Bad S3kt0r wrote:
Interesting, I'll take them out. But Please note that the JY Configurations do have 24gb of ram in select models.
Also, I'd like to note that in the BIOS and in CPU-Z it mentions that the ram is running in dual channel. I'd like to get matching 1.35v sticks though. I like having this laptop maxed as much as possible but I'm not sure where to find these sticks.
I know that they do and constantly wonder why. I find that most of those configs are retailer-specific SKUs. They stick some random brand in there and call it a balance.
Yes, you will see that in various software it reports as dual channel but if you use software that analyses this on a module basis you will see that on one of the modules it says single channel.
The sticks used in our laptops are either Samsung or Hynix OEM stuff. They're hard to come by and you usually find them being sold as being taken out of these same units. Samsung sticks are decent but the Hyundai/Hynix modules score really low in performance benchmarks.
If you're willing, I'd go to my local ASUS warranty service store, ask them for a deal on 4x8GB sticks of something like Kingston PNP modules, Corsair Vengeance, whatever you like, and ask them to do the install for you - I've done this and as long as you buy the stuff from their store, they don't mind using your warranty privileges to access the machine and do whatever needs to be done. It's worth a try.
