01-11-2025 09:20 AM
I am Korean, so there may be a problem with the translation.
Question 1. There is a heatsink installed on the Samsung Electronics 990 PRO Heatsink M.2 NVMe product (SSD). Can it be installed on the ASUS ROG STRIX G18 G814JIR-N6079 (this product)?
Question 2. If there is an SSD with a heatsink, will the case not close properly after installation due to the thickness of the case or will it pop out after closing?
Question 3. I know there are two SSD sockets. If I can install a Samsung 990 PRO Heatsink M.2 NVMe (2TB) with a heatsink installed, can I install two 2TBs on this product and use it as an SSD (4TB)?
Question 4. I know that my laptop has two 16GB RAMs installed. Can I remove two 16GB RAMs and install two 32GB RAMs to use as 64GB RAM?
Question 5. If I can install two 32GB RAMs, can I install them with the heatsinks attached to the RAMs?
Question 6. The two RAMs with heatsinks attached are installed above and below. Is it possible that the RAMs are too thick to close the case properly after installation or will they pop out after closing?
2 weeks ago
I have ASUS ROG STRIX G18 (2023) Model G814JZ-G18.i94080. Probably very similar to yours.
(Q's 1 & 2) The thickness of the heatsink that comes with Pro 990 & other similar thickness metal heat sinks (usually with fins) are too thick for M.2 slot on right-hand side (as you look at laptop, upside down with bottom cover removed & keyboard edge closest to you). On my laptop, this slot was where the preinstalled NVMe drive (C:/) was installed. When the cover is screwed down over a thick heatsink, it will put pressure on the drive & connector possibly causing them to become physically damaged. This slot is raised up higher than the other M.2 slot so any heat sink other than a foil one (which is what comes preinstalled on the original NVMe drive) will keep the cover from closing properly. The foil is also attached to the motherboard to transfer heat from the stick to the mobo. (eBay has some thin foil heat sinks to fit 2280 sticks.)
(Q 3) The M.2 slot on the left side of mobo is lower down, closer to the board. I successfully installed a drive with heatsink that is 0.4mm thick. Completely remove the existing foil tape if you use a metal heatsink. Find out how thick the heatsink that comes with the Pro 990 is. I do not think anything over 0.4mm (heatsink only w/o stick) will fit. Check when you replace the bottom cover & snap it in place before screws, there should be no space or open cracks where the cover meets the body. At the hole for a screw in the center of the cover, the cover should be sitting directly on the post inside & not move when you test it by pushing in on it. If there is a gap & the cover moves inward when pressed, your heatsink is too tall. However, if you install a 2Tb drive in the second slot, you will have 4Tb of storage spread over 2 drives. (Or you can span them into one virtual drive if you prefer. Minitool's Partition Wizard app is good for doing this type of partitioning.)
(Q 4) I did a quick search on ASUS Support; I could not find a laptop with your suffix (N6079). The closest match (ROG STRIX G18 (2023) G814 G814JI-CS94). It says 32Gb is max. If you haven't already, go to the ASUS site & look up your laptop. (https://www.asus.com/us/support/?id=155) Maybe a more detailed search will find your exact model. Some ROG STRIX G18 (2023) G814's can take 64Gb. Not sure about yours
(Q 5 & 6) If you find out you can use your 64Gb RAM, using memory chips that come with heatsinks attached will most likely be too thick to fit. The slots are too close for anything other than plain RAM without anything attached. The foil heatsink will need to remain as the heatsink of choice here.
Hope this helps. LMK how it goes.