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hi guys i have a sony vaio vpceb14en with the following specs windows 10 technical preview build 9860 Intel® Core™ i3-330M Processor 2.13 GHz ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 5470 Graphics 3 gb ram i recently bought a new ram chip kingston 4gb module - ddr3l 1600mhz KVR16LS11/4
http://www.kingston.com/datasheets/KVR16LS11_4.pdf
but it wont boot so im looking for a ram chip that is compatible with my laptop and i want to upgrade the cpu if possible so could you guys give me some recomandations? thanks in advance
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Reply:
The RAM is 512M x 64 (8 chips), unfortunately first generation Core CPU's, like your Core i3, do not support that. For 4 GB they need 256M x 128 modules (16 chips, 8 on each side). It will be very difficult to find compatible RAM for your machine, as far as I know all manufacturers have switched to 512M x 64 layouts for their 4 GB modules (I've emailed some manufacturers). I recommend looking on ebay for RAM.
The CPU can also be upgraded on your machine, I've upgraded my VPC EA1S1E from a Core i3 330M to a Core i5 580M (at the time the i7 640M was still very expensive). Both the Core i5 580M and Core i7 640M are attractive options, they can also be found on ebay. Make sure you have the latest BIOS installed before you upgrade the CPU. Do not attempt to install Quad Core i7s, these do not work and can damage the motherboard.