I want to upgrade SSD and RAM of my VICTUS 16 AMD Ryzen 7 5800H with Radeon Graphic 16-e0550AX

[Vikas187]

Hello, I want to upgrade SSD and RAM of my VICTUS 16 AMD Ryzen 7 5800H with Radeon Graphic 16-e0550AX.

1. So, I want to know RAM specification, max supported capacity in both channel slots.

2. SSD specification, Is it GEN 3 or GEN 4, supported max capacity in both slots.

I want to use my already installed 8GB RAM, don't want to keep it useless.

1. So can I use 8GB +16GB combination of RAMs? Will it be safe configuration for laptop? 

2. AND installed 512GB + 1TB combination SSDs? Will it be safe configuration for laptop? 

[tk_srq · Accepted solution]

@Vikas187,

See this thread.

Upgrade limit and slots for SSD, RAM in VICTUS 16 AMD Ryzen ... - HP Support Community - 9303855

Both of your M.2 slots are gen 3 (see page 2 of the manual).

The memory works best if a pair of modules of the same size is installed, as it runs in the dual channel mode. But you can add a 16 GB DDR4-3200 in the empty slot.

You can safely install a 1 TB NVMe in the secondary slot for data storage. You just need to initialize the drive first.

Initialize new disks | Microsoft Learn

[Vikas187]

As mentioned, in manual both slots of SSD supports Gen 3 PCIe interface. But installed 512GB SSD SAMSUNG MZVL2512HCJQ-00BH1 in Gen 4 SSD mentioned on Samsung Website and internet. It's giving Gen 4 SSD due to PCIe 3 motherboard. 

So I want to ask why HP has mounted Gen 4 SSD on Gen 3 interface and how can i get gen 3 ssd speed .

Should  I purchase Gen 3 or Gen 4 ?

I have attached screenshot 

[tk_srq]

Only HP can answer your question: why a Samsung gen4 NVMe was installed in your notebook's gen3 M.2 slot.

One of your screenshots indicates the gen4 Samsung is running at gen 3.0x4. I would expect the Samsung drive to run at gen3 speed like around at 3500 MB/s, but it's actually running at half of it.

If you got those benchmark scores when your notebook was running on battery, maybe the Samsung SSD had a power issue.

Run benchmarks when the notebook is plugged in. See this post.

Solved: M.2/NVMe Gen 4 PCIe Slot Speed Issues for HP Victus Gaming L... - HP Support Community - 925...

See this thread. The author reports in the last reply that power plan was changed and the M.2 drive's speeds doubled. Apparently, power mode was switched from 'Balanced' to 'Best Performance (or High Performance).'

.'Solved: Speed of new SSD - HP Support Community - 9282139

[Vikas187]

Yes, it worked, SSD achieved at least  NVMe Gen 3 max speed upto 3500 MB/s.

Thanks a lot for such a helpful discussion. 

Have a nice day. 😊

                            

[tk_srq]

Glad that your NVMe drive's speed issue is resolved.