I have a Lenovo P15 Gen1 laptop with easily accessible ram slots. I have never purchased parts for a PC or done any upgrades myself. I think I understand the process well enough, but I’m lost in all the RAM types and model numbers. How can I tell which sticks will fit and work with the P15, and where’s the best spot to order them in the US? Thanks for any help with such a basic question.

  • Contramuffin@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    You would need to manually set your RAM to run at 3200 MHz in your BIOS, so I expect that it’ll just run at 2933 MHz instead if you don’t touch the BIOS. Normally the limit is set to 2133 MHz, but I guess your laptop BIOS caps out at 2933?

    In any case, a 3200 MHz RAM just means that it can run at any speed at or below 3200 MHz

    • idkwhatimdoing@sh.itjust.worksOP
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      1 year ago

      Yeah it seems the preinstalled RAM is 2933 MHz, so I imagine that’s where my BIOS is capped and I probably won’t try to change anything. Just great to hear that a 3200 MHz stick will work with the 2933 in there now.