Is it possible to expand the RAM? Looks like there is 4 GB on-board and 4 GB DDR3. Could I switch the 4 GB to 8 GB?
1568994
Yes. You can switch to 8gb single. Or two 4gb for 8gb total. Or even two 8gb to get 16gb
734372
Yes, we did add extra ram...note the total memory cannot exceed 4megs . Hope this helps!
1507896
Sorry, haven't seen anything definitive about the capacity of the motherboard/chipset. To my knowledge, 8GB is the max you can order for a new one. Anything beyond that would involve the brave process of opening the thing up.
1086579
Update the BIOS to A17, then, you will be able to put 4GB in the RAM, but it shows 3.25GB.
1035435
You can buy it with either 4 or 8 GB but you cannot upgrade it later. The chips are hardwired to the main board.
1670552
there is 24gb of RAM installed upgradeable to 32gb. is there currently an open slot for the additional 8gb or will i have to toss out all 24gb in there and buy 32gb of RAM for the upgrade?
1122825
Sorry, but the memory in this machine is not upgradable. If you need 16GB, it must be ordered at the time of purchase. The RAM is surface mounted to the system board.
1005297
You can actually upgrade to 12GB with an additional 8GB module, I have done it. works fine.
2018010
Yes it is expandable to 32 GB of RAM, but make sure you get the exact same type and speed of memory that is already in it, which in mine is DDR3 1600 MHz (PC3-12800)
465678
Yes, I upgraded mine with Corsair's Vengeance 8GB kit. The drawback is that your original is to be taken out. You can however get just one 4GB stick and upgrade it, but it is always better to have a matching RAM.
1880772
My computer has 8GB of ram but Im guessing that it can also come with 4 and then upgraded to 8. I would do two things. Contact the seller or buy the computer and hope that it comes with 8GB of ram. The computer works pretty good. The only gripe is the Microsoft software and it takes a while to figure out.
2018009
It is expandable to 16 GB (not the 32 GB that some have reported here). I just got my Borg-Q yesterday, and it came with an MSI 760GMA-P34 (FX) motherboard with a maximum capacity of 16 GB of RAM. It comes with one of the two available RAM slots filled with an 8 GB stick of DDR3.
1471697
Personally, for what I got this for, 4GB is way more than enough (it's not a gaming PC, though it can handle games on low-to-medium graphic settings). Apparently though, the RAM is soldered onboard. So while I'm not sure whether the motherboard can handle upgrades, it's probably quite a job if it's possible.
922534
I found this YouTube video very helpful: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CO-Z7y9Ge4g. You can see exactly what needs to be done, where to find the parts and what to expect. Adding the RAM is a great low-cost enhancement to this nifty little computer.
1239627
According to the Manufactures specifications the board WILL accept a maximum of 32 Gb or RAM if you can locate the proper modules. I found some on Newegg.com and I am sure if you research other sites you may find more. The limit of 16 mb that others have mentioned is because they have not look far enough.
116778
I was wondering the same thing . . . and can you just add a 1GB chip in that additional slot?? We have one arriving today -- so I'll check out the documentation.
32777
It comes with 8 GB of RAM. Not sure if you can upgrade it but for me 8 was enough. I hope that helps.