RAM and Motherboard Compatibility
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Hello everyone,
I own an ACER Aspire M7720 (2009) with an ACER FX58M motherboard, an Intel X58 chipset (southbridge Intel 82801JR (ICH10R)), an Intel Core I7 920 processor, and 6 DDR3 memory slots (triple channel).
I currently have 10GB of RAM distributed across the 6 slots in this configuration: 4x2GB + 2x1GB (PC3 10600).
I would like to increase the RAM to 24GB by acquiring 6 Corsair Vengeance CMZ24GX3M6A1600C9 (PC3 12800) memory sticks of 4GB each.
Some RAM configurators on various websites say that the maximum RAM capacity for an ACER Aspire M 7720 is 12GB, while others say it is 24GB. It is worth noting that the manufacturer data at the time stated a maximum RAM capacity of 12GB for this model.
My question is whether I can exceed 12GB.
Thank you.
I own an ACER Aspire M7720 (2009) with an ACER FX58M motherboard, an Intel X58 chipset (southbridge Intel 82801JR (ICH10R)), an Intel Core I7 920 processor, and 6 DDR3 memory slots (triple channel).
I currently have 10GB of RAM distributed across the 6 slots in this configuration: 4x2GB + 2x1GB (PC3 10600).
I would like to increase the RAM to 24GB by acquiring 6 Corsair Vengeance CMZ24GX3M6A1600C9 (PC3 12800) memory sticks of 4GB each.
Some RAM configurators on various websites say that the maximum RAM capacity for an ACER Aspire M 7720 is 12GB, while others say it is 24GB. It is worth noting that the manufacturer data at the time stated a maximum RAM capacity of 12GB for this model.
My question is whether I can exceed 12GB.
Thank you.
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Upgrading to 12GB is of no interest for such an old PC.
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"Some sites' RAM configurators say that the maximum amount of RAM for an ACER Aspire M 7720 is 12GB, while others say 24GB. Note that the manufacturer's data at the time indicated a maximum RAM amount of 12GB for this model."
We can do something if there is an interest. If I told you that going from 10 to 12GB has no benefit for such a configuration, even if your PC managed 24GB, going from 10 to 24GB would be even less beneficial. It would be money thrown away: because it wouldn't provide anything. Unless you use your PC for heavy activities that require a lot of memory like image processing, for example. But in that case, you would be limited by your CPU, which would quickly struggle with current activities.
We can do something if there is an interest. If I told you that going from 10 to 12GB has no benefit for such a configuration, even if your PC managed 24GB, going from 10 to 24GB would be even less beneficial. It would be money thrown away: because it wouldn't provide anything. Unless you use your PC for heavy activities that require a lot of memory like image processing, for example. But in that case, you would be limited by your CPU, which would quickly struggle with current activities.