Acer Nitro 5 SSD and RAM Upgrade

In this video I perform a Ram Memory / SSD upgrade to this Acer Nitro 5 AN-515

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[SC-RGX]

One of my favourite laptop boards. 2 ssd slots + one hdd slot makes this a terrific storage monster. Love it.

[Spankwire]

There's another M.2 slot on the right side. You can install an additional ssd there without the need to remove the existing 512gb. Just an FYI to those who didn't notice. Cheers!

[leyzer]

No way they included the cable for a hard drive in the box. It's been 5 months since I wanted to put a hard drive in but couldn't find a place that sold that cable and now here I am watching this video showing me that they included one. Thank you so much man.

[SteveSayWhat]

Thanks for the great video! I recently purchased the Acer Nitro 5 AN515-58 and was curious about upgradability. Your video is the best most concise video I have found for this platform thus far.

Cardinal Sin #1 You forgot to disconnect the battery cable before connecting/disconnecting hardware.

As another viewer commented about the second M.2 port... I had no idea that was there until reading they're comment.

Mine came with the 1TB PCIe NVMe SSD, & 16GB DDR5. I had plans to immediately upgrade the ram to 32GB DDR5 (2x16gb) and install a 2TB 2.5" SATA SSD. I am even more excited about tis laptop now that I found out I can also add an additional 1TB PCIe NVMe SSD... never had a pc with 4TB storage before so that would be cool. Derp

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[abriellafiel]

Actually the video is well explained. If it wasn't for a few concerns on my part. When I switched on my Acer Nitro 5 for the first time, windows 11 home installed because it was on the existing m.2 .
However, the friendly voice in the video changed exactly the M.2 on which the operating system was.
At minute 2:57 you can see the second M.2 slot to the right of the lower RAM bar, and the screw for fastening is on the far right of the upper left corner of the usb port.
The ram upgrade from 8 to at least 16 gb is recommended, but the fact that you have 2 different ram bars with different latencies and specs, is less good.
At minute 4:23 you can see how the friendly voice restarts the laptop and immediately presses the F2 key to get into the BIOS, because in this state the laptop would never have made it to the Windows start screen because there is no operating system.
And the one who has already done it the way the friendly voice did.
Knows how tedious it can be with the operating system and all the drivers that belong to the laptop!

[Spirit-Fire]

This is a perfect laptop for first time pc gamers. I've had mine for nearly 2 years now and granted, it's had its fair share of problems, but since renewing the thermal paste, removing dust and installing an additional 1TB ssd, it's performing better than when I first purchased it. I'll definitely be looking at upgrading the ram in the future. The amount of replaceable components in the Nitro 5 really enables you to learn about how everything works.

[nyuckkamoments]

As said as it is you have few subscribers it should be noted guys like you are the unsung heroes of the internet thank you for your easy to follow guide.

[Jaxck]

Picked this up on Prime Day, in large part because of this fantastic little overview vid. Great job mate!

[mcdus]

I upgraded to 32GB of RAM and it's a beast! Let's go!

[dwanejeff]

Thank You! This Laptop and it's ability to be upgraded. Also with, what you can upgrade set's it's apart from all other laptops! The price! That knock's it out of the park, for Me!

[GreatXerxes]

Dude it was so easy, i was thinking about send my laptop or take it myself thanks for tutorial ✌🏻🙌🏻

[roymeadows]

Great video bro..Saved me a fortune by not having to get my Nitro 5 upgraded at PC world. Keep up the good work.

[peterdawes]

Nitro AN515-57/i9 2.5Hz/16gbram/RTX3060/512SSD. Just got given it for a present. Ty for upgrade vid. Peace.

[hugo]

Worked with my 515-57 i5 and 3060. (2023)

Second pciE slot used with a 970evo because it is 3rd generation pcie i have in my nitro 5 model, meaning it is a waste of money putting a gen4+ pcie SSD in there. (Even tho it's just 10$ difference)

Added 16g of ram for a total of 24G, not optimal but fonctional without any issues untill now.

First boot was slow but everythkng came back to normal afterwards.

Thanks !

[hilderx]

This video was so helpful! Thanks a lot for showcasing the upgrades of this great laptop.

[tombaleone]

Thanks for Showing how to open the RAM !!

[blackpiegaming]

installing two different ram sticks may greatly hinder performance. Be sure to either get a pair of the same ram and don’t be like me

[PatricksDIY]

I would not recomend mismatching RAM modules, if you are upgrading RAM, you should get a kit (2 sticks) with matching size and speed.

[dizzard]

Thank you for this video. I'm gearing up to try upgrading my current laptops ram, it'll be my second time attempting a ram upgrade. The first time I tried it was with an MSI laptop and it was a complete failure because even after unscrewing it the back wouldn't come off. For this laptop it looks more straightforward.

[omegasenpaiz]

I just got the exact same RAM today. I am upgrading it from 8 GB to 32 GB RAM today