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How much RAM can my notebook handle?

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October 9, 2014 3:06:57 PM

Hey everybody, this is my 1st inquiry on Tom's hardware :V So, I have an Acer Aspire E1-571-6837 laptop, & I've read on different sources that the max memory it can handle is 8GB of DDR3 (2x4GB, 4gigs per slot), but, I read here that the max memory the CPU can withstand is 32gigs -> http://ark.intel.com/products/72056/Intel-Core-i5-3230M... , & now I'd like to know for sure what's the true max memory for said laptop, of course, depending on my system specs. But ok, the main question is, can the laptop handle 16GB (2x8GB, 8gigs per slot) of PC3-12800 DDR3 memory? or can it only withstand 8GB? (2x4GB, 4gigs per slot)

The system specs are the following:

-Motherboard: Acer EA50 HC CR with one of two memory slots available. One of the slots reads "DDR3", so I'm guessing it can only take that memory type. It also reads on the slot "1.5V" so I'm guessing too that's the max voltage it can handle.

-CPU: Intel Core i5-3230M @2.60GHz with turbo boost up to 3.2GHz

-RAM/memory: Currently it has 1x4GB DDR3 PC3-12800 memory module with a max frequency of approximately 800MHz in one of the slots. The brand of the memory module is Hynix (I read it's owned by Hyundai Electronics).

-GPU: Intel HD Graphics 4000 with up to 1824 MB (1.8GB) of graphics memory (that's the max graphics memory with dynamic/shared video memory included)

-OS: Windows 8.1 64-bit

One more question: The motherboard has a total amount of memory it can support right? So, even if the CPU can handle 32gigs of memory, that doesn't mean the motherboard can handle 32gigs as well right?

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October 9, 2014 3:11:50 PM

The CPU's memory has nothing to do with the laptop's memory
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October 9, 2014 3:38:10 PM

Paul NZ said:
The CPU's memory has nothing to do with what the laptop's memory


Ok so you're saying that even if the CPU can handle 32gigs max, that doesn't mean the same for the mobo?
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October 9, 2014 3:42:17 PM

Yup thats what I mean
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October 9, 2014 10:58:54 PM

Not sure, But Most Of Acer Espire Notbooks Mobo Handles 32gigs Of DDR3 Ram.
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October 10, 2014 3:18:06 AM

PM9 said:
Not sure, But Most Of Acer Espire Notbooks Mobo Handles 32gigs Of DDR3 Ram.


Have you tried that yourself specifically on an Acer Aspire E1-571-6837 notebook? Do you have a source page you can share here to give your statement more depth?
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October 14, 2014 5:07:12 AM

it depends on the number of slots you have. 2 slots will only allow a maximum of 16GB (2x8) if you have 4 then you can go all the way upto 32GB (4x8) also have sure you have a 64 bit operating system because 32-bit based OS only support 4GB max no matter how much you add. cheers!
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