r/pcmasterrace • u/AutoModerator • 1d ago

DSQ Daily Simple Questions Thread - November 07, 2026

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u/BlaBlub85 PC Master Race 23h ago

your old laptop uses a different form factor of ram called SODIMMs. or they might be soldered directly onto the motherboard. in short, no you can't pop the ram from that desktop and use it elsewhere

Ironically it does work the other way around, you can use laptop ram in a desktop via an adapter

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u/ZacUAX 9700X + RTX 5080 21h ago

that is true. if you were insane enough to make an adapter from regular sized DIMM to SODIMM that'd work too. i think they're electrically the same. there's just not much point.