Laptop Upgrade Memory Capacity

uch

Commendable
Dec 11, 2016
1
0
1,510
I want to upgrade my laptop's ram memory from 8Gb to above it. I already upgrade my processor unit from i3 sandy bridge to i5 sandy bridge. From description of i5, it has capacity to have memory installed until 16Gb (each slot 8Gb). The question is which one determine the maximum memory could be installed, the processor unit or the motherboard or something else? Thank you.
 
Solution
The motherbd, ie the make and mdoel# of it would determine the max ram it can support.
For example an i5 might support 32gb but the motherbd might only have 1 ram slot in it...