That was my experience as well. The SSD can make a much bigger perceived difference, depending on what you're doing. I love my Lappy. Edited a 6 hour music festival video this summer after the ram upgrade, and render times were better than folks with better specced rigs.

@@marcusfrombespokeaudio5372 Hello. I have an Acer Nitro 5 An515-52. which model was your m2 ssd? I'm looking for 500GB. Where do you find about the compability

@@MultiFabri Does your laptop look the same as mine?

@@MultiFabri check out this article for more info: community.acer.com/en/kb/articles/101-what-type-of-m-2-ssd-drives-are-supported-on-the-nitro-5

Aw, thanks! Glad it worked out!

Happy to help!!

Happy to be of service!

@@marcusfrombespokeaudio5372 is this the 2020 or 2019 model?

@@dn1754 2018

@@marcusfrombespokeaudio5372 Aw man, I was gonna get the 2020 model and thiught this would be it. The new model’s upgrades are too hard to put in for me.

@@dn1754 they are more challenging, yes. All of the screws come out, then the entire bottom comes off. Does that seem too difficult?

Me too!

Nice!

How did you like it?

Thank you! That's why I left it in the video.

If you're using it for gaming, the easiest way to decrease load times may be to upgrade to SSD if you don't already have one. After that, the RAM is also an easy install. What processor do you have?

@@marcusfrombespokeaudio5372 amd ryzen 5 2500u. 2400mhz 8gig ram.

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If you have nice, skinny fingertips, or long nails, sure! I don't have either, so I find that a guitar pick can be quite useful.

Don't leave home without them, right?

im sorry if it was a very stupid question

Very small phillips.

Multitasking is where you would feel the most difference with upgraded ram. The CPU is the biggest bottleneck in the system, in my opinion, since thermals can be the biggest challenge with this platform. In other words, take the performance gains where you can get them. Are you running an SSD?

Hey did u did that ?

@@subhasishkarmakar6737 I did! It made a difference instantly, especially when editing video.

Try re-seating the RAM, or swapping their spots.

You're so very welcome!

It increased heat. The fans definitely run harder since the RAM swap.

You're so very welcome!

Don't worry, password has changed. ;)

Excellent!

Does it work with just 1 stick of the new RAM?

what is it?

Thank you! I'm glad you think so!

Nailed it!

Thank you! Disconnecting the battery is ideal, but a major pain. So your best bet is to discharge any static electricity you may have in your body. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Z7Kbg8qI3bS-XWg.html

What is the full part number on the bottom of your laptop? Ex. AN-515... etc...

Ideally yes, but you should be fine so long as they are the same speed. You can even mismatch but it is a waste of money and resources for the faster stick as it will underclock to match the lowest speed stick.

Same brand that I used? No. Same brand in each slot? Ideally. As Poodz stated, you'll be limited to the lowest clock speed, plus some sticks of RAM don't play nice together.

2933Mhz, so CL 3200 would be great.

With the version shown in the video, max is 2400. You could technically use 2666, but would see no appreciable increase in speed.

Probably not, but I'm doing a hard drive video soon and could make you a special copy from 6' away. That work?

Have you tried just the new slot?

I had the same issue with hyperx 2666 16gbs. Maybe there's a firmware update to work the 2666mhz model? 😔

@@LucasDev you can try this out mate kzfaq.info/get/bejne/h5d_jbR9l9KRnIE.html

You can in theory, just make sure the bus speeds are the same.

I'm glad you enjoyed it! Your brand doesn't matter that much as long as you pick something reputable. The most important thing to do is match your RAM bus speed. A matching pair of RAM sticks is the easiest way to guarantee this, but you can also check the sticker on your existing stick of RAM if you're just buying one more.

@@marcusfrombespokeaudio5372 NICE!!!! Thank you so much There is a lot for me to learn!!! Thank you for the reply as well!!

@@seniortigererho2784 happy to help!

I have found the correct bus speed I judt have 1 last question!!! Then I will should be 100% knowledged by your video. Is it a good or bad to have 2 different brands with matching bus speeds on a laptop??

@@seniortigererho2784 with 2 brands, you may have to experiment. It's always preferred to have them match, but will probably be okay.

Acer Nitro 5 2017

2017

@@marcusfrombespokeaudio5372 thanks

@@Lymeng5777 you're so welcome!

It should recognize the RAM right away.

Bespoke Booth thank you!

@@tooraw3094 you're very welcome!

@ARES ! Absolutely! Just make sure you match DDR type and speed. (Mine was 2400mhz, for example.)

Sorry, no. The max speed is 2400MHz. community.acer.com/en/discussion/541255/acer-nitro-5-an515-51-ram-upgrade#:~:text=It%20can%20only%20support%20up%20to%202400MHz.

On mine anyway, it's only up to 2400mhz.

Ideally, you want your RAM sticks to match bus speed.

I didn't seat the RAM properly in the slots and closed it all up before testing. The RAM won't fall out, so give your laptop a test boot and confirm that the new RAM stick(s) are showing up in your system. Once you see them, power down your laptop again and finish putting things back together.

I swapped out both sticks and run in dual channel mode. Does that help?

Bespoke Booth so that means that you have 16GB of RAM in the dual channel? Sorry for asking all this, I’m kinda new to all this tech stuff.

@@tye.3388 There are 2 slots available for the ram. 16gb in each slot. Dual-channel refers to how your computer processes and uses the ram. It's possible to have both slots filled and still run in 'single channel' mode. You would still have access to both sticks, but it wouldn't run as fast as 'dual channel'. Disclaimer: Trying to use 2 *different* sticks of RAM generally means that you can't use dual channel mode, so pay attention to Speed(mHz) and Size(GB) when selecting your RAM. If you already have one stick of RAM installed and want to add just one more, be sure to match Speed and Size to the existing RAM. Hope that helps!

Bespoke Booth thank you! How exactly do I put RAM in dual channel mode? Or how do I figure out if my laptop is running in dual channel?

@@tye.3388 The easiest way to see if you're in Dual-Channel mode is with a little freeware program called CPU-Z. You can find it at: www.cpuid.com/softwares/cpu-z.html Once you have that installed, click on the "Memory" tab, and it will show you "Channel #:" in the top right of the window. If it says Dual, you're golden!

Have you tried swapping the ram in the slots? The most common issue is often not seating the ram properly.

Bespoke Booth well I have 2 ram slots 1 DEFUALT that is came with the 8 gb one and the second is a upgradable well I put it there and still I don’t get my other 8

Bespoke Booth it’s so sad I wanted to upgrade to 16 to fix the FPS drops

Bespoke Booth can you please make a video and try to explain because brother I typed way to many comments and no one tried to help so I found you and I need your help

@@GhanemAlKaabi Super-happy to help! Try pulling out your existing ram first, and install your new ram in that slot. Does your computer boot up after that?

I had a slightly larger screw driver than the actual screws but I somehow managed (it was with this model tho)

Oh, wow. You're right, this is easier for the ram swap. The only advantage to the new design (that I can see) is that upgrading your Hard Drive looks easier.

No damage?

@@marcusfrombespokeaudio5372 0 dmg. After almost 2 months using 16gb ram, I can say it was worth it. I can play rust without it freezing after 6 seconds and crashing my laptop. And it runs at a consistent 60+FPS. The only bottle neck is the graphics card which I cant change. Even if it was just 1 step up to 1050ti it would be a fair bit better y’know

@@SgtSnowballs good to hear!

Just the 2 slots.

@@marcusfrombespokeaudio5372 so the 8 gb ram coming with it is not soldered right?

@@thelynx6871 that's right!

While I can't guarantee anything, that *should* be fine. Remember to check after installation to ensure you're in dual channel mode.

@@marcusfrombespokeaudio5372 ok got it.

Truth.

@@marcusfrombespokeaudio5372 lol btw loved the vid helped a lot

"Why, hello, Prince Pony!"

@@marcusfrombespokeaudio5372 lol after that when u zoomed it you have blurred it ( sorry for my bad eng)

Glad you like! ;)

I learned my lesson the first time when I screwed it back together and then realized that the RAM wasn't seated properly. Don't screw it until it's tested!

Wow! It's up to that price? I guess it's time to find some better links, eh?

@@marcusfrombespokeaudio5372 200 now what was it before?

You could, but the MoBo in this laptop will only utilize up to a *Total* of 32GB. 16GB x2 lets you use the max RAM, and run in Dual Channel mode for the fastest speed.

@@marcusfrombespokeaudio5372 that’s useful for me, thanks