upgrade ram

[RickyLeRoy]

I want to upgrade ram on Hp 15-G003sl (Energy Star) because now It's 4 GB but I want to replace existing OS with Windows 10, so what ram can you suggest to have for new OS ? 8 GB? Computer is used only for web searching and home banking, Word+ Excel, no video and no film.

1. What is maximum ram which I can install ? 8 or 16 GB ?
2. If I wanted to install totally 8 GB, I have to buy only a 4 GB module ? Or It's necessary to disassembly the existing one to understand what brand is installed and to buy the new one of same model?
3. What kind of ram can I buy? DDR3L-1600 SODIMM ?

[Paul_Tikkanen · Accepted solution]

Hi:

Below is the link to the service manual for your notebook.

HP 15 TouchSmart Notebook PCHP 15 Notebook PCCompaq 15 TouchSmart Notebook PCCompaq 15 Notebook PC M...

Chapter 1 has the memory upgrade info.

Your notebook has one memory slot, so in order to upgrade the memory, you will have to remove the 4 GB memory chip and replace it with an 8 GB memory chip.

Your notebook uses DDR3L-1600 memory.

This would be a compatible memory chip for your notebook...

Crucial 8GB DDR3L-1600 SODIMM | CT102464BF160B | Crucial IT

[RickyLeRoy]

Do you think 4 GB can be sufficient for Windows 10 or it's recommended  8 GB as minimum size ?

[Paul_Tikkanen]

If you can afford the 48 euros, I would max out the memory to 8 GB.

I tried to find that model memory on eBay, Italy but couldn't find any bargains there.

it is a little bit cheaper on Amazon, Italy.

Crucial RAM CT102464BF160B 8GB DDR3L-1600 SODIMM Memoria Laptop 1.35 V CL11 : Amazon.it: Informatica