Can I max out the RAM in my laptop if there is already soldered RAM on the MOBO?

[Hemispheres]

So my last thread will not let me select a best answer, however I have decided to go with AS5 thermal paste and while I'm in there throw some extra RAM in the laptop.

So here's the problem. I have the ASUS TUF Dash F15 FX516PR with 16GB of RAM, half of which comes Soldered to the motherboard. I was looking into RAM upgrades and was under the impression that I was limited to a single stick of 16GB due to the 8GB already attached to the MOBO, but according to Crucial's website they have a 32gb stick that is compatible with my laptop.

I'm just a little dumbfounded because I thought if there was already 8GB, and you add 32GB you would go over the system limit of 32 GB. That's how it works isn't it? Or can I use the 32GB stick?

 

[lvt]

I believe that it will work, there is plenty of laptops with 40GB RAM in the market with 8GB soldered to the mobo.

But the downside is that you probably will get lower RAM speed compared to the actual config.

Does it matter?

 

[Hemispheres]

Here's the stuff they're recommending. Specs match the soldered RAM to a T.

RAM

 

[lvt]

Here's the stuff they're recommending. Specs match the soldered RAM to a T.

RAM

Too expensive.

 

[Hemispheres]

Too expensive.

It's the only single stick 32GB RAM I can find with those specs. I also decided on Arctic MX4 paste.

 

[Hemispheres]

Nevermind I found some G.Skillz Ripjaw for about $35 cheaper.

EDIT: Looks like I wont be needing the MX4 after all. Turns out the ASUS Armory Crate TURBO option is the culprit of my CPU temperature woes. I wasn't aware that it ran the CPU/GPU at higher clock speeds, I thought I only controlled fan speeds. I'll just be upgrading RAM in this case.

EDIT #2: After looking at RAM usage in my most demanding games I'm pretty sure the upgrade will be worth it. I'm looking at only having 1.7-1.8 GB left for use while gaming which isn't very much. This is with all sorts of background processes running including MSI Afterburner, HWINFO64 and Armory Crate, Sometimes Windows Media Player.

 

[lvt]

Glad to hear that you are satisfied with the upgrade.