Upgrading to 64GB RAM On an Asus Strix gl503V

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Hey all!

I bought a Laptop as stated above and it came with 32GB out of the factory and that was the reason why i bought it .. but i now understand that i would like to upgrade it if possible .. now i know it has two memory slots but i did not see any Asus laptops with 64GB memory, has anyone ever tried this? i mean as long as its a 64BIT system why should a desktop PC support it and a Laptop not? Has anyone tried to upgrade any Laptop to 64GB?

Thanks in advance!
 
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Laptops have limited space to work with, and therefore, have less soDIMM slots than their desktop counterparts (who'd have DIMM slots).

That laptop has 2x soDIMM slots and, given the largest single DDR4 modules available to consumers are 16GB each, 32GB is the current 'maximum'.

If/when 32GB soDIMMs release to consumers, you *may* be able to upgrade to 64GB, but there may also be a chipset limitation.

128GB DIMMs for Enterprise grade stuff are in development and, typically, consumer still is 1:4 behind, so 32GB DIMMs (and potentially soDIMMs as a result) 'theoretically' might be released in the near future...... .the problem is demand.

Given high prices of RAM in general anyway, and the likelihood of it being an extremely niche...
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Laptops have limited space to work with, and therefore, have less soDIMM slots than their desktop counterparts (who'd have DIMM slots).

That laptop has 2x soDIMM slots and, given the largest single DDR4 modules available to consumers are 16GB each, 32GB is the current 'maximum'.

If/when 32GB soDIMMs release to consumers, you *may* be able to upgrade to 64GB, but there may also be a chipset limitation.

128GB DIMMs for Enterprise grade stuff are in development and, typically, consumer still is 1:4 behind, so 32GB DIMMs (and potentially soDIMMs as a result) 'theoretically' might be released in the near future...... .the problem is demand.

Given high prices of RAM in general anyway, and the likelihood of it being an extremely niche market looking for 32GB soDIMM modules, I wouldn't expect to see them anytime soon.
 
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So i actually worked in a computer store so i can actually order x2 32GB soDIMM from the manufacturer but before i do i just wanted to know if there is Chipset limitation and if anyone tried it before.
 
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Which manufacturer, out of curiosity? AFAIK, no manufacturer produces 32GB soDIMMs - there's only the rare instances of DIMMs.
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA7256E75188&cm_re=32gb-_-9SIA7256E75188-_-Product

AFAIK, there's not likely to actually be a chipset limitation (many laptops that could only support 2x4GB or 2x8GB DDR3 were actually able to run more.... but not all)..... but nobody has been able to verify >32GB at this point, as 32GB soDIMM modules are not available to consumers (if they exist at all).

Considering DIMMs are ~$500 for a 1x32GB module, you'd likely be looking at >$600 for a soDIMM (if they exist). Investing $1,200 in a laptop 'upgrade', (near equal to the cost of the laptop) to pair with an i7 7700HQ seems like a very poor option. If you truly need that kind of RAM horsepower, I'm 99.99% confident you'd benefit from a stronger (desktop class) CPU even more.
 
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32GB SODIMM's do not exist, AFAIK.
 
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Ok that is definietly a legit reason.

That said I agree with above, even with the memory you're seriously hampering your encoding doing it on a low power laptop processor. Unfortunately for you, you can't even get the memory upgrade. Its time to consider a desktop PC IMO....
 
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Yup.
"DDR4 2800MHz SDRAM, up to 64 GB SDRAM"

Desktop size RAM. Not SODIMMs as are typically found in a "laptop".

That Asus is just a desktop in an odd little case. For $6k+...:lol:
 
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And being that the OP already owns a fairly expensive laptop that he is looking to upgrade (hence the question) suggesting a $6k "laptop"isn't exactly helping the situation.
 
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