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.
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