I have a Lenovo Ideapad S340-15iil and am looking for a way to make it run games better (it’s my fathers old laptop). I am thinking of adding an SSD but I don’t know what is compatible with it and what I will need. I have done what I can within the laptop, turning on game mode and performance mode, deleting unnecessary apps etc.
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More than a SSD, if you want to improve in-game performance, look at upgrading the RAM. From a very quick search, I see that S340s have only 8GB of ram, but it seems replaceable (according to iFixit - not the exact same model, but it should the same chassis and motherboard format).
So I would buy a bigger RAM module (16GB) to replace the installed 8GB one. Look for a DDR4-2666 or higher (that’s what seems to be compatible with your laptop).
And lucky for you, Lenovo is quite open with their maintenance procedure, so here’s the full maintenance manual: https://download.lenovo.com/consumer/mobiles\_pub/s340\_14\_15\_iil\_iml\_hmm.pdf
Sorry I am not very good with computers, would this one be compatible with my laptop?
An SSD won’t increase your FPS in games, only make loading times of games and windows faster.
You haven’t said which games you’re trying to play?
I’d check that the CPU and GPU aren’t overheating and therefore throttling performance. You can use HWInfo to monitor temps and clock speeds while gaming. If it is overheating, then I’d recommend replacing the thermal paste and cleaning the heatsink of any dust.
Thanks for the insight on the SSD. I’m trying to play Fortnite and Overwatch 2, does it make a difference on the games I play? (Sorry if it comes off as rude)
Nope. The delay between matching and the start of the battle from loading the files is already hidden by pregame lobby. If you feel the game to be sluggish or choppy when you’re already in the level blasting each other, SSD won’t change anything.
You will never make this Ideapad run faster in game.
Just change it, sorry, look for second hand gaming laptop.
Also, if there are compatible SSDs would an internal or external be better?
Any 2.5" SATA SSD, any 2280 PCIe 3.0 NVMe SSD will work.