Lenovo L340 Gaming Laptop Upgrade Guide - Performance Boost?

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  • Опубликовано: 21 апр 2020
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    I’ve upgraded my Lenovo L340 gaming laptop and will guide you through the full process here and show you the performance differences this makes in games. I’ll be upgrading the RAM, WiFi card, M.2 SSD drive, and installing a 2.5” drive caddy and SATA cable.
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  • @JarrodsTech
    @JarrodsTech  4 года назад +855

    Are upgrade guide videos like this something I should do more of? 🤔

  • @akashpanthi2917
    @akashpanthi2917 4 года назад +196

    This sort of videos are evergreen and become hit overtime. I want my guy to succeed. Wishing you have million+ subscriber

  • @Nines997
    @Nines997 4 года назад +19

    I brought this laptop after watching your review and now I can make some upgrades too. Thanks dude

    • @techph7854
      @techph7854 4 года назад

      Sayed Uddin I also upgrade one of this ruclips.net/video/968IS8jBHbg/видео.html

  • @Methrael
    @Methrael Год назад +48

    0:33 - taking the back off
    0:47 - RAM replacing
    1:27 - WiFi card replacing
    2:04 - 2.5" HDD or SSD installation

  • @januar2741
    @januar2741 4 года назад +17

    you need more subsribers.. seriously, how video this quality, your soothing voice, doesnt get much exposure. hope you reaching 1M subs ASAP ! thanks for all the video you upload during this pandemic, i enjoy it very much

  • @lhsthree
    @lhsthree 4 года назад +19

    Great. Helped out a ton. My 17 in came with the ssd bracket in it already.

  • @pspspspspspspspspspspspspspsps
    @pspspspspspspspspspspspspspsps 4 года назад +33

    One of the best laptop/tech enthusiast who replies to almost every comments on his videos and gives recommendations. Kudos man, hope you'll have more subscribers soon.

  • @ElyesKhechine
    @ElyesKhechine 4 года назад +18

    This is a good helpful video, would love to see more of this at least for popular laptops. It also shows how we can still get away with 8GB for gaming in 2020.

  • @e.n.64
    @e.n.64 4 года назад +9

    I installed all my games on an external SSD drive and I connect it once I want to play a game. Works flawless and never had to open the backlid. So, that's a nice alternative.

    • @JarrodsTech
      @JarrodsTech  4 года назад +3

      Nice! Yeah just USB can often be slower, depends on the ports you've got and the external drive.

  • @99Newb
    @99Newb 4 года назад +67

    Man, your channel is the best place to go to for laptop reviews.
    Anyways, i have a sort of stupid question
    is the 1650 Ti new? and if so, I gotta see how it compares to 1650 and the 1660 Ti.
    keep doing what you're doing man!

    • @nittikorn
      @nittikorn 4 года назад +2

      Yes, it is a very new card, so new that most review sites haven't even been able to run benchmarks on it yet. I'm also interested to see how it fares up to the bigger cards in terms of performance, battery life etc.

  • @mechace25
    @mechace25 2 года назад +12

    Been using this video as an upgrade guide for my L340 the past several months.
    Just swapped out the og SSD yesterday for a 1TB Xpg Gammix S70 Blade.
    Wifi 5

    • @aitoluxd
      @aitoluxd 2 года назад +1

      I just order this laptop. I'm curious how much performance boost you got compared with the stock, and approx amount spent on these parts?

    • @johnlemon1102
      @johnlemon1102 2 года назад +1

      Hi! Im planning on upgrading my RAM just wanted to ask if the difference between the 8gb and 32gb is recognizable and if it is worth it?

    • @playerroku4412
      @playerroku4412 2 года назад

      Go with 16 gigs unless the price between 16 and 32 isn't that much. The graphics card with 4gb ram is going to be your bottleneck anyway

    • @arpit2994
      @arpit2994 2 года назад +1

      Lol 32 gb is not supported 😂

    • @tusharnain6652
      @tusharnain6652 2 года назад +4

      L340 supports only upto 16gigs 😂😂😂😂

  • @mpwaterhouse
    @mpwaterhouse 2 года назад +4

    Many thanks - just installed a 1TB HD into our L340 - one minor issue is the connecting table flip-over flange popping out (or having a malfunctioning hinge). The good news is you can still insert the flat cable and secure with some electric tape and that all gets sandwiched and held in place by the M2 SSD reinsertion :)

  • @dragospavel7911
    @dragospavel7911 3 года назад +26

    Thanks for this. Very clear and easy to follow, and honestly exactly what I needed. Legend!

  • @DanielPichl
    @DanielPichl 4 года назад +3

    I went a similar way - bought an L340 with i7-9750HF, 8GB RAM, 256GB NVMe and 1TB HDD (as I wanted to have this caddy already here - and the disk can still be used as an external drive in an USB case).
    So, I swapped the RAM against 16GB, had both an NVMe 2TB SSD and a SATA 2TB SSD. OS had to be installed manually anyway (the laptop came with FreeDOS), so no migration necessary.
    Your video definitely helped me choosing this procedure, and this machine is really a beast of a laptop in this price range.

    • @sssoban
      @sssoban 2 года назад

      bro can you tell me which ram u used for upgradation?

    • @DanielPichl
      @DanielPichl 2 года назад +2

      @@sssoban it was a 16GB Crucial DDR4-2400 module (1.2V) - in the meantime, I had switched with a 32GB Crucial DDR4-2666 module (system uses it at 2400MHz).
      Make sure that the RAM works with 1.2V and is at least DDR4-2400.

    • @sssoban
      @sssoban 2 года назад

      @@DanielPichl ok thanks. Also warzone is unplayable on 8 gbs, does 16 gigs fix that? Or is 1050 not the one for warzone?

    • @DanielPichl
      @DanielPichl 2 года назад +1

      @@sssoban guess the game should definitely take profit of the RAM. Can't tell you how it would perform as I don't play it, but as far as I could see via Google, Warzone can take up to 12-13GB(!), so 16GB should do good.
      As for games I play, BF4 runs quite well (around 80FPS on 1080p), and BFV runs OK (although some Pacific maps do drag me down to the 20-30FPS, even on low settings).
      And Cities Skylines (a memory hog if you play with some mods and lots of assets - my game takes easily 20GB+ of RAM) made me upgrade to 32GB of RAM, so it does not have to use the page file.

  • @portfoliowisdom
    @portfoliowisdom 3 года назад +2

    I followed your directions for upgrading memory and was done in 5 minutes or so. Thanks so much.

  • @oreltub
    @oreltub 4 года назад +2

    Wow jarrod! Not only you are the only one who made a serious review for that pc (which i bought 8 monthes ago), you JUST made an wifi upgrade guide when i need it.
    Wll done!!

    • @JarrodsTech
      @JarrodsTech  4 года назад +1

      Perfect timing!

    • @oreltub
      @oreltub 4 года назад

      Hi Jarrod!
      Is it possible to connect to this laptop an external monitor with better refresh rate than 60hz?
      I've tried but the monitor seems to be connected to the intel gpu instead of the gtx1650.

  • @Steven9x
    @Steven9x 4 года назад +8

    This video is perfect, just got this laptop and is loving it and maybe even upgrade it! Thank you for making the video :D

    • @JarrodsTech
      @JarrodsTech  4 года назад +3

      Glad I could help!

    • @hamdiayadi9815
      @hamdiayadi9815 4 года назад

      how is your experience with this laptop ? did you face some problems with the power limits of cpu ?

  • @jimmydeleon6810
    @jimmydeleon6810 4 года назад +7

    Great, I will going to upgrade the M.2 SSD when I need it, thank you

  • @notkrispy7763
    @notkrispy7763 2 года назад +1

    HOLY COW! I thought upgrading my ram was going to be so much more difficult. thanks so much for this video!

  • @andrewdickie6724
    @andrewdickie6724 3 года назад +2

    Wow thanks did upgraded the ssd after about 3 months with the laptop I couldn't have done it without this video
    FYI: in the UK the laptop ships with a sata ssd bay just no sata cable

  • @AlvariuxGaming
    @AlvariuxGaming 4 года назад +8

    Great review man, I just hate that sometimes we have to go through a lot of trouble just to enjoy a PC game.

  • @domenicotalento7832
    @domenicotalento7832 4 года назад +68

    Sorry to bother you again, when can we expect the review of the gs66? is the i9 really bad in temperatures?

    • @JarrodsTech
      @JarrodsTech  4 года назад +77

      I pulled it out of the box a few hours ago, it will take days to gather all the data to create the full review, might be next week. I am aiming to have the 20 game testing video done for this time tomorrow, then the thermal testing video for the day after, but it's a lot of work to complete. I'm doing it as fast as I can.

    • @domenicotalento7832
      @domenicotalento7832 4 года назад +5

      Jarrod'sTech it’s perfect, thank you very much for your work!

    • @alistergoh9744
      @alistergoh9744 4 года назад

      @@JarrodsTech what about the msi gf65, the i5 9300h 1660 ti model

    • @genexis_x9040
      @genexis_x9040 4 года назад

      A China laptop review website has already reviewed GS66, thermals are very good for a thin and light gaming laptop.

    • @lucvanwesten7920
      @lucvanwesten7920 4 года назад

      @@genexis_x9040 do you have a link?

  • @user-ce4mw8dk6o
    @user-ce4mw8dk6o 4 года назад +2

    Best video on the NET about this laptop upgrade! Thank you.

  • @Oscar-xw7nt
    @Oscar-xw7nt 4 года назад +2

    You must be lucky to get all these review units at 100k! I really hope you get more soon.

  • @brianarzola
    @brianarzola 4 года назад +3

    I've had this laptop for about a year. Loving it. I'm going to use your guide to upgrade my RAM to 16gb. Great job!

    • @hamdiayadi9815
      @hamdiayadi9815 4 года назад +1

      did you face some problems in heavy gaming regarding the power limit throttling or the thermal ?

    • @brianarzola
      @brianarzola 4 года назад +1

      @@hamdiayadi9815 Not really. I don't really play too many heavy games though. I play heavily modded skyrim which is very gpu heavy, but the thermals are fine during that. Main issues are RAM and VRAM

    • @dhruvarora9378
      @dhruvarora9378 4 года назад +1

      just wanna ask aquestion as i was about to get this laptop.What is the battery life on normal usage(chrome surfing and all)?

    • @bermudas6074
      @bermudas6074 3 года назад

      @@hamdiayadi9815 I have this laptop and it can barely hold up on warzone and apex legends. Everything else is great, its a great machine for emulation also

  • @rodrigo4379
    @rodrigo4379 4 года назад +4

    i upgraded my 17 inch macbook pro with 16gb of ram and 2tb ssd for music production, and new thermal paste :D

    • @JarrodsTech
      @JarrodsTech  4 года назад +1

      Nice, how's the upgrade going?

  • @Derp___
    @Derp___ 4 года назад +2

    HOLY CRAP ARE YOU PSYCHIC?!
    I was literally shopping online for a 16GB ram upgrade for my l340. Disappointed in the difference. So probably won’t get one unless I find one for a bargain.
    Thank you for this review!!

    • @TheAyoubh
      @TheAyoubh 4 года назад

      Derp if you want to play games like red dead redemption 2 or call of duty modern warfare you better put 16gb ram the games he tested don’t really need more than 8gb

    • @Derp___
      @Derp___ 4 года назад

      Huda Ayoub yeah I caved and purchased one like and hour after I commented this 😂

    • @edwardbake7130
      @edwardbake7130 8 месяцев назад

      ​@@Derp___did u get the performance boost? Did rdr2 stop stuttering? I am 3yrs late but in the same delimma. Please reply.

    • @Derp___
      @Derp___ 8 месяцев назад

      It did make a difference! But sadly never tried rdr2 on it. Ive upgraded since, but from memory games like COD, Halo, Rust ran better. But honestly the biggest difference I encountered was upgrading to SDD. That made a tone of difference.@@edwardbake7130

  • @absorbentcotton7156
    @absorbentcotton7156 4 года назад +1

    Ah yes, another video of the L340 Gaming laptop that some of those owners might not be confident about their single channel ram and also I am one of them, but yet given another appreciation to stand off. I'm really pissed off when there's some L340 Gaming laptops that has dual channel ram for the past couple of days, but yeah technology is evolving and had served us very well that it leads us on the place we were at right now. Btw, I'm happy for these upgrade videos so please continue these series. Thank you so much Jarrod!

    • @JarrodsTech
      @JarrodsTech  4 года назад

      Thanks for letting me know! Yeah wish I had a dual channel one lol

  • @gullugadha
    @gullugadha 4 года назад +17

    Bro in your battery tests you set the brightness level at 50%, don't you think that the brightness should be calibrated to a fixed level say 200 nits to make a more apples to apples comparision, as some panels only reach 250 nits at max while others can reach upto say 400 nits, just a suggestion.

    • @ACE112ACE112
      @ACE112ACE112 4 года назад +2

      imo he should run it at max brightness because that's the brightness i usually use on battery power.

    • @DineshSahu-lx3ht
      @DineshSahu-lx3ht 4 года назад +9

      @@ACE112ACE112 not everyone likes to watch the world burn

  • @rheanjunebermudorj
    @rheanjunebermudorj 4 года назад +6

    I’ve enjoyed my L340 so far and I have a soldered 4gb of ram, hopefully to buy some upgrades in the future...

    • @JarrodsTech
      @JarrodsTech  4 года назад +4

      Mine didn't have soldered at all! It's so strange that some regions do it, you could probably get dual channel with it

    • @rheanjunebermudorj
      @rheanjunebermudorj 4 года назад +1

      Yeah I guess it varies on the region, It could been more better if i had a gtx 1650 rather than the gtx 1050 in some cases

    • @inigodeguzman9518
      @inigodeguzman9518 4 года назад +1

      have you experienced any lags in normal usage or in gaming? how's the temperatures?

    • @matthewkwong3365
      @matthewkwong3365 4 года назад +1

      @@inigodeguzman9518 The temperature or performance will roughly the same. By soldered 4GB RAM, I believe he means soldered 4GB + 4GB upgradable.

    • @WilliamM.Wallas
      @WilliamM.Wallas 4 года назад

      how can I know if a part of the RAM is soldered ?

  • @WhiteTrashWizard
    @WhiteTrashWizard 3 года назад

    mine has the hardware for the extra drive and i bought mine almost two years ago. with todays games it definitely needs an upgrade, awesome video

  • @abhishikthvutukuri
    @abhishikthvutukuri 3 года назад

    Thank you so much man, Your videos abt l340 helped me a lot. As per ur suggestion I bought an l340 with HDD pre installed.
    will upgrade the m.2 SSD & wifi card soon
    -a happy viewer who just bought an l340 a day ago

    • @papunch
      @papunch 2 месяца назад

      Have you done this? How did you set the system to use SSD instead of HDD while it is still inside? Thanks

  • @beniopl
    @beniopl 4 года назад +5

    Great job. Thanks to your earlier review of the laptop I made the decision to buy it. Later, before you posted this video, I made upgrades on --> 16GB RAM and --> 1GB SSD NVME. Cheers, Jarrod!

    • @JarrodsTech
      @JarrodsTech  4 года назад +1

      Thanks, nice one!

    • @franky6193
      @franky6193 2 года назад +5

      1gb ssd is pretty small

    • @mentoslat6140
      @mentoslat6140 2 года назад +1

      @@franky6193 lol

    • @papunch
      @papunch 2 месяца назад

      Did you made any systems sets after playing SSD Nvme? Thanks

  • @XMGi00
    @XMGi00 4 года назад +5

    I got my L340 i5 recently with the 2.5 mounting kit included. I guess it's a region thing that they don't include the mounting kit in AU.

    • @furret500
      @furret500 4 года назад

      Hey, what region are you in if you don't mind me asking? I have one arriving in a few days and I am in the UK, I'm curious as to whether I'd need to buy the kit separately.

    • @XMGi00
      @XMGi00 4 года назад

      @@furret500 Philippines. It also came with 512GB M.2 SSD.

    • @furret500
      @furret500 4 года назад

      @@XMGi00 Thanks, mine didn't come with the kit :

    • @casualboysirius
      @casualboysirius 3 года назад

      @@XMGi00 how much did you buy urs I'm planning on buying the same model in my region.

  • @gokhansakrak5762
    @gokhansakrak5762 Год назад

    Very good video. I changed ram from 8 to 16 by following the steps and it worked properly. Thanks a lot!

  • @matheuslemes8672
    @matheuslemes8672 3 года назад

    One of the bests videos i have found about this notebook, thanks for all your content.

  • @Aeolous1
    @Aeolous1 4 года назад +3

    When will you make the video on replacing thermal paste for this? Ive been thinking of doing that for mine

  • @NicotineRosberg
    @NicotineRosberg 4 года назад +6

    The single channel is such a turn off

  • @TAJARIBSAUD
    @TAJARIBSAUD 4 года назад +2

    It's really good to make different videos form time to time
    Thank you for the great help

  • @dkcsuarez
    @dkcsuarez 4 года назад +1

    Planning on getting L340 now I am convinced.. will probably upgrade the Storage... RAM maybe later if I see that I am maxing my RAM usage.

  • @AthifKhan
    @AthifKhan 4 года назад +4

    Hey Jarrod, I bought the Y7000 recently after seeing your review. I just wanted to know if your y7000 came with a hdd mounting bracket and cable? I have the variant with the same specs that you have.

  • @ismaelbonaso5814
    @ismaelbonaso5814 3 года назад +5

    Hello Jarrod/everyone, I followed your tutorial on my Lenovo L340 step by step with the same components. Actually everything worked smoothly, so first of all thank you so much.
    However now I've got the feeling that maybe my laptop is overheating too much (80°/85° in MSI afterburner on Pes20 and GTA5) mostly in the zone of the Ram. Because of this I'd really appreciate your feedback in your experience after upgrading the laptop, thus I can know if these temperatures are normal or not (I also have an airflow cooler).
    The only thing I have changed besides the new ram and SSD it's the internal configuration to run games with the 1650 in the Nvidia control panel instead of the default configuration (which I think it's kind of a mix between both GPUs, correct me if I'm wrong).
    Would you guys have some ideas or advice about this? Thank you in advance 😊 .

    • @ridd5341
      @ridd5341 7 месяцев назад

      Здравствуйте! Вы опытный пользователь ноутбуков/компьютеров? Вам еще нужна помощь?

  • @janemmanuelatanacio4046
    @janemmanuelatanacio4046 3 года назад +2

    I just got mine now . 😁 i'll try this guide . Thankyou ! Im from Philippines 😁

  • @yadugirin2564
    @yadugirin2564 3 года назад

    man this is such a useful video the website from lenovo tells it has 2 ram slots one soldered and other left open what a mislead
    thanks bro you did a pretty good job

  • @AndrewRyan716
    @AndrewRyan716 4 года назад +3

    I don't know much about these things but would it be possible (or advisable) to upgrade to 16GB DDR4 2666 ram rather than 2400? If yes, would it make a difference in terms of performance?

  • @smashandburnyt6938
    @smashandburnyt6938 4 года назад +5

    16GB RAM is the way to go for gaming, streaming and video editing. Apex Legends takes advantage of 16GB RAM.

    • @JarrodsTech
      @JarrodsTech  4 года назад +2

      It's a good sweet spot.

    • @tomrichter7979
      @tomrichter7979 4 года назад +2

      Warzone get‘s a huge performance increase with 16gb as well

    • @AshtonRocks1000
      @AshtonRocks1000 4 года назад

      @@tomrichter7979 how much of an increase? I have this laptop and was thinking of upgrading the ram.

    • @tomrichter7979
      @tomrichter7979 4 года назад +1

      AshtonRocks 1000 With this computer probably not that much more fps because your system will be bottlenecked by the gpu or cpu but it should help to eliminate lag spikes, wich will make the expierience a lot better.

  • @60DollarCodger
    @60DollarCodger 4 года назад

    Great info and a fun watch, Jarrod 👍
    fwiw, I don't see this content as a missed opportunity for another review. Makes JT a one stop shop for model suggestions and for answers to the inevitable questions about upgrading the most popular units.

  • @CharlieQ7400
    @CharlieQ7400 4 года назад

    One of the most well done Upgrade Tutorials Out there, Not doing Ads in video ( like ssd manufacturer ) is a good thing to do..
    I would have the same choice with the budget king m.2 512gb and not samsung any size i can afford even dramless for games etc ..
    Unless you do Real work , make sure you get a top tier ssd for reliability..

  • @p7s7x9
    @p7s7x9 4 года назад +3

    Hi! Interestingly, this is actually available in the Philippines with a "sort of" dual-channel option, but only for the i5 variants (i7 versions are stuck with 8gb single channel). Our i5 variants here have 4gb ddr4 2400mhz soldered onboard, but have 1 open ram slot on the board, capable of 20gb (4+16 dual channel) max! They recently announced a sale here where you could grab an i5/4gb/512ssd/gtx1650 for around 43,995 philippine pesos, or roughly US$876 (with tax applied) with MS Office 2019 Home & Student preinstalled and 2 years Onsite premium care warranty and a separate 2.5" drive bracket out of the box. What do you think of this option?

    • @roddypantheon
      @roddypantheon 4 года назад +1

      I have this i5 variant but gtx 1050.. I've read in spec sheet it has only 16gb max offering? Is that true? That's why I'm thinking of only adding 8gb.. is it safe to maximize it to 20gb?

  • @kounakdutta
    @kounakdutta 4 года назад +5

    Hey Jarrod , I again changed my name . From XaGlez to AFK GAMER. Don"t forget me XD

  • @allenocampo6174
    @allenocampo6174 3 года назад

    Visited this again for upgrades. Thanks, Jarrod!

    • @allenocampo6174
      @allenocampo6174 3 года назад

      So, the maximum ram I can put to the L340 is only 16Gb right? Or can I go 32, or it is just useless and a bit overkill?

    • @MateuszWierzejski
      @MateuszWierzejski 3 года назад +1

      @@allenocampo6174 max is 32gb but its kinda overkill

  • @liammiller9296
    @liammiller9296 3 года назад +1

    Dude you are awesome. Thank you very much for this tutorial

  • @esanchez47
    @esanchez47 3 года назад +4

    Thanks for the video! Anyone has upgraded to 16GB? does it worth?

    • @phizil92
      @phizil92 3 года назад +1

      I heard its good for warzone but ...
      And no place for dual channel

  • @DSDSDS1235
    @DSDSDS1235 4 года назад +9

    I don't see crucial products and being the mega crucial fanboy I am I must scream
    AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

    • @JarrodsTech
      @JarrodsTech  4 года назад +3

      AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

  • @mymotionstudio6782
    @mymotionstudio6782 3 года назад +1

    This is an awesome review! Keep it up. It helps!

  • @kysierkevin
    @kysierkevin 4 года назад

    My lenovo l340 has dual channel ram. 4gb is soldered and the other is upgradable. Just purchased a 16gb 2400 mhz ram and will be upgrading my ssd. Hoping i can play ff xv with no prob

  • @stefanosong9314
    @stefanosong9314 4 года назад +9

    1:05 dude disconnect the battery before any actions

    • @HaHa-my6yq
      @HaHa-my6yq 4 года назад

      i absolutely agree with u

    • @astrobois2883
      @astrobois2883 4 года назад

      Why?

    • @kentd2869
      @kentd2869 4 года назад +1

      Helmy Haikal the laptops have small onboard current when there’s a power source connected either cable or battery, this posts potential shortcut when you remove or install parts on the motherboard, which will fry everything in its way, even your cpu or gpu

    • @khalidzakaria786
      @khalidzakaria786 4 года назад

      @@kentd2869 i fried my l340 mainboard while changing ram without detaching battery. lol....was under warranty and luckily they gave me i7 9750h instead of my i59300h :-)

  • @maoraharon21
    @maoraharon21 4 года назад +8

    the single-channel seriously kills this laptop

    • @James-ip8xs
      @James-ip8xs 4 года назад +2

      Just bought it and not done my research, regret it big time. Will probably just cut my losses and sell it tbh.

    • @jesssic
      @jesssic 4 года назад

      @@James-ip8xs is it really that bad?, what is the difference with double channel?

  • @StampsBoss
    @StampsBoss Год назад

    Upgraded ram successfully. Got my wifi card a week later. Antenna pulling the ring out of the socket on the original card and I can’t get it out ).:
    Thanks for video. It helped me have a better idea how to upgrade my laptop. I just had broken antenna, not faulting of you.

  • @andreszhoutsang9645
    @andreszhoutsang9645 4 года назад

    that is an interesting placement for the 2,5 inch drive, without occupying the battery's space

    • @JarrodsTech
      @JarrodsTech  4 года назад

      Yeah I guess the motherboard doesn't need to take up as much space as most others.

  • @monicadeuda6944
    @monicadeuda6944 4 года назад

    Thanks so much for this Jarrod! I just bought my L340!!! Planning to upgrade it in the future for better performance!

  • @sassykat2587
    @sassykat2587 3 года назад +2

    This will probably get lost in a sea of comments and I know it's old, but for those willing to answer, should I remove the battery before installing any of these upgrades? In my case, it would be ram. I just wondered since it wasn't shown in the video. Some say it's a requirement to be safe, others say it isn't. Otherwise, this helped me out a ton, thank you!

    • @hauldencottenfield869
      @hauldencottenfield869 3 года назад +1

      I installed the ram perfectly without removing anything. Just turn off the laptop, and do as he did!

    • @sassykat2587
      @sassykat2587 3 года назад

      @@hauldencottenfield869 Thanks for the answer, I'll see how it goes.
      Edit: Yeah, remove the battery to be safe. I'll leave it at that.

    • @azariahgaming3254
      @azariahgaming3254 2 года назад

      @@sassykat2587 what happens if you don’t remove the battery

  • @henry3484
    @henry3484 4 года назад +1

    thanks for the video! Lucky for me, my came with the HDD caddy but no sata cable nor hdd. Going to order the cable and attach the HDD from my previous laptop.

  • @CospeedRL
    @CospeedRL 4 года назад +1

    Nice video! Thank you very much for this guide

  • @martingru
    @martingru 4 года назад +1

    Lenovo wants way too much for theirs components especally when those laptops are in consumer line , its like buying thinkpads parts but for consumer grade laptops for premum price its all mixed up and they should consider it.
    Good vid!

    • @JarrodsTech
      @JarrodsTech  4 года назад

      Thanks! Yeah definitely, the price they wanted for that cable was a rip off, third party is the way to go there for sure.

    • @matthewkwong3365
      @matthewkwong3365 4 года назад

      In fact, all OEM companies do that.

  • @alexandergeorge2392
    @alexandergeorge2392 4 года назад +1

    Thank you for review this laptop. I already bought it, and it is on the way to my home.

  • @soundgarden8885
    @soundgarden8885 4 года назад

    I bought the 17 inch, i5 (9th Gen) L340 but it came with a GTX 1050? Strange.. Runs all my games perfectly thought.. Thnx for the tips, ill upgrade the RAM, harddrive and WiFi zoon! Keep it up

  • @jackdaniel1602
    @jackdaniel1602 2 года назад +2

    I upgraded mine but didn't have a sheild over the Ram module and the fans were smaller and doesn't have a slot for an M.2 Drive near the 2.5 inch HDD so I guess some of their L340 machines are built different from the one you took apart with a cheaper motherboard and probably cheaper parts too to save on their cost.

  • @jbibian707
    @jbibian707 8 месяцев назад

    Thank you for your video. I was able to upgrade my labtop. sosososo thank you!!!!

  • @WilliamM.Wallas
    @WilliamM.Wallas 4 года назад +1

    Great video.
    Hopefully you can make a video about hot to clean l340 from inside and how to re-paste CPU and GPU

    • @JarrodsTech
      @JarrodsTech  4 года назад +5

      Thanks! I'll keep that in mind, could do it when I do my paste testing video maybe

  • @techph7854
    @techph7854 4 года назад

    nice video,nice clear camera angle

  • @josephngo8389
    @josephngo8389 4 года назад +2

    Hello! I'm a big noob with computer parts now and I have no clue how ssd works. I did some research and was wondering if I'd have to install windows onto the additional 2.5 drive if I'm not replacing the m.2 drive. Your videos are actually a big life saver and I appreciate your work! Ty for your time

  • @RodrigoPrincipe
    @RodrigoPrincipe 2 года назад

    Excellent mate! this is so helpful. Thank you!

  • @thodorisconstantinou
    @thodorisconstantinou 3 года назад +2

    I just open my laptop to change ram memory and wifi card and i saw my ram was 2666 Mhz and if you switch on the laptop in task manager it was write 2400 Mhz. Why?

  • @yucufahmedmusa6167
    @yucufahmedmusa6167 4 года назад +2

    Is it possible to upgrade the GPU in the future?
    The CPU is great, but the GTX 1650 is kinda a bottleneck for the CPU on graphically demanding PC games.
    This laptop has a problem with power limit throttling too and one can't increase fan speed, which affects performance when hitting a certain temperature.
    Great video, keep it up!

  • @blastmaxx4613
    @blastmaxx4613 4 года назад +2

    The lenovo l340 was one of the best gaming laptops
    it has problems like the single channel or the battery but the real problem for me (nowadays) is the price 900 dolars for the basic model ( i5 9300h, gtx 1650 , 8gb 2400mhz , 512 gb nvme) and with 670 u can get an acer nitro 5 with ryzen 5 4600h , gtx1650 , 8gb 3200mhz and a 256gb ssd big difference right.
    But the desing of the lenovo has no comparisons for me is discrete and at the same time gaming. If lenovo makes an L340 with dual channel, ryzen 4000/ intel 10th gen , gtx1650 gddr6, 3000mhz ram and a starting price of 700 it will be a sales sucess and ill definetely buy it ;).

  • @dipeshmenon6147
    @dipeshmenon6147 4 года назад +1

    I like how the laptop's screen just wobbles at 6:32 , I'm watching on my l340 and the screen is also wobbling in my laptop :)

    • @kylecedricilan1571
      @kylecedricilan1571 4 года назад

      Same bro the screen on mine loves to wobble a lot as well. Your comment made me feel better cause I thought that I was using a defective one (sorry for the bad english)

  • @hotplugin
    @hotplugin 2 года назад +1

    excellent

  • @geraltofrivia9873
    @geraltofrivia9873 Год назад +1

    I’m planning on upgrade my 17inch version of l340 which comes with i7 9th, 128gb ssd+1tb hdd and 16gb ram. I wonder if mine has 2 slots of ram. It currently works on single channel(1x16). I’ve done some research but couldn’t find anything useful related to the ram slots. Also I wonder if it has one more spare storage slot which I can place a m2 ssd because I don’t want to remove the current one because I don’t want to install windows again. I don’t want to remove the hdd because its storage is enough but the speed isn’t so it’s a burden on games.

  • @jimmysmith7159
    @jimmysmith7159 2 года назад +1

    I tried upgrading with the ram that was linked and the screen is black, any fixes?

    • @MateuszWierzejski
      @MateuszWierzejski 2 года назад

      disconnect the battery and remove the RAM,then hold the power button for 30 seconds,then reseat the RAM and plug back in the battery.

  • @vinayakamallyas4117
    @vinayakamallyas4117 4 года назад +2

    Bro! I am waiting for Asus G15. It's awesome. I hope you do a detailed review.

  • @ishimarumasaki1998
    @ishimarumasaki1998 4 года назад +1

    Please do a Helios 300 Thermal paste Temperature difference, i'm pretty sure it will get tons of views

  • @ghostkilla931
    @ghostkilla931 3 года назад

    Bought this laptop on sale for $699. Gotta say. It can handle anything you throw at it. Can run most games on high at 60fps. It has a GTX 1650 which is the same as the Razer blade laptops.

  • @dbibby1988
    @dbibby1988 4 года назад

    I bought this laptop from Lenovo with an i7-9750H, 1TB SSD, 16GB RAM, GTX1650 for £769. I waited 2 days to confirm the puchase but unfortunately they cancelled it due to lack of parts. Now Im back to square one. I cant find the same/similar spec laptop for a similar price. Gutted isnt the word.

  • @andreiconstantinescu5941
    @andreiconstantinescu5941 4 года назад +1

    Hi JT, excellent review as usual. Can you please review new Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3? Thanks.

  • @inigodeguzman9518
    @inigodeguzman9518 4 года назад +1

    thanks jarrod! never thought you’d upload more L340 vids lol. was the wifi speed improvement significant? also didn’t expect such little increase in gaming performance going from 8gb to 16gb lol

    • @JarrodsTech
      @JarrodsTech  4 года назад +2

      Unfortunately I couldn't test it, I only have a WiFi 4 access point from 2010, it's so garbage and is why none of my reviews do WiFi testing :( I am actually in the middle of researching a WiFi 6 upgrade so I can test this in future though!

    • @inigodeguzman9518
      @inigodeguzman9518 4 года назад

      @@JarrodsTech the things you do for your viewers haha cheers! how's the laptop holding up though? just need a few words before i finally buy it in 2 weeks! the only thing i'm bummed about is the single channel memory so i'm hoping it hasn't affected your usage a ton

  • @ironguy6482
    @ironguy6482 4 года назад +2

    An interesting thing is, the 1650 variant is quite hard to find in my country, and most retailers sell the 1050 3gb variant for the same price as a 1050ti y530. Naturally I ordered the y530. Still waiting on it :/

  • @jaroslavtomik
    @jaroslavtomik 2 года назад

    Thank you, a fantastic video, very considered!!!

  • @jackedsound
    @jackedsound 2 года назад

    i have this shorter m.2 like you have . i watched this vid and know now how i can use the regular m.2 1tb i have on another laptop..a little fast talking but thanks for this .

  • @billp37abq
    @billp37abq 2 года назад

    Our L340 appears to have been hit with malware. One possible solution is to replace 1 TB rotating disk with a ssd .... then reinstall 10 20H2. Your video conviced me that if hd disk replacement required to attempt to fix issue, new rotating hd install would be preferred solution. Wiped old c: as best as possible, retstalled 10 20H2 with 'save nothing' option. Stated task manager>performance to see how long it will run without crashing.

  • @kenhard
    @kenhard 4 года назад +1

    Hope you get to review Legion 5, 5i, & 7i later next month dude. Which one will you do first?

  • @tokkenn8513
    @tokkenn8513 4 года назад +2

    Ok, so for the RAM upgrade you saw almost no change in perfomance, but what if I change it for a DDR4 with CL14 instead of CL17, do you believe it will help with a faster perfomance?

  • @0rlandissim0
    @0rlandissim0 6 месяцев назад

    Thank you!! Really helpful!

  • @hairymoppins9659
    @hairymoppins9659 3 года назад

    In terms of that 16GB Ram upgrade does the laptop on fit a 260 pin upgrade? Other than that absolutely amazing vid man you need more subs

  • @neaskitineaskiti6644
    @neaskitineaskiti6644 4 года назад

    hello guys i justinstalled Kingston HyperX Impact 16GB DDR4-2400MHz (HX424S14IB/16) and it works good.

    • @esanchez47
      @esanchez47 3 года назад

      Thanks! i was looking for someone who tested it with the Impact (because my system says 2400mhz, but the pram (physic piece) says 2666 and i was like.... what?

  • @zihao3163
    @zihao3163 4 года назад +2

    Hi, helpful video as always! Is it possible you can do a comparison video between the new Asus A15 versus Lenovo Legion Y7000/Y540?

    • @JarrodsTech
      @JarrodsTech  4 года назад +1

      I'll see what I can do, but might hold off for the 10th gen 5i rather than compare to last gen given next is so close.

  • @DormiusOksivox
    @DormiusOksivox 3 года назад +1

    I've bought L340 with 512 SSD, and there is HDD upgrade cable in the box.

  • @timusstevens8623
    @timusstevens8623 4 года назад +1

    Hey Jarrod, nice video. Can you please do a review of the lenovo ideapad gaming 3i?

  • @mohammedq5438
    @mohammedq5438 4 года назад

    I have the same exact laptop and it came with HDD upgrade kit from Lenovo inside the box !

    • @mohammedq5438
      @mohammedq5438 4 года назад

      By the way, your videos are the reason I got this laptop and I'm very happy with it

    • @JarrodsTech
      @JarrodsTech  4 года назад

      Good to hear! That's lucky!

  • @-Nitrino
    @-Nitrino 3 года назад

    Thanks for the video.