RAM UPGRADE

[preyrit]

For model product Z4Z35UA name HP Spectre x360 - 15-bl012dx - is it possible to use 3200 MHz RAM PC4-25600 instead of PC4-19200 model. 

also, can we upgrade RAM from 16 gb to 32 gb with ram model pc4-25600 of 3200 MHz ? 

[Paul_Tikkanen · Accepted solution]

Hi:

The product specs for your notebook indicate that it originally came with 16 GB of memory.

HP Spectre x360 - 15-bl012dx Product Specifications | HP® Customer Support

Chapter 1 of the service manual indicates the max is 2 x 8 GB, so according to the manual, you are already at the max.

HP Spectre x360 Convertible PC Maintenance and Service GuideIMPORTANT! This document is intended for...

You can do the following to see if your notebook can run more than 2 x 8 GB of memory...

1. In the Windows search box, search for cmd and click Run as administrator. This will open the command prompt.

2. Once the command prompt is open, type wmic memphysical get maxcapacity and hit enter. There, it will show the maximum RAM capacity your PC's motherboard can support.

The capacity is shown as Kilobytes, so you have to convert it as follows...

Gigabytes = Kilobytes ÷ 1,048,576 

DDR4-3200 memory will only run at the fastest speed your notebook's processor can run the memory at, which is 2133 MHz.