Gigabyte p57xv7 upgrade

maymod

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Ok I have this laptop which I want to upgrade the memory as it's 16gb DDR4 2400MHz.
They are 2x8gb. Now I'm sure it says it can do 32gb but from the look of a video (but I'm no expert) their seem to be only 2 slots for memory. So I'm guessing I need 2x16gb. The manual don't help as it's a general one since they make many p57 with diffrent spec.
Here is where the problem is since I am to upgrade the memory, I may as well get a better memory that my laptop can handle (if that's possiable), but I'm not sure what to get and how to go about what I need to get.

I have above put what's on the paper but looking into it their seems to be laptop memory and desktop memory also dual and quad channel along with the clock speeds. Their is another issue too such 204pin or 260pin. So all you experts out their please please give us your help I need to know what to get.

If you think 16gb is enough then let us know. I already took out the mechanical hdd and got an ssd and I can feel the difference hoping I can get the same effect when upgrading memory.
 

veladem

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16GB is more then enough RAM for most usage. However, having a bleeding edge device like that and beefing it up as much as possible is where most people find themselves.

But, what are you using it for? Have you checked RAM, etc usage under something considered a "heavy" workload by your usage standards?

Thanks.
 

maymod

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I'm mainly using it for games and alot of the time and converting videos.
The rest is the regular stuff anyone else would do such as browse and use it for a little bit of work.
 

veladem

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Gaming and converting videos, yeah. How large are the largest possible videos you'd be working with and in what form of application.

The RAM timings are here and there depending on the quality of the RAM in question of course but generally speaking faster RAM will wait less cycles to relay data BUT also note that, this doesn't account for accessing multiple addresses. So, your best bet is to aim for a budget, aim for a faster clock and lower timings (Without underclocking of course.) Dad, facepalm...

Imho, will you use 16gb of RAM, it's possible, even more so with more intense video editting or which editting program is used etc.

Honestly I say grab some scrap vids/copies and really stress test your RAM/CPU etc in a real-world test. Like really grab the big ones, I think the largest video I have sitting here is almost 12gb on storage (Time lapse.)

Thanks!
 

maymod

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Mine are usually between 2gb to 8gb at most. It rarely goes over 5gb as I do it in sections of 850mb.
Using Adobe and Sony it just depends on what's being edited. Having said this i mianly use my desktop for it. The other thing i do on the laptop is converting sound and format and that takes awhile so I was thinking if I upped the memory, I would get more speed.