I have a lenovo Y520 laptop and the singular 8gb ram stick inside it is a "RMSA3260MH78HAF-2666".
Would it be an issue if I buy a stick of "RMSA3260KC78HAF-2666" or "RMSA3260ME78HAF-2666" as a replacement?
Laptop Ram
I have a lenovo Y520 laptop and the singular 8gb ram stick inside it is a "RMSA3260MH78HAF-2666".
Would it be an issue if I buy a stick of "RMSA3260KC78HAF-2666" or "RMSA3260ME78HAF-2666" as a replacement?
depends on what the difference is
>depends on what the difference is
From what I've seen they are identical
Oh for replacement is probably fine I thought you want to add it as 2nd stick of RAM
>Oh for replacement is probably fine I thought you want to add it as 2nd stick of RAM
Replacement as in the replacement of a second stick of "RMSA3260MH78HAF-2666" RAM
>replacement
that laptop has 2 memory slots, why are you removing your 8Gb at all?
ok ok ok ok
Just tell me
Why is a NVRAM SSD 100x the storage than a RAM stick at like 4x the price?
RAM isn't storage moron
Should be fine but there's always that 1% chance with RAM
>RAM isn't storage moron
Delusional.
delusional
Cuck
Hag
From what I see, the ram you have is a DDR4 at 2666 MHz.
DDR4 is standardized, so you can buy any DDR4 SODIMM ram and it should work it in your laptop. I'd probably recommend you just get 16 Gb at 3200 MHz and you'll be fine.
>DDR4 is standardized, so you can buy any DDR4 SODIMM ram and it should work it in your laptop.
Why are people saying that it must be of the same make and brand then?
>I'd probably recommend you just get 16 Gb at 3200 MHz and you'll be fine.
My laptop can't handle ram frequencies paat 2400MHz
>Why are people saying that it must be of the same make and brand then?
Good practices, but on laptops the replaceable parts are more standardized than its desktop parts, otherwise it would a huge pain in the ass.
>My laptop can't handle ram frequencies paat 2400MHz
Sadly, you got a model that doesn't support the average ram speed (2666 MHz), get whatever sodimm ddr4 2400MHz ram you can find, you will be fine, don't worry too much about it.
>but on laptops the replaceable parts are more standardized than its desktop parts, otherwise it would a huge pain in the ass
Why is it more standardized for laptops and not desktops?
>get whatever sodimm ddr4 2400MHz ram you can find, you will be fine, don't worry too much about it.
I will buy as close of a model to the one ram stick I already have.
Another question, when buying the stick how should I see if it's nondamaged? Same question for my own stick but I would like to figure it out without opening up my laptop.
>Why is it more standardized for laptops and not desktops?
Production costs, it is better to keep most components the same, people don't buy laptop components as often, and nowadays, more components are being soldered, so the market for it is shrinking.
>how should I see if it's nondamaged?
Check there are no cracks on the board and pins should have a uniform color, dirty pins usually mean they have been collecting dust on the floor or thrown together with other ram without proper care, or the ram stick has been changed a lot. Pic related looks good.
>more components are being soldered
stupid, why do this? Why spend money soldering it?
>Check there are no cracks on the board and pins should have a uniform color
I see. These photos are the ram sticks a guy is selling. Is there REALLY no difference between them? On a benchmark website it says one is better than the other.
it really does not need to be that specific
just find a any DDR4 SODIMM with the same speed and capacity if and there's a 99.9% chance it works and if it does not the blame is on a picky motherboard or memory controller but on a normal laptop with a slot it shouldn't be like that
>it really does not need to be that specific
>just find a any DDR4 SODIMM with the same speed and capacity if and there's a 99.9% chance it works and if it does not the blame is on a picky motherboard or memory controller but on a normal laptop with a slot it shouldn't be like that
I have been advised to pick the exact same ram model my laptop already has which where I live is not possible.
Seriously, most of us don't look for exact models (though it could be argued that this simplifies things for "non-techies"), but you asked on a computer nerd board, so our answers will be along the lines of "find another DDR4 SODIMM with same speed and capacity".
It is extremely unlikely that it will not work, extremely. Some autists may even avoid cheap RAM by "unheard of" names like yours and go for Samsung, PNY, and other popular brands instead to make sure they are getting quality parts.
>Seriously, most of us don't look for exact models
Neither did I, until being advised otherwise by someone working with computers, just the specs.
>Some autists may even avoid cheap RAM by "unheard of" names like yours
Huh, I didn't even know laptop ram would be as cheap as this.
>why not both
Because the laptop only has two slots out of which one is already occupied.
so just get another stick of ddr4 that's at least the same speed (ram will always run at min speed of stick) and then you've got 16gb not 8gb!
That is what I am intending to do
next time take it to /sqtg/ that's what it's there for.
Nah