I'm upgrading my laptops A8-4500m to a A10-4600m, but I am confused about memory anyone have info?

So I found an A10-4600m online for $45. I figured that is not a bad amount of money to spend to get higher CPU speed and 128 more shaders.

I have never ripped a laptop apart to upgrade the CPU even though I have done it countless times in desktops.

First off AMD says the A10-4600m has a 1866 mhz memory interface:
AMD Accelerated Processors for Notebook PCs

I called AMD and they said it is up the laptop manufacturer if the CPU has support for fast memory..........this sounds wrong to me as the memory controller is on-die but what do I know.

Officially this laptop only supports 1600 mhz DD3. I am running 1333 mhz 2x4GIGs right now as this laptop only came with one SoDimm and I had a 1333 mhz SoDimm lying around.

I want to order 8 gigs of 1866 pref CAS9 if I can but I don't want to waste money on ram which will not use its full potential.

Anyone know for sure if the A10-4600m will support 1866 ram?

Thanks

 

What laptop do you have? For some, the CPU can be soldered to the motherboard so they can't be swapped... I have a feeling that this AMD CPU which also has an APU might be soldered to the motherboard and might not be upgradeable... As for the RAM, don't get anything more than 1600 as you'll just be wasting your money... 1866 will just downclock to 1600 if only 1600 is max supported...

 

Its an hp pavillion 17-e110dx. From what I have read online this particular laptop should be upgradeable. Also I read that 1600 is the max I just dont understand why it says 1866 on the website then

 

Here AMD say 1600Mhz Max for AMD A10-4600M/7660G-2012 Model

Second-Generation AMD A-Series APUs Enable
Best-in-Class PC Mobility, Entertainment, and Gaming Experience in Single Chip

No mention of 1866Mhz memory controller

AMD A-Series A10-4600M Notebook Processor - NotebookCheck.net Tech


,A10-5750M-8650G has a 1866Mhz memory controller, I have 2x8GB -16GB installed-1866MHZ Crucial Ballistix Sport and the Elite A10-5750/8650 APU memory controller uses it fully and then sum up to DDR3L- 2000 Mhz

AMD A-Series A10-5750M Notebook Processor - NotebookCheck.net Tech

Look up hp pavilion 17-e110dx-HP Support and get the maintenance manual in pdf,,it will list all the ram and cpu's that work with this model.

Here it is: Happy Upgrading,,

Manuals for HP Pavilion 17-e110dx Notebook PC | HP® Support


Get DDR3L 1600Mhz ram, safe bet. The 1866Mhz ram will run at 1600Mhz yet its more expensive,


The Mobile AMD Elite A series 2013 models show only one APU with 1866Mhz memory controller thats the Elite A10-5750M-8650G APU-

New AMD A-Series APU Offers Mobile PC Users Innovative Experiences, Elite Graphics Performance and Longer Battery Life

AMD Elite A10-5750/8650 APU $150 on ebay.

New AMD Quad Core Mobile A10 5750M 2 5GHz Socket FS1 AM5750DEC44HL SHIP from US | eBay

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HP Pavilion 17",AMD Elite A10-5750M-8650G, Samsung EVO SSD 250GB ,Micron-Crucial Ballistix Sport 1866MHz 2x8GB- 16GB, Logitec LS1 Laser Mouse 5000 DPI,Seagate Backup Plus USB 3.0 1TB Backup drive, Win 8.1 64 Bit Full Retail Kit, Lexar 32GB USB 3.0 Jump Drive 100MB/55MB (read/write) Base Notebook Price Paid was $360 delivered with Dual Warranties, still in dual warranty looking at extensions later.

 

Happy to say yesterday my A10-4600m got here and it installed without a hitch in my laptop. Upgrading laptops always makes me nervous but it was simple. Also temps went down a bit since I replaced that awful stock thermal compound with some Arctic Silver 5 I had laying in a box. Nice bump in gaming performance.

I just don't understand why AMD says it supports 1866 on this page and nowhere else:
AMD Accelerated Processors for Notebook PCs

Anyway I am aware the A10-5750M supports 1866 but I didn't know if it was worth $150. I picked up the 4600m for $45 shipped and the 128 shader cores is nice. As far as I can tell the only diff between the 4600m and the 5750m is memory support and a bump in clock speed.

This laptop will support the 5750 tho so maybe later in the year I will buy some CAS9 1866 ram and the 5750 I just dont know the speed bump is worth the money.

Thanks for the reply