I've only built/upgraded desktops, and that was 15+ years ago, so I really needed this video today! I got my kid this laptop for Christmas and wanted to get some new RAM loaded and any updates done before I hand it off to him. Thanks for making it easy and giving me a little boost in ego in the process, lol.
I just picked up this laptop for $500. Mine came with a 16GB so im definitely upgrading to 32GB. I didnt know it was so easy to take this thing apart lol, nice video thank you so much.
Alright so installed 32GB of RAM no problem. When i installed the new drive and installed windows onto that, the laptop is being read as a "Desktop". Trackpad and everything doesnt work anymore. Trying to fix as we speak but definitely a weird issue.
Update: After doing a bunch of windows updates and restarts, it works now. Looks like it was missing drivers. It detects my GPU and track pad works, wifi works, etc All the HP bloatware is gone so i guess thats a plus? If you plan on swapping out the drive itll prob be easier if you just clone it to another one and then swap it to avoid this hassle.
Just picked this laptop up for $480 yesterday and my friend brought up the short ram issue, so I got the ram stick as well. Thank you for making this that much easier for me to handle!
I just got mine today with 32gigs of ram 1tbssd, the RTX 3050 model for $617 off Amazon..Not top of the line, I know but most games I play are 10 plus years old. It will play great for what I need it for. For that price with 32 gigs of ram I say it's a good deal.
Read this late and followed the link above in the video and it was of course...wrong. Wish I had read your comment sooner. Arrived today, and of course, it doesn't fit.
Update...are you sure? The creator of this video links to DDR4 Ram. The Ram already installed in the video says "DDR4" if you zoom in on it. The sticker in the info regarding the computer on the box says 8gb DDR4 included.
Hey if you get a CMOS error thing after installing your RAM don't panic, just let your laptop do its thing and restart itself and it will resolve. Next 1 or 2 boot times were a bit slow but now we're cookin' with 32GB RAM
That was the last one like this for a bit I swear. Next I’m going to talk about heat pumps and then probably melt a large copper sphere and compare it to steel.
@@SPACEDESIGNWAREHOUSEAh, you don't owe anyone any explanations. That's a good tool. And I appreciate your video. It's the best one I've seen on the ram swap so far. Other videos I'd seen didn't even remind to disconnect the battery. So I appreciate your accuracy.
@@dadude123equals5 a couple months later, it turned out this one was worth it. Not only does it appear from the comments that I helped a lot of people with the confidence to do this, but I am also getting a TON of affiliate sales kickbacks from the links - which has actually more than paid for this computer! This will allow me to fund making more videos that help people that fund more videos that help people!
I love how he talks about solid state drives as if their slow. If he was talking about hard disk drives maybe but Samsung and latest solid state drives that have no moving parts are cheap and they are fast. m.2 drives are a tiny bit faster but your talking seconds faster.
@@SPACEDESIGNWAREHOUSE Yes they are both solid state. Most people don't know about nvme drives, never the less you are incorrect they are not 6 times faster than a ssd that you would buy from Samsung team group crucial ext. Sandisk makes cheaper products so their an outlier.
@@herbsabeast1 the SATA interface (non NVMe ssd) has a maximum theoretical speed of 600MB/s. The NVMe drive I put in this computer can read/write at 4000MB/S. That’s actually closer to 7x the speed. And you can get NVMe drives that read/write at 7000MB/s. Making them more than 10x the speed. I don’t k ow what else to say other than you’re wrong about this. Do a quick google to confirm.
I installed 32gb 3200 ram on my hp victus, however when I boot it up a slight second noise appears when I turn it on, should I be worried? It didn’t make this noise before the upgrade
I purchased the ram you listed, and when I attempted to install I found that the middle partition was slightly off, and the sticks of ram don't fit. I think I might own a different variant of the laptop but when I look at the specs it looks exactly the same. The only difference I see is a foil covering over the ram slots. Is there somewhere I can look to see what type of ram stick I need? I would appreciate any assistance.
I checked the ram I bought too. I can guarantee that I have 2x32gig DDR4 TeamGroup sticks of laptop ram. It says it right on the packaging, and yet the pins are off. Is it possible that my laptop actually runs off of desktop ram? I also looked at the smaller ram sticks too just to see if the middle partition was different, but no. if I had bought the 16 gig version you purchased it wouldn't have worked either.
Sorry for the paragraph. I just did some research. and apparently the variant of the laptop I have is only compatible with DDR5 ram. Damn, now I guess I have to buy another set of ram.
A lot of people are commenting that this happened and they needed to go back in and press the RAM stick in all the way. Youll feel/hear a click. If it fit in the slot, its the right kind. And its pretty rare that they come dead on arrival.
@ it’s not powering on even with the original ram. I disconnected the battery before hand so I don’t think (hope not) it’s a short circuit. What else could it be?
@@SPACEDESIGNWAREHOUSE 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 I used to carry one charger in my backpack, now I have to carry 2. I was thinking of buying a 150w Dell brand one to try, it costs $100 but now with your message, I won't do it.
You can look in Task Manager uder RAM and it should say wether your computer is using DDR4 or DDR5 ram. When you buy the new ones make sure you specify LAPTOP RAM. But if you have the RTX3050 model its the DDR4 ram.
There is a measurable difference between dual-channel and single-channel, can be as much as 27% difference. If your goal is just gaming, 2x8gb sticks WILL net better fps better than 1x8gb and 1x16gb. Otherwise, good info here
Im led to believe there is something called Flex (or Asymmetric) Dual-Channel Mode. Where if I pair an 8gb stick with a 16gb stick, the first 8x8gb's will be dual channel - only if a program asks for more than 16gb ram will it run slower. Is this not your assumption as well?
@SPACEDESIGNWAREHOUSE but, yes, if the laptop has a Intel cpu that supports Flex, then yes that would be the case. But, again, that tends to not be available in lower tier cpus
@@omegamods5436 according to the internet it IS available in this particular machine. Which is what this video is about. But I do appreciate all of this new information youve caused me to look up and learn about.
Im very confused on where u got the ram from im new to this and didnt know i had to buy a ddr1 ram to upgrade saw u had a link to a ddr4 ram so i pick one up today to install but it doesn't fit cleary and i cant find ddr1 rams what do i do?
@@SPACEDESIGNWAREHOUSEI had the same issue. There was a little peg in the ram slot that was slightly off from the shape of the ram you showed. Flipping it over didn’t work.
Yep, 16gb is enough for almost all games. Sometimes city builder games can get REALLY ram thirsty late game but for the huge majority 16gb will be great
Good video. I just tried to upgrade from 16g to 32 g. Used the same brand but my laptop will not boot with the new ram. I put the two 8g cards back in and it boots up. Does anyone have an idea as to why this is happening?
That’s odd. 32gb should definitely work. MAYYYYYBE it just didn’t quite seat in the slot completely on one of the cards? Maybe one chip arrived DOA? I’d try it with one 8 and one 16 just to see if it boots
@ Thanks for the response and yes I did try it with one of the 8g sticks then swapped them. Did not boot. It is even more odd that the two 8s were put in by me a couple of years ago and they work perfectly. Both sets are Teamgroup ddr4
Just purchased two 16gb TeamGroup DDR4 ram sticks. My games are running like crap now. Definitely compatible ram. Did memory test, no issues. Any suggestions?
Can you download and run memtest86 just to rule out one of the sticks being messed up internally? If that comes out good, the sticks are fine and they’re seated correctly, the only other thing I know to look for is in the BIOS where you might be able to enable an XMP profile for the RAM to run at its highest speed.
Hello so I have a hp 15-fb2063dx 8RAM all I’m playing is sims4 and downloading mods and cc. And occasional school work should I get 16ram and where do I order for my specific RAM. I’m Kinda nervous to touch my computer the battery life already is not the best
@@tjkaz5419 thing one: that’s a hell of a deal! Thing two; I’m sure it will play GTA 6. Obviously not on ultra or anything but It plays red dead redemption II on medium pretty smoothly.
I clicked the link in your description and it's not fitting into my port because of a slot on the end of my new ram, basically it's not fitting I'm not sure what's going on please get back to me
@@Diddykong-e4v it turns out some models of this computer have ddr4 RAM and some have DDR5 ram! I didn’t know that. But luckily Amazon accepts returns even if boxes are open so all you’ve lost is a little time. Search for ddr5 laptop ram and see if the picture matches up with the notches in the stick that came with your laptop
Im learning that some varients of this laptop come with DDR5 RAM instead of DDR4. Im going to guess this applies to yours. See if the ram that was in there when you bought it has "DDR5" written on it anywhere,.
Oh yeah definitely. It’s ‘optimal’ to perfectly match them, but I don’t think you could even notice the difference without measuring it in a benchmark tool.
That is correct. You would need to either back the whole thing up and restore it or get some sort of cloning device and a second computer to copy the data over. Actually seems like a good subject for another video.
Sir , how do we transfer the windows, system files, and all sort of data which is installed through the previous nvme to the new nvme... because we are technically removing the old nvme ( system stograge) and upgrading it to a new one
Oh no. Thats a bummer. It was probably a little dribble of extra glue. MOST LIKELY nothing will go wrong if you don’t unplug the power. Fundamentally this all works the same as a desktop computer and I’ve plucked ram sticks out while my bench computer is running just to see what it will do. After a restart everything was fine. DONT DO THIS WHILE ITS RUNNING, it if the computer is shut down you’ll be fine.
@@LiamHayes-q9t if you have the same RTX 3050 version of the circus you need DDR4 laptop ram. If you have a different version you’re going to have to take it apart and take a peek!
Excellent, I will be doing an upgrade to 32GB. Do you think that it's more likely to have the 16 GB stock version have 2x 8GB or 1x 16GB already installed in it? I'm trying to penny pinch, 2x 16GB sticks are $65-odd. Trying to save money to do schooling and save for the REAL rig....
@@Big_Hummus I actually didn't have to open it to find out. To find out, since this laptop for me is running Linux, I just ran "dmidecode" as root and it told me all the hardware inside and all details about the hardware, revealing my laptop to be containing 2x 8GB sticks made by Samsung Semiconductor. I don't know if this form of installation is universal across all 16GB Victus laptops. I also have no idea how to do this on Windows. But anyway, my installation is already complete and the laptop cleaned and working great!* * -> For some reason, Linux is deciding to make 21 GB buffer/caches. Couldn't tell you why. Further, RAM is actually cheaper than I thought, $56 for 2x16 GB from Crucial on Amazon. I do not recommend buying from A-Tech.
@@geyrnauch when I was digging through forums to compare data, people are finding all sorts of combinations of 8 and 8 or a single 16 of different brands. Youre just going to have to crack it open to find out.. totally worth doing though
@@SPACEDESIGNWAREHOUSE I was gonna reply to this other guy, but apparently my message vanished. You don't actually have to open it to find out, and I already did the upgrade successfully. I found that I had 2x 8GB by Samsung Semiconductor by running "dmidecode" on my Victus (It runs Linux). I don't recall exactly, but I'm sure Windows has something to do this as well. Thus, if like in my case where this laptop has been in service for a couple years or so, then people can just check.
Hello, can someone help me out? I installed the new ram and the new SSD but whenever I boot up the computer, it shows me a error saying that the boot that needs to power on my PC is not there and that the hard drive disc has an error. I am running a system test right now so far everything seems to be fine. I’m wondering if somebody has any idea what the issue is I’ve plugged and unplugged in the battery fine each time. I’m wondering if it’s because of the SSD drive one terabyte I got that might be the issue, but if anyone else might be able to help me out that would be great thanks
Oh definitely. Even though it’s technically last generation, those 3000 series graphics cards were just so good. Especially with a ram upgrade this thing will edit video very smoothly
Yeah, another guy on here commented that this laptop takes DDR5 RAM - did you maybe buy the newer model that has the RTX 4050 or 4060 GPU? This is the one with the RTX 3050 GPU, so I think it came out a couple of years back..
Yep, you CAN look up how to clone your existing one onto the new one but you’ll need either a desktop computer or some sort of external m.2 drive enclosure to do it.
I need to upgrade ssd to 2tb. Can you please guide how to update ssd by adding 2tb before first time installation to previous one because it has only 1ssd alot?
You cannot replace an existing SSD with a bigger one such as he shows here. You have to clone your data (OS + everything on your disk) to the new one using a third party software by first putting it in a case with a outgoing USB cable which you will attach to your computer to do cloning, then you can replace the bigger SSD with the existing one. Otherwise you are going to loose all your data.
@@SW-ud1wt I think it will go OK with 2tb SSD, if it is a 2.5 Sata SSD. For 2.m NVMe disks check first the physical size of the original one before you buy 2tb because they come in 3 different sizes depending on their capacity.
I’ve tried 2 different types of ram and both times I get black screen, the computer will fire up but nothing will happen on the screen, stick the old single 8gb stick in and it fires up but then a deal comes up saying there was a failure with something, what’s going on?
@@ryansanford13 That IS a mystery. Ive never had a bad stick from Crucial and getting two bad ones in a row is basically statistically impossible. I wonder if that motherboard has a maximum size it will accept - what size RAM sticks are you putting in?
@@SPACEDESIGNWAREHOUSE one stick I tried was a 16gb stick from Corsair, did the same think, got 32gb from crucial and same thing, I’m stumped lol, I just ordered the 16gb stick from the link you provided, fingers crossed
@@SPACEDESIGNWAREHOUSE should I maybe try another 8gb stick? Then I might be stuck to 16 but that’s better then 8 haha, glad rans cheap and glad my local pc store has a good return policy.
@ update, ordered a 8gb stick from the link you provided, popped it in and computer fired right up and was reading the extra ram right away, thinking I’m maxed out at 16gb as my motherboard must not be able to handle 16gb sticks
Well, that depends on how you go about it. If you just take the one out and put a completely blank one in, yes you’ll have to reinstall everything. But if you have or get an m.2 external enclosure, you can plug the new drive in to that and clone your existing drive to it so it’ll just be exactly the same as your computer is now. But that’s a lot of work, and it’ll be easier to just install windows on the new drive.
@@ThisGuy5000 yes, but there are some with DDR4 ram and some with DDR5 ram, so if you didn’t save the box, you may have to take the bottom plate off before ordering your ram to make sure you get the right type.
@@ThisGuy5000 dang. I would just open the bottom of the laptop; you’re going to need to do that to replace it anyway, and after you pop it off the first time it opens a lot easier the next time. If the ram stick doesn’t say right on it, you can compare the shape of the notch in the pins on the bottom of it to pictures on Amazon. There are only two kinds ddr4 or ddr5 “laptop ram”
There 8gb of ram on the laptop and open spot for more ram (I kinda remember them saying that it was expandable I guess for this model) it says ddr1 where the empty slot for ram is sooooo I guess I put ddr1?
We just got over for $429 on Black Friday. 8gb is not enough tho. Ours has the 6550m radeon in it tho and so far better then the rtx 2050 we had. I just needed to see how to pop the back off without breaking it lol
@loezha6794 well if you get cpuz you can possibly see what specific GPU it is. But this laptop has both Radeon graphics as the on board GPU that's on the CPU then it has a separate 6550m GPU as the discreet graphics
@@ManChill21 so a large static shock CAN damage sensitive electronics. Some of the tool kits like ifixit come with a little wrist band tether that is also connected to a grounded part on the computer or to a grounded mat. What it does is keep a continuous connection between you and the electronics so that if static builds up on you due to something like a loose wool sweater, it won’t jump between you and what you touch, because you are already connected to it. The other thing you can do is make a mental note of where you’re doing this type of work. If you generally get static shocks when you get up from your chair or when you touch something metal then yes, definitely use grounding safeties. If you haven’t felt a static shock since getting out of your car in the winter time, then you generally have nothing to worry about.
@@JoBro622 not smaller but slower. So if one ram stick is 2600 MHz and one is 3200 MHz, they will both run at 2600 MHz. But more ram will make your computer faster than less ram even if it runs at a higher frequency.
@@SPACEDESIGNWAREHOUSEI see thank you. It’s because I just got this same one. Alsov how does the Radeon rx6550m version of this computer compare to the 4050 version?
Great Video man. Hight Quality. eloquent enough. love it. But Ah Common man. What DA FKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK... Why are you guys not talking about the most important thing such as the RAM MHZ Speed. it comes with the ram speed of 5600 MHz. What if we get and install a RAM with the speed of 6600 MHz ? Would it work? would that SHTTTT support? Installing the ram is nothing man. Tell me if it works with the higher speeds of 6000MHz and 6500MHz and higher? This VICTUS HP-Victus-15-6-inch-FHD-144Hz-Gaming-Laptop-AMD-Ryzen-5-8645HS-NVIDIA-GeForce-RTX-4050-8GB-DDR4-512GB-SSD-Mica-Silver-2024... Tell asap. I have been looking for this information for at least a month. Can you blve me...!!!
It's so annoying that I bought 32gb of ram for hp victus, and one of the pieces of ram works, but when I put the other piece in my computer, it won't turn on, so I'm guessing I can only have one stick of ram.
Your sponsor would probably wish you had made it more plain what the brand name of the powered screwdriver is. Kinda sounded like xtool but I listened to it twice and couldn't make it out because you talk so fast.
Im looking for the model number in receipts... this is the description from the sale: HP - Victus 15.6" Full HD 144Hz Gaming Laptop - Intel Core i5 - 8GB Memory - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 - 512GB SSD - Performance Blue
@@Meezy-d7l It has to be laptop RAM - maybe you have a stick of desktop RAM? Follow this link for the type of RAM that fits - you dont have to buy this particular stick, but this is the one I used so I know it works. amzn.to/3BW1Opv
Nope, there is only one SSD slot, so upgrading is a bit more annoying just because youll have to work out a way to mirror your data. But its really easy to get to, so the actual SSD install is super quick.
i would never in my life install memort from 2 differnet manufature and speed that just plain reatard for me they allways have to match to maxminie performance remember if everhting if optimzed that increase the power from all side and runs a lot smoother
@@Spyder13337 I have read a lot about how that’s optimal, but the only thing that will change is the speed of the ram. And the one I bought and added in was faster than the one that came with the machine. So that means this won’t slow it down at all and it more than doubles the amount of ram that I had before; this system is running better than ever!! Sure it could run 3-5% faster with two new sticks, but I definitely would not notice the difference since the only thing I use this particular computer for is video games on airplanes.
Oh man.. I suppose I should also get a less cartoon character pair to put in the rotation. I had Lasic my whole life and just finally got old enough to need glasses. It’s an adjustment.
Thanks for the video!, I suggest also see first the maximum amount of Ram that the PC is able to handle. the Kind of Ram (DDR4 - DDR5...) and speed, I saw those in this video, It is helpful too ruclips.net/video/OauXpVvzZOs/видео.html
That's what I need. A decent mini screw-driver, like the one you're using.
The right tools often make a fiddly job so much less daunting.
Holding onto this video, I've needed some help upgrading my RAM. I'm new to the PC world, and I like your vibe.
I've only built/upgraded desktops, and that was 15+ years ago, so I really needed this video today! I got my kid this laptop for Christmas and wanted to get some new RAM loaded and any updates done before I hand it off to him. Thanks for making it easy and giving me a little boost in ego in the process, lol.
I just picked up this laptop for $500. Mine came with a 16GB so im definitely upgrading to 32GB. I didnt know it was so easy to take this thing apart lol, nice video thank you so much.
Alright so installed 32GB of RAM no problem.
When i installed the new drive and installed windows onto that, the laptop is being read as a "Desktop". Trackpad and everything doesnt work anymore.
Trying to fix as we speak but definitely a weird issue.
Update:
After doing a bunch of windows updates and restarts, it works now. Looks like it was missing drivers. It detects my GPU and track pad works, wifi works, etc
All the HP bloatware is gone so i guess thats a plus?
If you plan on swapping out the drive itll prob be easier if you just clone it to another one and then swap it to avoid this hassle.
Where did you get it for 500
Where did you get it for 500
@@benjaminblankson732 it was on Walmart USA
Your content is so good and straight to the point I thought you had a million subs
What a life it would be if I could just make little how-to tech videos and make a whole living out of it! Ill keep going
@@SPACEDESIGNWAREHOUSE you can maybe! What’s the model number of the fan… my left fan not spinning!
Just picked this laptop up for $480 yesterday and my friend brought up the short ram issue, so I got the ram stick as well. Thank you for making this that much easier for me to handle!
Picked up the victus with the i5 13420h and a rtx 4050 and 16gb of ddr4 ram.. replaced it for my legion go and I’m loving it so far!
Just got this laptop 3 days ago, I noticed low ram issues from the start. Thanks for this!
I just got this done. Feeling very proud of myself, thanks for your help!
Nice video, I like your no-nonsense straightforward playbook as well. Thank you!
I just got mine today with 32gigs of ram 1tbssd, the RTX 3050 model for $617 off Amazon..Not top of the line, I know but most games I play are 10 plus years old. It will play great for what I need it for. For that price with 32 gigs of ram I say it's a good deal.
Thank you man for teaching me this valuable knowledge!
Please note that this laptop uses DDR5 RAM. Keep that in mind before you purchase RAM sticks for upgrade.
Cheers.
thanks for the reminder. I was wondering about the ddr thing, never upgraded a laptop before.
Read this late and followed the link above in the video and it was of course...wrong. Wish I had read your comment sooner. Arrived today, and of course, it doesn't fit.
Really? Heck Best Buy told me and sold me DDR4!! Haven't installed yet
Update...are you sure? The creator of this video links to DDR4 Ram. The Ram already installed in the video says "DDR4" if you zoom in on it. The sticker in the info regarding the computer on the box says 8gb DDR4 included.
Mine was ddr4
Hell yeah bro time to upgrade my victus
Hey if you get a CMOS error thing after installing your RAM don't panic, just let your laptop do its thing and restart itself and it will resolve. Next 1 or 2 boot times were a bit slow but now we're cookin' with 32GB RAM
Amazing man, just amazing thanks for great explanation, fan from Uzbekistan uz
Thanks. Used this guide to upgrade the ram on my victus
You cashing out so early is wild
That was the last one like this for a bit I swear. Next I’m going to talk about heat pumps and then probably melt a large copper sphere and compare it to steel.
@@SPACEDESIGNWAREHOUSE love the channel you seem like a very genuine person but just seemed a bit out of place. Hopefully the $ was worth it
@@SPACEDESIGNWAREHOUSEAh, you don't owe anyone any explanations. That's a good tool. And I appreciate your video. It's the best one I've seen on the ram swap so far. Other videos I'd seen didn't even remind to disconnect the battery. So I appreciate your accuracy.
@@dadude123equals5 a couple months later, it turned out this one was worth it. Not only does it appear from the comments that I helped a lot of people with the confidence to do this, but I am also getting a TON of affiliate sales kickbacks from the links - which has actually more than paid for this computer! This will allow me to fund making more videos that help people that fund more videos that help people!
@@SPACEDESIGNWAREHOUSE Hey love to hear it! I'm glad you're still posting
I love how he talks about solid state drives as if their slow. If he was talking about hard disk drives maybe but Samsung and latest solid state drives that have no moving parts are cheap and they are fast. m.2 drives are a tiny bit faster but your talking seconds faster.
NVMe SSDs have 6x more throughput than SATA only SSDs.
@@SPACEDESIGNWAREHOUSE Yes they are both solid state. Most people don't know about nvme drives, never the less you are incorrect they are not 6 times faster than a ssd that you would buy from Samsung team group crucial ext. Sandisk makes cheaper products so their an outlier.
@@herbsabeast1 the SATA interface (non NVMe ssd) has a maximum theoretical speed of 600MB/s. The NVMe drive I put in this computer can read/write at 4000MB/S. That’s actually closer to 7x the speed. And you can get NVMe drives that read/write at 7000MB/s. Making them more than 10x the speed. I don’t k ow what else to say other than you’re wrong about this. Do a quick google to confirm.
thanks man, relieved a lot of my fear for working on my victus
I installed my RAM but my computer sits on a black screen. Got the same laptop as the video.
Hmmm, did you disconnect the battery when you installed the RAM but then forget to reconnect the battery afterwards?
guitar pick work great on any prying open laptop
I installed 32gb 3200 ram on my hp victus, however when I boot it up a slight second noise appears when I turn it on, should I be worried? It didn’t make this noise before the upgrade
It’s crucial Ram as well just to name the brand
I purchased the ram you listed, and when I attempted to install I found that the middle partition was slightly off, and the sticks of ram don't fit. I think I might own a different variant of the laptop but when I look at the specs it looks exactly the same. The only difference I see is a foil covering over the ram slots. Is there somewhere I can look to see what type of ram stick I need? I would appreciate any assistance.
I checked the ram I bought too. I can guarantee that I have 2x32gig DDR4 TeamGroup sticks of laptop ram. It says it right on the packaging, and yet the pins are off. Is it possible that my laptop actually runs off of desktop ram? I also looked at the smaller ram sticks too just to see if the middle partition was different, but no. if I had bought the 16 gig version you purchased it wouldn't have worked either.
Sorry for the paragraph. I just did some research. and apparently the variant of the laptop I have is only compatible with DDR5 ram. Damn, now I guess I have to buy another set of ram.
@@alexs.3940 The good news is that you get faster RAM!
Thanks for help, i love you
My computer isn’t turning on anymore after the ram upgrade. Any advice?
A lot of people are commenting that this happened and they needed to go back in and press the RAM stick in all the way. Youll feel/hear a click. If it fit in the slot, its the right kind. And its pretty rare that they come dead on arrival.
@ it’s not powering on even with the original ram. I disconnected the battery before hand so I don’t think (hope not) it’s a short circuit. What else could it be?
@ does it do anything at all? Maybe you didn’t push the battery cable back in all the way?
@ yeah I press power and the button flashes but the screen never lights up. Thanks for your assistance btw
So it looks like the OEM ram stick got fried but I bought a new one and computer turned on flawlessly. Thank you buddy!
1:25 ur opening the lid like an absolute animal! ...
Please, Could you show a USB c charger that works with this computer? Please!!!
Unfortunately I can not show one because NO USBC charger works with this laptop. Its the saddest thing ever.
@@SPACEDESIGNWAREHOUSE 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 I used to carry one charger in my backpack, now I have to carry 2.
I was thinking of buying a 150w Dell brand one to try, it costs $100 but now with your message, I won't do it.
how can i know if the ram matches my pc and do i have to install ROM when i only need ram??
You can look in Task Manager uder RAM and it should say wether your computer is using DDR4 or DDR5 ram. When you buy the new ones make sure you specify LAPTOP RAM. But if you have the RTX3050 model its the DDR4 ram.
There is a measurable difference between dual-channel and single-channel, can be as much as 27% difference. If your goal is just gaming, 2x8gb sticks WILL net better fps better than 1x8gb and 1x16gb. Otherwise, good info here
Im led to believe there is something called Flex (or Asymmetric) Dual-Channel Mode. Where if I pair an 8gb stick with a 16gb stick, the first 8x8gb's will be dual channel - only if a program asks for more than 16gb ram will it run slower.
Is this not your assumption as well?
@SPACEDESIGNWAREHOUSE Flex is an Intel only tech, so very dependent on platform, but some of the lower tier chips do not support it
@SPACEDESIGNWAREHOUSE but, yes, if the laptop has a Intel cpu that supports Flex, then yes that would be the case. But, again, that tends to not be available in lower tier cpus
@@omegamods5436 according to the internet it IS available in this particular machine. Which is what this video is about. But I do appreciate all of this new information youve caused me to look up and learn about.
Can you link the hardrive thing you also installed?
Im very confused on where u got the ram from im new to this and didnt know i had to buy a ddr1 ram to upgrade saw u had a link to a ddr4 ram so i pick one up today to install but it doesn't fit cleary and i cant find ddr1 rams what do i do?
It’s definitely DDR4 RAM that goes into this laptop. I linked it in the description. Here’s a link amzn.to/3YXewNM
If it doesn’t fit, flip it over
@@SPACEDESIGNWAREHOUSEI had the same issue. There was a little peg in the ram slot that was slightly off from the shape of the ram you showed. Flipping it over didn’t work.
Can i upgrade the ram to 24 gb ,by 8+16 in 2 slots
Should I upgrade from 16gb ddr4?
16 is enough for playing most of AAA games
max out the meemory if possible it always better to have too much than too little
Yep, 16gb is enough for almost all games. Sometimes city builder games can get REALLY ram thirsty late game but for the huge majority 16gb will be great
Depends what you’re using the computer for, but in MOST cases, games won’t improve with more than 16gb
That’s true, too much ram and you won’t notice, but too little ram and basically everything stops working
Is there a spare slot to add another SSD or pcie to the laptop. what's the max ram this motherboard will support?
There is no spare slot for another drive. Max ram is 64GB
how can i check what ddr ram stick i need. ( I have the 3050 model)
Good video. I just tried to upgrade from 16g to 32 g. Used the same brand but my laptop will not boot with the new ram. I put the two 8g cards back in and it boots up. Does anyone have an idea as to why this is happening?
That’s odd. 32gb should definitely work. MAYYYYYBE it just didn’t quite seat in the slot completely on one of the cards?
Maybe one chip arrived DOA?
I’d try it with one 8 and one 16 just to see if it boots
@ Thanks for the response and yes I did try it with one of the 8g sticks then swapped them. Did not boot. It is even more odd that the two 8s were put in by me a couple of years ago and they work perfectly. Both sets are Teamgroup ddr4
@ I can’t make sense of it :/
I just put a 16gb next to the 8gb mine came with and it worked..
Just purchased two 16gb TeamGroup DDR4 ram sticks. My games are running like crap now. Definitely compatible ram. Did memory test, no issues. Any suggestions?
Can you download and run memtest86 just to rule out one of the sticks being messed up internally?
If that comes out good, the sticks are fine and they’re seated correctly, the only other thing I know to look for is in the BIOS where you might be able to enable an XMP profile for the RAM to run at its highest speed.
Hello so I have a hp 15-fb2063dx 8RAM all I’m playing is sims4 and downloading mods and cc. And occasional school work should I get 16ram and where do I order for my specific RAM. I’m Kinda nervous to touch my computer the battery life already is not the best
Yes you should upgrade it, noticeable improvement especially if you leave browse windows open, run discord etc...
2 things dudes.... this laptop is 499 for i5 at WM deal days 11.13.24. And do you think it will play GTA 6 when it drops next year?
@@tjkaz5419 thing one: that’s a hell of a deal! Thing two; I’m sure it will play GTA 6. Obviously not on ultra or anything but It plays red dead redemption II on medium pretty smoothly.
@@SPACEDESIGNWAREHOUSE Great. Looks like I'm getting RDR2 for PC now. Have it for XBSS. Thanks! Subbed
I like the glasses and thank you how do you stop lag spikes I have 32 gb of ram and i still spikes on Minecraft
I clicked the link in your description and it's not fitting into my port because of a slot on the end of my new ram, basically it's not fitting I'm not sure what's going on please get back to me
@@Diddykong-e4v it turns out some models of this computer have ddr4 RAM and some have DDR5 ram! I didn’t know that. But luckily Amazon accepts returns even if boxes are open so all you’ve lost is a little time.
Search for ddr5 laptop ram and see if the picture matches up with the notches in the stick that came with your laptop
@@SPACEDESIGNWAREHOUSEthank you man I appreciate it!
i bought the same ram stick, it doesn’t align with the thing i used your link and everything, im so lost
Im learning that some varients of this laptop come with DDR5 RAM instead of DDR4. Im going to guess this applies to yours. See if the ram that was in there when you bought it has "DDR5" written on it anywhere,.
HP15 Victus Fa0353tx
Intel Core i7-12650H (12th Gen)
Rtx 3050 nvidia.
How to update ram to ddr5 and ssd up to 4tb
I just made another video, the newest one on the channel, about upgrading the SSD.
can u tell me the screw driver u brought cause that looks cool
For sure, it’s called xcool.. here’s a link amzn.to/3zd5GRO I think there’s a 10% off code 10spacedxc
It's in the description
Great video! Question; is 16gb ram enough to run games as Hell Let Loose or RDR2? I'm just starting with computers lol
Yes it absolutely is!
Is that okay use same ram 8gb ddr5 5600 with same speed but diffrent brand?
Oh yeah definitely. It’s ‘optimal’ to perfectly match them, but I don’t think you could even notice the difference without measuring it in a benchmark tool.
this might be a very dumb question but if you remove the ssd hardrive, you also remove all the stored data on the computer that was in it right?
That is correct. You would need to either back the whole thing up and restore it or get some sort of cloning device and a second computer to copy the data over.
Actually seems like a good subject for another video.
Sir , how do we transfer the windows, system files, and all sort of data which is installed through the previous nvme to the new nvme... because we are technically removing the old nvme ( system stograge) and upgrading it to a new one
Which brand of RAM and SSD should we buy?
This is the RAM I got and it works perfectly. amzn.to/3BW1Opv
How do i unplug the battery like you did? Mine feels like the white thing with colorful wires is glued on
Oh no. Thats a bummer. It was probably a little dribble of extra glue. MOST LIKELY nothing will go wrong if you don’t unplug the power. Fundamentally this all works the same as a desktop computer and I’ve plucked ram sticks out while my bench computer is running just to see what it will do. After a restart everything was fine.
DONT DO THIS WHILE ITS RUNNING, it if the computer is shut down you’ll be fine.
Do you have to get a specific sized ram or a specific type of ram? I have no clue if a certain ram I buy will fit in the slots.
@@LiamHayes-q9t if you have the same RTX 3050 version of the circus you need DDR4 laptop ram. If you have a different version you’re going to have to take it apart and take a peek!
Excellent, I will be doing an upgrade to 32GB. Do you think that it's more likely to have the 16 GB stock version have 2x 8GB or 1x 16GB already installed in it? I'm trying to penny pinch, 2x 16GB sticks are $65-odd. Trying to save money to do schooling and save for the REAL rig....
Did you open it up and find out? I'm curious about this as well
@@Big_Hummus I actually didn't have to open it to find out. To find out, since this laptop for me is running Linux, I just ran "dmidecode" as root and it told me all the hardware inside and all details about the hardware, revealing my laptop to be containing 2x 8GB sticks made by Samsung Semiconductor. I don't know if this form of installation is universal across all 16GB Victus laptops. I also have no idea how to do this on Windows. But anyway, my installation is already complete and the laptop cleaned and working great!*
* -> For some reason, Linux is deciding to make 21 GB buffer/caches. Couldn't tell you why.
Further, RAM is actually cheaper than I thought, $56 for 2x16 GB from Crucial on Amazon. I do not recommend buying from A-Tech.
@@geyrnauch when I was digging through forums to compare data, people are finding all sorts of combinations of 8 and 8 or a single 16 of different brands. Youre just going to have to crack it open to find out.. totally worth doing though
@@SPACEDESIGNWAREHOUSE I was gonna reply to this other guy, but apparently my message vanished. You don't actually have to open it to find out, and I already did the upgrade successfully. I found that I had 2x 8GB by Samsung Semiconductor by running "dmidecode" on my Victus (It runs Linux). I don't recall exactly, but I'm sure Windows has something to do this as well. Thus, if like in my case where this laptop has been in service for a couple years or so, then people can just check.
Hello, can someone help me out? I installed the new ram and the new SSD but whenever I boot up the computer, it shows me a error saying that the boot that needs to power on my PC is not there and that the hard drive disc has an error. I am running a system test right now so far everything seems to be fine. I’m wondering if somebody has any idea what the issue is I’ve plugged and unplugged in the battery fine each time. I’m wondering if it’s because of the SSD drive one terabyte I got that might be the issue, but if anyone else might be able to help me out that would be great thanks
Did you clone the drive and copy over all the data from your other drive first? Or are you using a usb windows media drive?
can you please add a link to the ssd?
@@AAl-j4h for sure! It’s takes a 2280 sized m.2 nvme here’s a link amzn.to/3DB6y4O
Is the other 8gb soldered down or is that upgradeable as well?
Upgradable also.
@ thank you
I bought this laptop with 16gb ram, should I upgrade or nah?
Most games should be okay
@ thank you
What’s the name of SSD ? I have only 512 want 4tb… I have 16gb ram
The keywords youre looking for to search is "NVME M.2" lots of companies make them and they range A LOT in price
Do you think the 3050 victus would be usable for video editing on the go? I use davinci resolve.
Oh definitely. Even though it’s technically last generation, those 3000 series graphics cards were just so good. Especially with a ram upgrade this thing will edit video very smoothly
@@SPACEDESIGNWAREHOUSE thanks
I used Samsung 16GB DDR5 4800MHz. Will the DDR5 be ok? Seems to work.
Yeah, if it works then it was the right RAM! The wrong ram wouldn’t fit. I’m guessing you have a newer victus than the RTX3050 model?
when i try putting in the ddr4 stick i bought, it doesnt go in, what gives? i also saw somebody in another video put in a ddr5?
Yeah, another guy on here commented that this laptop takes DDR5 RAM - did you maybe buy the newer model that has the RTX 4050 or 4060 GPU? This is the one with the RTX 3050 GPU, so I think it came out a couple of years back..
How many NVMe slots does the HP Victus have?
One
Does this mess up the warranty when taking apart
Depends on where you are at, USA and Canada it does not.
if you change the ssd you need to reinstall windows etc dont you?
Yep, you CAN look up how to clone your existing one onto the new one but you’ll need either a desktop computer or some sort of external m.2 drive enclosure to do it.
wiil any brand work? as long as same speed and latency?
I need to upgrade ssd to 2tb. Can you please guide how to update ssd by adding 2tb before first time installation to previous one because it has only 1ssd alot?
You cannot replace an existing SSD with a bigger one such as he shows here. You have to clone your data (OS + everything on your disk) to the new one using a third party software by first putting it in a case with a outgoing USB cable which you will attach to your computer to do cloning, then you can replace the bigger SSD with the existing one. Otherwise you are going to loose all your data.
@ArdaSu2008 right. Thanks for the detailed information. Secondly I hope HP victus ci5 13500h, 15-fa1010nr version supports 2TB SSD?
@@SW-ud1wt I think it will go OK with 2tb SSD, if it is a 2.5 Sata SSD. For 2.m NVMe disks check first the physical size of the original one before you buy 2tb because they come in 3 different sizes depending on their capacity.
@ArdaSu2008 HP victus has 2280 nvme
I’ve tried 2 different types of ram and both times I get black screen, the computer will fire up but nothing will happen on the screen, stick the old single 8gb stick in and it fires up but then a deal comes up saying there was a failure with something, what’s going on?
It’s crucial ddr4 3200 1.2v cl22
@@ryansanford13 That IS a mystery. Ive never had a bad stick from Crucial and getting two bad ones in a row is basically statistically impossible. I wonder if that motherboard has a maximum size it will accept - what size RAM sticks are you putting in?
@@SPACEDESIGNWAREHOUSE one stick I tried was a 16gb stick from Corsair, did the same think, got 32gb from crucial and same thing, I’m stumped lol, I just ordered the 16gb stick from the link you provided, fingers crossed
@@SPACEDESIGNWAREHOUSE should I maybe try another 8gb stick? Then I might be stuck to 16 but that’s better then 8 haha, glad rans cheap and glad my local pc store has a good return policy.
@ update, ordered a 8gb stick from the link you provided, popped it in and computer fired right up and was reading the extra ram right away, thinking I’m maxed out at 16gb as my motherboard must not be able to handle 16gb sticks
My victus only takes 2x8gb or 2x16bg
Question about the hard drive upgrade: Will I need to reinstall Windows if I replace my laptop's pre installed 512 GB NVMe for a 1TB one?
Well, that depends on how you go about it. If you just take the one out and put a completely blank one in, yes you’ll have to reinstall everything. But if you have or get an m.2 external enclosure, you can plug the new drive in to that and clone your existing drive to it so it’ll just be exactly the same as your computer is now.
But that’s a lot of work, and it’ll be easier to just install windows on the new drive.
where did u get ur ram stick from?
@@Yuokei Amazon, I put a link to it in the description of this video
@ Ty!!
how long can last the battery just with a normal use like watch videos, office work... etc?
If you're not "power using" this thing with games or like video editing - you'll get something more like 5 or 6 hours of battery life.
Can I upgrade my vram in my victus from 4gb to 6gb pls some one help me
Unfortunately not. The graphics card is not upgradable.
Does this work with the ryzen 5 model or any model of the victus 15
@@ThisGuy5000 yes, but there are some with DDR4 ram and some with DDR5 ram, so if you didn’t save the box, you may have to take the bottom plate off before ordering your ram to make sure you get the right type.
@ I can’t find anywhere on the box where it says which is it. Any other tips?
@@ThisGuy5000 dang. I would just open the bottom of the laptop; you’re going to need to do that to replace it anyway, and after you pop it off the first time it opens a lot easier the next time.
If the ram stick doesn’t say right on it, you can compare the shape of the notch in the pins on the bottom of it to pictures on Amazon. There are only two kinds ddr4 or ddr5 “laptop ram”
There 8gb of ram on the laptop and open spot for more ram (I kinda remember them saying that it was expandable I guess for this model) it says ddr1 where the empty slot for ram is sooooo I guess I put ddr1?
@ they all say ddr1 and I have no idea why but definitely not drr1 ram
Would it work If I were to get two 32 gigs of the same ram you got?
Yes it sure would!
Yo bro is it ok if i juss add another 8gb since it already has an 8??????
Yes it absolutely is!
We just got over for $429 on Black Friday. 8gb is not enough tho. Ours has the 6550m radeon in it tho and so far better then the rtx 2050 we had. I just needed to see how to pop the back off without breaking it lol
What’s the difference between that and the computers that just say AMD Radeon for graphics? I ended up going with the 6550m
@loezha6794 well if you get cpuz you can possibly see what specific GPU it is. But this laptop has both Radeon graphics as the on board GPU that's on the CPU then it has a separate 6550m GPU as the discreet graphics
May I ask could I do this on the 8gb Radeon 6550m one aswell?
Yes, I just did this for my son's laptop he received for Christmas.
Do I need a anti static mat
It wouldn’t be a BAD idea, but you don’t need one. Just make sure as you sit down to work you first touch something metal.
@ explain because this is my first time upgrading and I don’t want to mess anything up
@@ManChill21 so a large static shock CAN damage sensitive electronics. Some of the tool kits like ifixit come with a little wrist band tether that is also connected to a grounded part on the computer or to a grounded mat. What it does is keep a continuous connection between you and the electronics so that if static builds up on you due to something like a loose wool sweater, it won’t jump between you and what you touch, because you are already connected to it.
The other thing you can do is make a mental note of where you’re doing this type of work. If you generally get static shocks when you get up from your chair or when you touch something metal then yes, definitely use grounding safeties. If you haven’t felt a static shock since getting out of your car in the winter time, then you generally have nothing to worry about.
so is there different sizes when it comes to ram or no or canyou please recommend me a 16gb ram for my victus laptop
in the link below
Yo if the laptop already have the 4000 mhz will a 5200 mhz work with it?
As long as it fits, itll work! It turns out there is a DDR4 and a DDR5 version and the chips are a different shape
@SPACEDESIGNWAREHOUSE my victus support ddr5 but the ram speed of mine is 4800 mhz but i orderd one that is 5200 mhz you think it will still work?
@@carteraspect9448 Oh yes, itll work for sure.
@SPACEDESIGNWAREHOUSE so using a 4000 ghz and 5200 ghz ram will make mine slow?
Amazon now has a 1TB 32GB RAM version of this for 638$
Can it run a game like Fortnite smoothly with 8gb of ram if I get the 4050 version from Amazon?
@@sleepstorm1192 100% definitely for sure.
Fornite I think so, well I´m not a gamer, but I run Nier Automata smoothly, mine has 8GB of Ram , i5 11400
hello 8gb +32 gb ram Can you do it for victus?
You CAN!
Thanks bro
So people say on Reddit that the smaller ram will cap the bigger ram’s frequency. Is that true?
@@JoBro622 not smaller but slower. So if one ram stick is 2600 MHz and one is 3200 MHz, they will both run at 2600 MHz.
But more ram will make your computer faster than less ram even if it runs at a higher frequency.
@@SPACEDESIGNWAREHOUSEI see thank you. It’s because I just got this same one. Alsov how does the Radeon rx6550m version of this computer compare to the 4050 version?
can i put in 2 8gb
Great Video man. Hight Quality. eloquent enough. love it.
But Ah Common man. What DA FKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK... Why are you guys not talking about the most important thing such as the RAM MHZ Speed. it comes with the ram speed of 5600 MHz. What if we get and install a RAM with the speed of 6600 MHz ? Would it work? would that SHTTTT support?
Installing the ram is nothing man. Tell me if it works with the higher speeds of 6000MHz and 6500MHz and higher? This VICTUS HP-Victus-15-6-inch-FHD-144Hz-Gaming-Laptop-AMD-Ryzen-5-8645HS-NVIDIA-GeForce-RTX-4050-8GB-DDR4-512GB-SSD-Mica-Silver-2024... Tell asap. I have been looking for this information for at least a month. Can you blve me...!!!
Hello, can you transfer gtx from victus to rtx?
I don’t think I know what you mean. Are you asking if you can replace the graphics card?
can i upgrade ssd to 2 tb?
@ahmadaminabdulloh6241 same question.. if you upgraded, please let me know
It's so annoying that I bought 32gb of ram for hp victus, and one of the pieces of ram works, but when I put the other piece in my computer, it won't turn on, so I'm guessing I can only have one stick of ram.
I think this is just a very rare case of a dead-on-arrival ram stick. That computer should definitely have no problem handling two 16gb sticks.
@SPACEDESIGNWAREHOUSE I hope so. I will try it agian later
I figured out my issue. The second Ram stick was crooked sideways, so I fixed it, and now it works. Thanks for the help.
Your sponsor would probably wish you had made it more plain what the brand name of the powered screwdriver is. Kinda sounded like xtool but I listened to it twice and couldn't make it out because you talk so fast.
@@terryburgess3568 shoot, you’re probably right.
@@SPACEDESIGNWAREHOUSE na definitely not. he sold me on that electronic screwdriverin such a natural, unforced way imo
What model is this? Is it the fa0xxx. That’s what I have,I just want to make sure I do everything perfect.
Im looking for the model number in receipts... this is the description from the sale: HP - Victus 15.6" Full HD 144Hz Gaming Laptop - Intel Core i5 - 8GB Memory - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 - 512GB SSD - Performance Blue
yes, 15-fa0033dx - what a difficult search that is to find!
@@SPACEDESIGNWAREHOUSE thank you for responding so quickly
Can it go to 32gb Ram?
yep! i just put 2 16gb ram sticks in mine this morning and it runs perfectly
Will a ddr4 fit?
Yes
@ I have a ddr4 but it won’t fit am I just putting it wrong or something?🤦♂️
@@Meezy-d7l It has to be laptop RAM - maybe you have a stick of desktop RAM? Follow this link for the type of RAM that fits - you dont have to buy this particular stick, but this is the one I used so I know it works. amzn.to/3BW1Opv
@@SPACEDESIGNWAREHOUSE I will for sure thank you.
Is there extra ssd slot ?
Nope, there is only one SSD slot, so upgrading is a bit more annoying just because youll have to work out a way to mirror your data. But its really easy to get to, so the actual SSD install is super quick.
i would never in my life install memort from 2 differnet manufature and speed that just plain reatard for me they allways have to match to maxminie performance remember if everhting if optimzed that increase the power from all side and runs a lot smoother
@@Spyder13337 I have read a lot about how that’s optimal, but the only thing that will change is the speed of the ram. And the one I bought and added in was faster than the one that came with the machine. So that means this won’t slow it down at all and it more than doubles the amount of ram that I had before; this system is running better than ever!!
Sure it could run 3-5% faster with two new sticks, but I definitely would not notice the difference since the only thing I use this particular computer for is video games on airplanes.
@@SPACEDESIGNWAREHOUSE MY OCS would never let me even if i want to LOL
Ram for me was DDR5 I kept buying DDR4 and it was was too big.
you Change The SSD directly without backup the whole windows system... 😂
Well I personally back up to a NAS on my network, then boot windows from a USB Boot drive and recover the system from the NAS.
Yo I can not get this thing open to save my life
You mean after taking those screws out you can’t pop the bottom off?
I had the best luck next to the Ethernet port and pushing down in there.
Can only focus on the weird glasses
Oh man.. I suppose I should also get a less cartoon character pair to put in the rotation. I had Lasic my whole life and just finally got old enough to need glasses. It’s an adjustment.
@@SPACEDESIGNWAREHOUSENah the glasses are cool, ignore that guy.
@@GonzaAnt93haha thank you! I’ve found that people remember me in person a lot easier now that I’m just that guy in the cooky glasses.
@@SPACEDESIGNWAREHOUSEThey suit your personality. I mean I don’t know you, but they seem to. I like em’
@@SPACEDESIGNWAREHOUSE mate the glasses are absolutely fine just ignore him if he has nothing nice to say then why does he bother commenting
Call me an idiot lol but can this hit 120 fps for fortnite.
Thanks for the video!, I suggest also see first the maximum amount of Ram that the PC is able to handle. the Kind of Ram (DDR4 - DDR5...) and speed, I saw those in this video, It is helpful too ruclips.net/video/OauXpVvzZOs/видео.html