD with the SSD suggested below.