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It has two 4 GB sticks, one of them soldered to the mb. So, you could buy a 16 GB stick to get a total of 20 GB, but that would leave you with 8 GB dual-channel, and 12 single-channel RAM. So, that's probably the reason to recommend a maximum of 12 GB. Anyway, I doubt such a weak CPU would get much benefit from more than 8 GB.
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It has two 4 GB sticks, one of them soldered to the mb. So, you could buy a 16 GB stick to get a total of 20 GB, but that would leave you with 8 GB dual-channel, and 12 single-channel RAM. So, that's probably the reason to recommend a maximum of 12 GB. Anyway, I doubt such a weak CPU would get much benefit from more than 8 GB.
 
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The mobo has 2x slots, currently there's an 8gb ram stick mounted, (or 2x4Gb) you can add an additional 4gb/8gb stick. The ports only accept upto 8/4Gb total of 12Gb. (there are no 12Gb sticks, all ram is an exponential of 2 (1,2,4,8,16,32,64,128).

If you drop on a 16Gb stick several things will/can happen. Mobo refuses to recognize the ram, = 0Gb. Mobo recognises only 8Gb, =8Gb. Or if placed in the 4Gb slot, then 4Gb.

16Gb is a waste of money. Check the slots, see what's really there, fix to add to 12Gb total.

Edit: soldered? Ouch. So can change the single slot to an 8Gb stick for total of 12Gb.
 
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Ya, only got a single slot. Plus probably that 4 gb sodered as told by oriol.dalavega

 
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It's an increasing move to cut costs... ASUS lost a customer last year as I learned the laptop I was going to buy was built this way. Bought an MSI instead, with real RAM sticks.
 
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