Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 Tutorial: How to Upgrade the RAM & SSD(s) | English

The Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 with an AMD Ryzen 4000 Processor is one of the best budget choices for a gaming laptop. We'll show you how to upgrade its RAM and SSD(s) in a thorough step-by-step guide.

All you need to open the IdeaPad Gaming 3 is a Phillips head screwdriver and a spudger or guitar plectrum.

The SO-DIMM RAM found in our model is DDR4 3200MHz, so you'll best be advised to match this frequency when upgrading.
There are actually two M.2 PCIe slots - even though one is a bit hidden away. Both slots will take SSDs up to the 2280 form factor.

[mcjiehembile]

You remind me of Professor in Money Heist haha. Thank you for the info btw.

[richmb]

Fantastic step-by-step instructions and done efficiently! No annoying music or extra bloat to make a needlessly longer video. Great edits to the work being done.

[Ole_Rasmussen]

I came here because I had been struggling to open the damn lid for 15 minutes on my brand new laptop. You gave me the courage to use the force it needed.

[redwitch]

Just upgrading my RAM and adding a new SSD and this has been really helpful! For anyone struggling to budge the screw mount for the second SSD slot, I ended up getting out a set of pliers to remove it from the default slot and that moved it with zero issues.

[MikeD-hnhf]

A heads-up: the little plastic clips that hold the base plate on are easy to break if you're not careful. Do not advocate for pulling the plate off without a pic/tool to slide and decouple or = broken clips. I am living proof.

[Neektine]

I bought this laptop knowing it's a well made, worth it Laptop. I didn't know it was this amazing

[ankursharma]

I didn't know I can move that standoff into the 2.5 inch ssd area, I have been searching for that connector for 6 months now, watched every video, read every forum, finally found your video, thank you for this video.

[jacobbrown]

Wow... he did REALLY WELL. Simple straight to the point.

Thank for letting us k ow where the TWO PCI-E M.2 slots are and how to PROPERLY configure.

EZ PZ.

[lifeofleo]

This was amazing! I was always hesitant to open up my laptop and over paid sending my old one to a local shop to upgrade, but I just did it and it is awesome! Thanks!

[JoeKenWA]

Thanks for publishing this. I am new to M.2 drives so the explanation for the standoff, and your link to initializing the drive made this very easy.

[Cyberninjaaaa]

4:25 you saved my life I was thinking the damn standoff won’t work lmfao

[himanshugupta]

Amazing, means we can add one more SSD along with what it came with

[Thomassassin]

Huh. I just upgraded to 32GB ram, but had no idea I could add a second SSD to this thing. Great video! Thanks.

[pcxdrone]

Excellent info. I didn't know you could jump up to 2280 ff SSD on both slots. Great news.

[thesheepthemightythecrazy]

You really should do more videos in english as that will grow your channel. You have such high quality content. Short and straight to the point.

[chrism.]

very important to show people every step, including how you ground yourself.

[Rdin]

there are lots of videos on YouTube but this is what I'm looking for the most, thank you bro

[harrai]

Very easily upgraded my laptop without any issues due to this guide, thank you.

P.s I would recommened using a plastic card to open the clips, they are easy to break.

[charlottegross]

This was very easy to follow, and I was confident thanks to this video. This worked for me. Appreciate your time!

[adrianstojewski]

Thanks a lot for the instructions! It helped a lot! :)