Question 1

Does the CPU have turbo boost?

Accepted Answer

Yes the cpu has turbo boost up to 2.4GHz

Question 2

Can I upgrade the RAM? If so, what specs can I use for upgrading?

Accepted Answer

The RAM can be upgraded I upgraded mine to 8GB. You have turn laptop upside down and remove all the screws on the bottom then turn it right side up open the lid and very gently remove the top cover/keyboard and disconnect the three ribbon cables. Then you have to remove screws on the motherboard and lift it out and the RAM memory slots will be located on the bottom of motherboard. 
I used G.Skill Ripjaws PC3 12800 DDR3 1600 8GB (2 x 4GB) RAM memory and it made an improvement in performance.

Question 3

If I want to upgrade ram, what ram speeds will it support?

Accepted Answer

According to the specs on AMD's site, it can take DDR3L-1866 but I haven't tried yet

Question 4

What's the resolution on this laptop?

Accepted Answer

1366 x 768

Question 5

Does it have dual graphics?

Accepted Answer

yes

Question 6

is there any reason windows 7 would not work if installed with this laptop?

Accepted Answer

It will most likely not have drivers for windows 7.

Question 7

Is this laptop good for streaming using a roxio and xbox one?
If not please specify one under $500.

Accepted Answer

It can connect to a network, wireless or direct Ethernet, so yes.  The computer has a dedicated graphics card, and streaming isn't that demanding, so yes.  I've streamed over Xbox 360 no problems.  But I've also never owned a computer that has ever given me a problem with streaming.

Question 8

does it have a cd/dvd drive ?

Accepted Answer

nope i own this it does not. try getting a thumb drive and putting the files of the CD or DVD on to that. you can get thumb drives for about 1 dollar per gigabyte.

Question 9

Can you play Sims4 on this?

Accepted Answer

yes i ran a test on a website. it runs it. try typing in can i run it, in Google. it gives you a site that tests your PC. i own this laptop and it passed the minimum requirements. honestly every game runs on it you just won't be able to run at high graphics.

Question 10

Can it run League of Legends on high ?

Accepted Answer

Yes it can, I run it med-high though

Brand	Acer
Model	E5-521G-60BX
Part Number	NX.MLGAA.001
Color	Black

CPU Type	AMD A6-Series
Processor Name	AMD A6-6310
Number of Cores	Quad-core Processor
CPU L2 Cache	2MB

Screen Size	15.6"
Touchscreen	Non-Touch Screen
Wide Screen Support	Yes

GPU/VPU	AMD Radeon R5 M240
Video Memory	1GB
Graphic Type	Dedicated Card

Memory	4GB
Memory Spec	4 GB x 1

Acer 15.6" AMD A6-6310 4GB Memory Windows 8.1 64-Bit NX.MLGAA.001

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Communications
WLAN	802.11b/g/n Wireless LAN
Bluetooth	Yes

Input Device
Backlit Keyboard	Non-backlit
Card Reader	SD card reader

General
Style	Thin and Light
Type	Everyday Value
Usage	Consumer

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