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Ram upgrade for ASUS K53SM

2 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/ram-upgrade-for-asus-k53sm.195530/

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jituajanta Original post #1
Nov 18, 2015 at 11:03 AM
Hello Friends,

I have Asus K53 sm with 4GB Ram on slot 1 ( Elpida 4GB 1rx8pc312800s 11-10-B2)
I want to upgrade the RAM but i have some quries.

1. On asus product page it says that this laptop support max 8 gb ram but when i googled other forums users have upgraded it to 16 gb (8+8).

2. Which Ram shpuld I buy for my second slot.

Thanks
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DK_WD #2
Nov 19, 2015 at 11:04 AM
Hi [MENTION=146040]jituajanta[/MENTION],

For any hardware setup, you have to check the specification and the compatibility of the MOBO with other devices. For RAM setup, all the sticks will need to run at the same voltage, speed and timings. If any one of the statics are different to each other in settings, then the RAM channel configuration shows as incompatible or it will unrecognized by the MOBO.

In your case, you might need to buy the same compatible model for RAM. Just a suggestion, if you run 2 RAM sticks, you will be running memory in dual channel which will be a greater increase in performance than running a single stick in single channel.