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Memory upgrade for ASUS G46VW

XKalibur
Level 7

‎10-15-2013 07:02 PM

Hello, I would like to request your advices regarding to upgrading the RAM in my ASUS G46VW (i7 @ 2.4 GHz, 8 GB RAM DDR3 @ 1600 MHz from factory).
I went to Best Buy and noticed they have a 16 GB bundle (2x8GB) for $150 USD. The bundle is Corsair Vengeance @ 1600 MHz.
Really worths the money for the upgrade? I know the RAM from factory is fast enough, but I wonder if there would be a performance improvement besides of the RAM increase for gaming and virtualization plattform.
All your suggestions are welcome!
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Pitcher1
Level 9

‎10-15-2013 08:44 PM

i think factory memory, it is pass the test from QC, so i don't know it is fast or not, but i think it is stable.
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TokoDude
Level 10

‎10-16-2013 12:20 AM

well i have 12 GB RAM.

I only use 8+ GB RAM if i virtualization on VMWARE installing OS use much OS but when OS is done you don't use that many RAM for you're OS in VMWARE around 8GB RAM is good but i don't think it's worth 150 USD to buy more RAM buy an SSD you have more speed and it works very good for stuff like virtualization
ACER PREDATOR G9-791 |Intel Core i7-6700HQ |16 GB RAM |GTX970M 3GB |FULL HD | 750GB SSD | Samsung 850 PRO & 2X M.2 SSD RAID 0
G75VW |Intel Core I7-3610QM |24GB RAM |GTX670M 3 GB |FULL HD | 526GB SSD | Samsung 840 EVO & 850 PRO
GL552VW |Intel Core i7-6700HQ |12 GB RAM |GTX960M 3GB |FULL HD | 256GB SSD | Samsung
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XKalibur
Level 7
In response to TokoDude

‎10-16-2013 02:04 PM

Thanks for your recommendations!
I wasn't sure to buy them, and now I'm sure those 8 GB will be enough for a while, at least while those RAM modules become cheaper.
Fortunately, my G46VW came from factory with SSD (used only by the OS) and all the additional stuff is placed in different partitions located in a SATA drive also installed from factory.
One more time, thanks to everyone!
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shadowguardian0
Level 7

‎05-11-2016 07:20 PM

Not sure if I can resurrect this thread or not, but...

I have the same laptop, it's run well for years, but I like to run a ot of junk on it at once. EG, chrome (about 30 tabs and one tab of Pandora music), photoshop (multiple large files), and maybe even a game in the bg or something. Basically, is there a list of acceptable ram? I want more RAM. Performance in the task manager show I have 2 sticks out of 4. But I popped open the back and I see slots for 2, plus I thought I read that this model can only have 2. So is it 2 or 4? How do I know if the RAM is compatible? I was thinking no more than $40 a stick for 2 each. Maybe $50. Is there a nice list of "put your laptop model here" and it spits out "here is the RAM you can have?". Thanks in advance.
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