Acer Swift 3 SSD & Memory Upgrade SF314-41

[@jamesturner7194]

Just ordered one of these with 8Gb Ram and 1TB SSD, definitely going to upgrade the Ram to 16Gb after watching your video. Super easy. Thank you.

[@raphaelcahutay7045]

Straight to the point and very informative as well. I have this laptop now, and I have been planning to upgrade my RAM. This helped with all the questions and doubts I had. Thank you!

[@2009shumy]

So this laptop doesn't have 2 ram slots? It cannot run in dual channel..?

[@2009shumy]

@@asim4843 Acer Swifr use low powered ram to save power. That basically means that it has 4266mhz, but since it's lpddr4, it runs at double down speed, so 2133mhz. You are always better with ddr4 than with lpddr4. One is faster and other uses less power, but if you use integrated gpu, better go with laptop with ddr4. Hope this helps! TL;DR - low powered 4266mhz (real 2133mhz), normal powered ram 3200mhz (real 3200mhz)

[@tengggsebastian4140]

hello sir ano pong ram ang pwede idagidag

[@koru_insta2397]

@@tengggsebastian4140 single stick 8gb sodimm or 4gb single stick not sure if it is compatible with a 16gb single stick

[@vutthefrog8871]

Thx again just added 4 gigs of r to reach 8 gigs using your video this really helped

[@martinkirkov]

American from Michigan - gentle, intelligent and smart of course :) Thank you!

[@vutthefrog8871]

Wow thx soooo much my parents wouldn’t let me open up the laptop unless I found the specific laptop in a vid to open and how to add the ram. Really useful video thanks

[@paulozigbo]

I just added an 8 gig to my swift 3 as well just now. What you said just happened to me and the screen won’t turn on even if I have given it enough time before force shutting it down. Help. 😐😐😐 Edit: it took me a re-installation of the ram, did what you’ve done of booting the power on with out the back cover and un hooked battery to the board. It finally worked! Thank you for this vid and your easy to understand, straight to the point tutorial!

[@jibkas]

I just bought this laptop and i'm looking forward to upgrade it. your video is very helpful, thanks.

[@CadillacComputerCenter]

Thanks for watching. Dale

[@Louisleloup123]

Great video! Well explained yet to the point, good camera work, keep up the good work!

[@AHumanNamedAlex]

Thank you SOOOO much! This will be really helpful as I am wanting to be able to stream so I need more ram! Now I just need to save up the money for the ram and the EGPU. At this point the upgrade will cost more than my laptop!

[@plumberboi]

what do you mean by egpu?

[@philuxtube]

thanks for this great video, just upgraded my good old acer swift 3 to 12 Gb ram !

[@qamarcpa]

Very informative and well presented, straight to the point. Thank you, sir :)

[@CadillacComputerCenter]

Thanks for watching!! Dale

[@pogzie]

Thanks for this man, looks like the different SKUs for this provides different combinations (intel vs amd, 2.5in hd vs ssd, etc.).. planning to buy this for my mom but I wanted some kind of flexibility to upgrade.

[@CadillacComputerCenter]

Will be good laptop for mom. Easy to upgrade. Thanks for watching. Dale

[@ziggypopp73]

Thanks for exellent informative tutorial. I have this one myself and are very satisfied with it, big bang for the bucks.

[@StefanoBaldessari]

@Cadillac Computer Center Is the ram cover useful? Does it help to spread the heat or is better leave the ram without covering so the air can flow freely above it?

[@saeedaamir]

Hey thanks for a straight forward to the point no bs video

[@CadillacComputerCenter]

Thx for watching, dale

[@RAdams-hz1vs]

thks bruv nice to know i can upgrade my laptop!

[@zaczac3024]

Worth noting that the spare 2.5" drive bay will not accommodate the thicker size of standard 2.5" HDD (15mm) only the two smaller sizes; 7mm and 9.5mm

[@kylacjgafate9925]

Very informative! Can you do this with the SF314-56G version? Thanks

[@genevadaugdaug8717]

What model of RAM did you you? Is it 8GB DDR4 2133MHz ? I'm planning to upgrade mine also.

[@strikemaster1]

Can you add 2.5" storage as well as the nvme? I.E. 2TB nvme plus 500GB 2.5 ssd.

[@ancient256]

I finally started to try and disassemble my laptop for upgrade but I can't seem to remove the long screw that's on the middle.

[@keiths.heather8661]

By acer website the m.2 Ssd in this model is upgradable to 512gb. Ram is upgradable to 12gb.

[@MisterMister-x8m]

Hi, thank's for the video. Can you tell me if this computer supports 16GB RAM ?

[@rizzavillanueva5388]

Thank you for creating this video. Very informative and straigh to the point. BTW, this is my first time commenting here on YT. :)

[@samueljustine8244]

I've been looking for this kind of video since day one after my mom bought the laptop. Thank you so much man, its always the small time youtuber that has the best content. Im wondering though if the wifi card for the laptop can be change and if so, which one should i get?

[@CadillacComputerCenter]

Check this article, lookgadgets.com/best/laptop-wifi-cards/

[@samueljustine8244]

@@CadillacComputerCenter thank you so much for that. For swift 3, what kind of socket is it using to house the WiFi card and does any of these wifi cards compatible with Ryzen processors?

[@samueljustine8244]

@@asim4843 by ran speed, do you mean the ram speed? In my model, it's ram speed is 2400. Btw thank you sir for the answer

[@samueljustine8244]

@@asim4843 oc the ram huh? Never knew that it's possible on a laptop ram though. I had this laptop for almost a year now

[@samueljustine8244]

@@asim4843 good luck with that but I wonder if you could share the finding with me? I also wanted to oc the ram if it's possible

[@strikemaster1]

Awesome instructional video... well done sir. A pleasant change to the many rubbish videos on this subject... thanks.I will now attempt it myself also. I would like more info on adding a seperate storage drive as you indictaed... is it possibleyou can do another vieo showing how to do that with the cradle you need to purchase?

[@ningchuilugangmei7385]

Mine has a HDD in the HDD slot. Do I need to remove it first before adding an SDD on the m.2 nvme slot? Or would both work together if I add both?

[@jamesjoshuamanlangit3362]

I have the same laptop, I have a question is the built in ram removable or not? only additional ram is needed? thank you!

[@andreisabater328]

Hi sir. Is it needed to unplug the battery when your just installing the ssd?

[@teachermia8097]

Hi, ito po model ng sakkin SF-314-41-R9VF Sparkly Silver, same po ba? upgradable to 8gb RAM?

[@mustaqimnordin3054]

Does the i5 11 gen acer swift 3 version has extra slot for nvme ssd??

[@arc8218]

Do you know why my laptop (swfit 3 amd athlon 300u) run pcie 3 two lane ? This laptop support four lane right ?

[@jada_9827]

Hello, can you please suggest me a good 4GB ram to add? my laptop comes with 8gb ram, even if it is the same model, I ask for 4GB because I found out this laptop can only support up to 12gb ram (im a total ignorant about pc)

[@masterbeast9791]

can you tell me what kind of ram is that and brand i want to buy the same ram that you used

[@theshue8067]

what type of ram should i buy? it has 2400mhz with 4gb ram already soldered? i checked out a couple of ram online that has 2400mhz with 4 and 8gbs of ram. should i go for those??

[@jaenomin]

Hello! I would like to ask for this model Acer SF314-41G-R9QL of what upgrades I can do with it. Thanks!

[@carmelafrancisco5763]

Sir, have you opened a swift 3 Sf314-41G? Planning to upgrade my laptop this weekend. I don't know what ram and SSD to buy. It just says there it has another ram slot that is upto 12gb sodimm

[@lionelcabarliza7904]

Hello sir, is it possible to add additional ram of 16gb to the 4gb built in ram? So it will have 20gb of ram in total. Does it support 16gb of ram?

[@romanhandru]

Thank you, cool video, everything is clear, even though English is not my native language.

[@frankhovis]

This model has the empty area to add a 2.5" SSD like some of the other versions of this range. Looking at the PCB on mine it looks like Acer didn't add some of the needed components just above the socket where the lead to the SATA connector fits. Has anyone tried adding a SATA drive to this version ?

[@jarbinx3652]

hi i need help. i bought ram that is 2400mhz sodimm 8gb ddr4 for my laptop (same model) but when i installed the ram, the side lights were blinking blue but the display was not turning on. the technician said for the ram to be read the laptop should be reformatted. idk what to do please help

[@xinxen5713]

Sir does this support 16gb ram? Instead of using 8gb

[@xtetaung8482]

Can upgrade RAM for acer switch alpha. It has 4GB built in memory. Some said it can’t upgrade because it was factory mounted. Please explain. Thanks for your help

[@m.amadeo3434]

I have a SF314-41-r24m is it the same model as you?

[@ellaryc3326]

Can I ask if my acer swift 3 . i have built in 16gb ram and 512gb ssd but i want to add 1Tb HDD, it is possible?

[@jammyking7192]

Thank you so much sir! You saved me a lot of money

[@kyliezzl7002]

hi, are all acer swift 3 are upgradable to NVME?

[@TheJerseygirl22]

This is my laptop now that im using for work, O need to upgrade my memroy atleast 8gb, can you please advice what is the best memory to use. Im planning to upgrade it myself. Reply is very much appreciated.

[@CadillacComputerCenter]

Hi. Any brand will work good. I use Timetec, kingston brands alot.

[@TheJerseygirl22]

Thank you, Im planning just to do it myself,theres no need of any downloads right? Just place the memory.

[@harvtech3420]

I did an ssd upgrade on the m.2 slot on my swift3 (before it was running windows on the hdd) but after doing windows 10 fresh install on the ssd, the laptop will sometimes get memory management error bsod upon restarting or waking up after sleep. Any suggestion on what to do? Any help would be much appreciated.

[@dalioaguasanta8597]

Tengo una acer swift 3 sf314-51 a este modelo se le puede actualizar la Ram?

[@pavel7311]

Hello, can I ask for a link to the 8.0 GB RAM? Thank you

[@vonteric7699]

how many ram slots does the ryzen 7 4700u have and can you add more ram to it?

[@jamesuzzielvarquez5140]

Thank you for this video!

[@alenmendoza6920]

Hi, I updated mine and added a 8gb DDR4 RAM but it became slower! I don't know what happened. Any suggestion?

[@ZanzerFPS]

www.quora.com/Can-I-use-8GB-RAM-together-with-4GB-RAM

[@nio6473]

Hello sir, I am wondering if doing a RAM upgrade on my own SF314-41 will void the warranty. Please reply. Thank you!

[@CadillacComputerCenter]

Hello. As long as you do not damage anything, your warranty will still be good. According to Acer. You can read more at Acer.com community forum's. Dale

[@nio6473]

@@CadillacComputerCenter Thank you kind sir! :)

[@fluffy1463]

Thank you for making this video!

[@samuelmartinez5486]

can i put a hdd and a ssd in this laptop? And what kind of HDD would it be?

[@BustedCartoonsYT]

Hello sir. I have questions I hope you don’t mind 1) Is this good for online classes? 2) is this good for like gaming?

[@CadillacComputerCenter]

Hi. Good laptop for every day use. Good for all online stuff. Not so good for gaming. Dale

[@BustedCartoonsYT]

Cadillac Computer Center also is there a camera inside the computer?

[@BustedCartoonsYT]

Cadillac Computer Center I hope you could answer quick thanks :)

[@ali3nw0r1d6]

@@BustedCartoonsYT Its a great laptop, You can even game on it but it heats up a bit, with aluminium body...Its not really designed for gaming but it can handle a lot.

[@oreo5000kip]

Very useful thanks allot bro but.. can I asking you something about my problem is USB port in my girlfriend laptop couldn't working properly when she plug it need to restart Everytimes

[@George.Gadgets]

Does it allow a 2280 NVME or just a 2240 NVME?

[@Carching10]

Hi can I add another SSD to SF314-41-R974, Ive checked different websites but there's no mention of adding another SSD. Thank you very much

[@bersonmonteyro9519]

May I have the link where you bought your RAM?

[@g-annealeria5674]

Hello Can I ask what Acer Swift SF314-42-R6Y1 maximum memory? Or atleast where can I look, websites etc? Hope you notice! Thanks!

[@Gekkoo_o-0]

ACER SWIFT 3 i7 10510u UHD 8gb ram 512 ssd HP 440 G7 i5 MX250 8gb ram 512 ssd Both at 900$ which one will you get? Thanks for your help 👍

[@althafaman1853]

How to fix the key board complaint of swift 3-314-55 series ?

[@anthonytiu1760]

Got a quick question - Is the m.2 slot on this model exclusive for nvme? We tried booting a sata m.2 but it's not showing literally everywhere (bios, disk management, etc) Would any nvme work or do we need to be specific in purchasing a brand and model?

[@CadillacComputerCenter]

Hi. Any brand nvme will work, samsung, crucial, adata etc. An m.2 sata ssd should work though. Hmmm. Dale

[@CadillacComputerCenter]

Curious, what brand or model is your m.2 sata drive?

[@ginanglotus9594]

Hi Sir, Nice Video, I have the same laptop, may I ask if ADATA XPG SX8200 pro 256GB will work? and also ADATA 8GB DDR4 module SO-DIMM Memory for my RAM upgrade as well? Thank you so much.

[@CadillacComputerCenter]

Hi. Yes, those are good parts to use. Dale

[@jethrobarazona1327]

How much ram can you upgrade it?

[@phppoint5598]

Is this laptop have 2 ram slots out of the box? Or u just installed additional ram slot? Thanks

[@CadillacComputerCenter]

Hi. This model has one ram slot for memory expansion. 4gb of on board ram. Thanks for watching. Dale

[@phppoint5598]

@@CadillacComputerCenter what are the specifications of ram you bought sir? DDR4? what frequency? My laptop is ACER SWIFT SF314-14 . I'm not sure if it has 2 ram slots like your's

[@idrissstudio8943]

Awesome, very useful !

[@mikemanook3094]

What brand of ram did you buy

[@noidentity3011]

Hello sir, I have Swift 3 SF315-52-81HD whereas this video is for Swift 3 SF314-41. So my question is : Can I install another hard disk on my laptop while also keeping my 256 GB SSD ?My swift 3 looks exactly like the one shown in the video by the way.

[@CadillacComputerCenter]

Hi. As I stated in the video, this model does not ship with the hdd caddy. They are hard to find, but you should be able to get one from acer. Dale

[@noidentity3011]

@@CadillacComputerCenter Thanks for your reply sir...

[@mikemanook3094]

What speed of ram did you put? Mhz

[@Sefg]

what kind of m.2 key does this motherboard support?

[@nahtanlesot5272]

Hi thx for the video. I have an acer swift 3 with 12 GB now but the thing is it’s written in the task manager that my hardware reserved reaches 2.1 GB. I test many things to lower it but i can’t find the right solution. Would you have any idea of what solution might work?

[@gamemaster54_TR]

That 2 gb is for video memory

[@meiqunyong3962]

May i know what model RAM for acer sf314 -41?

[@RaduPremium]

Does it support 2 TB of storage?

[@Jack_dub]

Very straight forward. Just installed the Team Elite 16GB ram flawlessly. Next thing I'll do soon is a new NVME drive which I've just ordered. Thank you!!

[@koru_insta2397]

is it working with no issues?

[@koru_insta2397]

does it support 16gb single stick?

[@Skoodge_Dude]

​@koru_insta2397 did you ever find out about this?

[@jrtbty3400]

Is it necessary to unplug battery from motherboard when upgrading ram/inserting ram?

[@CadillacComputerCenter]

Only as a safety precaution. Otherwise, be very careful.

[@jrtbty3400]

@@CadillacComputerCenter can I ask what happens?

[@Larrivey9]

So the laptop comes with only one empty slot for upgrades and a 4gb of ram incorporated into the motherboard?

[@CadillacComputerCenter]

Yes, that is correct for this model. Dale

[@mau557]

Is the SF314-42-R7LH model the same on the inside, upgradable memory and 2.5" HDD?

[@CadillacComputerCenter]

Hi. Unfortunately, your model has 8gb lpddr4 on board memory. Not upgradeable, no expansion slot. You can easily upgrade your nvme ssd though. Dale

[@cursedpotat1697]

can i put any 8gb ddr4 notebook ram in this? I have the Ryzen 3 3200u version

[@Saira_J]

Yep

[@mach2677]

Thank you for your very helpful video!

[@jervisduran3902]

what is the maximum ram and ssf for acer swift 3 ?. .tnx man. .

[@jmvasquez4151]

What type of nvme is that ? if possible the M.2 SATA is ok?

[@CadillacComputerCenter]

M.2 sata will work

[@jmvasquez4151]

@@CadillacComputerCenter Thanks

[@romankovalchuk7482]

Thx a lot.I upgraded my laptop to 20 GB RAM, used 16GB DDR4-2666 19-19-19 1.2V. My CPU is AMD Ryzen™ 3 3200U

[@CadillacComputerCenter]

Good job my friend! Dale

[@renojr.camporedondo701]

Can I have the link of where to buy the ram? i would really appreciate it

[@plumberboi]

will this work on a acer swift sf314 41g?

[@yaboiandrei]

Hello, I have the Swift 3 with the same specs but it's Sf314-41-R1HQ, is it also ram upgradeable? and what brands of ram would you suggest?

[@CadillacComputerCenter]

Yes, you can upgrade the ram. I use Corsair, timetec and ADATA memory

[@yaboiandrei]

Thanks for letting me know!

[@CadillacComputerCenter]

Your welcome.

[@yaboiandrei]

@@CadillacComputerCenter Is it okay to not unplug the battery? or is it a necessity to do so before ram installation? Thank you in advance.

[@xandreipolan7926]

Hello. Just wanna ask if all SF314-41 laptop has the same ram speed? I'm planning to upgrade my laptop ram but I'm not sure if it's 2666mhz. My laptop model is SF314-41 R9VF

[@CadillacComputerCenter]

Hi. Open task manager, click on performance tab, click memory on left side. It will show you ram speed. Thx

[@xandreipolan7926]

@@CadillacComputerCenter in the task manager tab it says 2400mhz but when I tried in cmd it says 2667mhz :/ so I'm really confused I can't upgrade my ram

[@dijayrudru]

After going onto task manager without the upgrades my cpu speed is on 0.40Ghz. One of my buddies said that it would be useless to upgrade if my cpu is that far gone. Can someone help?

[@johnmichaelt.sibayan1757]

What memory ram is compatible to that laptop model?

[@plumberboi]

will a m.2 sata work on these?

[@phppoint5598]

Hi, is this laptop compatible with m.2 ssd?

[@ancient256]

Hello Sir, I want to add a m.2 nvme ssd to my laptop but idk which ssd comes with screws for the m.2 ssd.

[@CadillacComputerCenter]

Hi. M.2 drives require only one mounting screw. If your laptop already has an m.2 drive. Use that screw. If your m.2 slot is empty. Usually the screw is already there. Dale

[@ancient256]

@@CadillacComputerCenter My laptop only has 1TB HDD that comes with so I don't have a screw for m.2 drive that comes with it. What should I do?

[@CadillacComputerCenter]

Like I said. The screw is probably already in the mounting hole. If not, you can get the screw easily on Amazon or Newegg. Just search for m.2 mounting screws.

[@juniassinaga8443]

Can we apply heatsink to the m.2 SSD. How thick is maximum for the heatsink to fit in the laptop?

[@CadillacComputerCenter]

NO heatsinks. Not needed

[@joremjay]

I have the same model but I only add 4gb ram. The results was 5.9gb usable and 2.1gb reserved. The same results on this laptop too. So that means this is normal on this laptop? I should have added 8 or 12gb then.

[@fluffyball3347]

i think its normal, windows 10 with 64bit eats up 2GB ram while 32bits takes 1GB of ram

[@gigaski7170]

Hello.. I have a question.. can i use 16gb of ram for this laptop to make it 20gb ram?

[@CadillacComputerCenter]

Hi. Yes you can. Dale

[@misanthropicsophist]

hey does this model support flex mode for ram? :)

[@stuandy9518]

can you share to us those upgrade kits?