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    [SOLVED] Single channel 1x16GB SODIMM DDR3 or DDR3L - any manufacturers out there?

    Digging further into outside threads that specifically talk about the issue, I also found out that the limiting factor would be the processor itself, to which I quote from Wikipedia: And indeed mine's pretty much the standard Ivy Bridge i7-3557U from early 2013. Oh well, it's a good learning...
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    [SOLVED] Single channel 1x16GB SODIMM DDR3 or DDR3L - any manufacturers out there?

    Hi @Darkbreeze, it simply states Lenovo Ideapad Yoga 13 on the back. Anyhoo, to reach for the slot is just a matter of popping out the keyboard in less than 5 seconds and voila, there we have it. A single slot with a single stick of 8GB SODIMM DDR3. System info states 8GB so obviously...
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    [SOLVED] Single channel 1x16GB SODIMM DDR3 or DDR3L - any manufacturers out there?

    Been scouring online for this and have yet to stumble across such thing. I've been wanting to double the capacity of my existing 8GB in the Lenovo Yoga 13. It's a 7-year old system which has been running strong with the latest Windows 10 build. Thing is it's a laptop with only a single...
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    [SOLVED] Any thoughts on this sub-$800 lower-mid-tier build plan?

    Hi @puw2 , thanks for your input. I'll definitely put an additional HDD and scale down the SSD as it seems I can end up with lower price point. I do like the cool mesh design of the Focus G case, but it kinda looks bulky as compared to what I'll be putting inside with all of these unused...
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    [SOLVED] Any thoughts on this sub-$800 lower-mid-tier build plan?

    Hi guys, just new to forum as I plan to build my own system and trying to see what others would think of in terms of bottlenecking, overall build quality, etc. Being not so much of a gaming enthusiast I'm looking to shell out under $800 for a system in which I'll pretty much use to run some...