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    Does the G750 run 1866 or 2133 ram at full speed?

    Discussion in 'ASUS Gaming Notebook Forum' started by aaricchavez, Jun 28, 2014.

  1. aaricchavez

    aaricchavez Newbie

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    I've just purchased a G750 and it's only coming with 8gb ram, so i'm planning on upgrading the ram to 32gb.
    Now, I was looking at the G.Skill 2133 ram, but I wasn't sure if it would run at full speed. I've tried searching, but the only thing I was able to find was someone saying the HM87 chipset will only run ram at 1600 max. Now, Crucial says that their 1866 ram is compatible, but I just want to be sure before I go and buy any ram.
    Any insight on this would be great, thanks!
     
    aaricchavez, Jun 28, 2014
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    TomJGX I HATE BGA!

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    I think its 1866MHz max... You can't OC the 4700HQ so no point of getting 2133MHz RAM...
     
    TomJGX, Jun 28, 2014
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    aaricchavez Newbie

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    The reason i'd get the 2133 is because it's not that much more expensive and then I have it for the future as well.
     
    aaricchavez, Jun 28, 2014
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    Meaker@Sager Company Representative

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    Not as default no, stick with 1866mhz as it will be the best speed for mobile parts until DDR4 arrives to replace it.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Jun 29, 2014
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    PredatoR_TR Notebook Evangelist

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    Would it work normal together like that?

    2 kingston hyperx 8gbx2 16 gb ram 1866mhz

    +

    2 oem ram 4gbx2 8gb 1600mhz

    Thanks in advance!
     
    PredatoR_TR, Jul 11, 2014
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    Meaker@Sager Company Representative

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    It should work but the timings wont be optimal, there is a chance it wont but that is rare to get a conflict.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Jul 11, 2014
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    PredatoR_TR Notebook Evangelist

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    Hi Meaker,

    I bought Kingstom ValueRam with 1600mhz. Then I saw today that Kingstom Hyperx with 1866mhz also fits and there is only 10€ difference between 16gb valueram and 16gb hyperx.

    It specifically shows that both of them are fine for g750jz
    Memory | Search

    So just I am in doubt if I need to go with 1866mhz hyperx or I just need to keep valueram.
     
    PredatoR_TR, Jul 11, 2014
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    Meaker@Sager Company Representative

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    Spending the extra yields no benefit as it will run at 1600mhz when paired with the slower ram.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Jul 11, 2014
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  9. PredatoR_TR

    PredatoR_TR Notebook Evangelist

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    Yes, it will run at 1600mhz but if hyperx 1866mhz will work with rams which are already in it, then it will be just a future investment. I may upgrade to 32gb ram when the warranty will over.

    Hyperx are reasonably better? How do you think?
     
    PredatoR_TR, Jul 11, 2014
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  10. Meaker@Sager

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    It's not worth the hassle to migrate the ram over to be fair and we will move to ddr4 over the next couple of years making ddr3 obsolete.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Jul 12, 2014
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  11. PredatoR_TR

    PredatoR_TR Notebook Evangelist

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    I bought already 1866mhz :/ and turned back to my home country. Lets hope there wont be any conflict.
     
    PredatoR_TR, Jul 14, 2014
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    It will work fine most likely, there are some options if it starts playing up to start manually programming them but you should not need to start delving into that.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Jul 15, 2014
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