Does my laptop support ssd if so which type.

[MegaMasterYoda]

Hi I'm looking to do some upgrades to my laptop I just need to know which sdd I should buy also if it has 2 ram slots or just .

[Paul_Tikkanen]

Hi:

Yes, your notebook has a M.2 slot that supports NVMe SSD's.

It has two memory slots and can support up to 2 x 16 GB of memory.

See chapter 1 of the service manual for the supported drive types and memory upgrade info...

Maintenance and Service Guide HP Pavilion Gaming 15 Laptop PC

[MegaMasterYoda]

Thanks much so it supports up to 32 gb of ram total?

[Paul_Tikkanen]

You're very welcome.

That is correct.

32 GB installed as 2 x 16 GB of DDR4-2666 or DDR4-3200 memory.

Crucial 16GB DDR4-3200 SODIMM | CT16G4SFRA32A | Crucial.com

Crucial 16GB DDR4-2666 SODIMM | CT16G4SFD8266 | Crucial.com

[MegaMasterYoda]

One other question I know it has both an amd integrated graphics as well as a nvidea gtx 1650. Is the nvidea gpu integrated as well or can I upgrade it. Or alternatively will it support and eGPU?

[Paul_Tikkanen]

Hi:

Both adapters are integral parts of the motherboard and cannot be upgraded.

Unfortunately, I would not know the answer to your question regarding an eGPU and recommend you start a new topic on that.

[MegaMasterYoda]

One last question before I head to bestbuy I notice that theres both 3×4 nvme and 4×4 nvme for the ssd does that really matter much does my laptop have a specific requirement for that or can it use either or?

[Paul_Tikkanen]

Hi:

Your notebook's NVMe slot will only run a NVMe SSD at the PCIe Gen 3 speed.

While a Gen 4 NVMe SSD will work, it will only run at the Gen 3 speed and not achieve its maximum rated sequential read/write speed.

Gem 4 NVMe SSD's currently cost more than the Gen 3 ones, so if you have no plans on moving a Gen 4 NVMe SSD to a newer PC in the future, save your money and buy a Gen 3 one.

These are the three I recommend...I have posted the links to the 500 GB capacities.  They come larger and smaller...

Samsung 980:

Amazon.com: Samsung Electronics (MZ-V8V500B/AM) 980 SSD 500GB - M.2 NVMe Interface Internal Solid St...

Hynix  Gold:

Amazon.com: SK hynix Gold P31 500GB PCIe NVMe Gen3 M.2 2280 Internal SSD | Up to 3500MB/S | Compact ...

WD Blue SN 570:

Amazon.com: Western Digital 500GB WD Blue SN570 NVMe Internal Solid State Drive SSD - Gen3 x4 PCIe 8...