Sony VCPEB1E0E RAM Upgrade?

Hi, my Sony Vaio VCPEB1E0E laptop has been crashing quite a bit recently...especially when playing youtube videos, using skype etc. I am wondering whether a RAM upgrade would stop this from happening?

It currently has 3GB (full spec here -

Having done a bit of research I'm confused... so any advice appreciated. I note the max supported RAM is 8GB, and I'm running Windows 7 64-bit OS so can use it all, therefore would like to upgrade to the full 8GB. Seems like lots of sites are selling 2 x 4GB sticks... but is it possible to install more than one new stick - i.e. does the laptop have slots to install two new sticks? Or is the only way to buy a single 8GB stick? Also any suggested brands, and is the installation simple to complete?

As you can probably tell I'm a bit of a novice with all this so any help would be gratefully received. Many thanks!

 

I would think it would have to have 2 ram slots because if you currently have 3Gb ram, it must be 2 sticks: 2gb + 1gb.

- you could run the program cpu-z and it will tell you what ram you have installed and what type.
- or open the laptops ram access door and see whats in there. usually its a door on the bottom of the laptop about the size of a credit card with 1 or 2 screws.

I have doubts though that it's the ram causing your system to crash. Ram going bad is not a common occurrence. you could test your ram by downloading a memtest disc image, burning it to cd and booting it.

what kind of crashes are you experiencing? browser crashes or full windows blue screens?

 

Agree with S.Prime. Most common cause of laptop crashes is overheating. Check temperatures with a utility e.g. Open Hardware Monitor. Has a nice graph too.