G50vt 8GB memory

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231202

Installed 2 of these yesterday and have been putting it through its paces. Everything works flawlessly. For those who do a lot of Hi-Def video editing and are running short on memory this is a good deal. And for those who use VMware Workstation, you'll be able to run more systems simultaneously.

These chips come with a lifetime warranty from G.Skill. They're a lot cheaper than the 800mhz chips and you won't notice a slowdown at all.

 

Was wondering how long before someone would try this...

Though it would work because the chipset supports it but we worried about the bios not supporting it because of something Asus may have done...

So bios see all 8GB and windows does also?

The price is funny... 2x2 800Mhz 5-5-5-18 memory only cost $40... But for 4*2 its almost 400, LOL to me its not worth that. Could almost buy a second laptop or just get a desktop also. hehe

Its all marketing.. It dont cost them that much more to make the 4*2 but because so few places make it (because the demand so low) the few places that do rape for it.

 

It's also because it's a "new breakthrough" and you can never achieve 8GB RAM with "old technology".

 

Its not really new though... They have had 8GB for notebooks for a few years at least... Just the average person didnt know or care about it... It was never on DDR1 but DDR2 had it a few years after notebooks could use it I think it was.

I had a close friend who worked for a memory company. Its nothing hard or expensive these days, its just not enough market wants it so they price high and make low qty.

 

It's "new" until 8GB RAM sticks are released to consumers.

 

Nice, I'm considering picking up the same kit when it becomes more reasonable in price for my X1. Not only is it more memory, but the timings are better than stock. The things Superfetch could do with 8GB of RAM...

 

Yes, the BIOS sees all of it - and I'm still running 2.07. Windows 64 and Linux 64 sees all of it as well. No problem.

Note the 800mhz chips are almost twice the price of these 667's.

 

Yea I know the faster speeds ones do cost them a little more because its harder for them to find ones that high of a capacity that are still stable at given voltages and speed due to heat and what not.

Also Hahutzy, this type of memory has been out for average customer to buy for a few years also. Just as a said, 90% of the people had no reason to run that much in a notebook much less most of the notebooks cant support it nor would most of the OS the people use because you must be on x64. Also it still is the same today, its simply because their is no demand for this type of memory so few places make it and the few that do will charge a large premium.

I can say for one thing, it cost the manufacture close to twice as much to make these chips instead of a normal 2x2 667 kit... But not the $100's more they charge. Its just because they know people who want it will buy it and thats only way it makes them enough money to bother doing it still...

How many people do you see need 8gb on a notebook? Most notebooks up until today couldnt do anything good enough to warrant that.

Prices will come down on these types of kits, but the sad part here is that it wont be on the DDR2 ones... the DDR3 will have large sizes like this for notebook and be much cheaper but the prices we see now for the 8gb notebook memory will stay about the same... sucks but tis how it is... They are not going to invest into mass production in these because DDR2 is already replaced and most all new notebooks are going to run DDR3 in the next few months.

Sucks for us. Thats why I wish they put ddr3 in our notebooks. Less power, a tad tad tad faster (boy do I mean a tad only.) but would give us more future proof.

 

Supply and demand 101.

 

Hi man,

Is this topic right for my G50VT-X1? Are all G50's mainboard the same? If yes I will upgrade when its price becomes more reasonable.

Another ques: What is the maximum capacity of the second hard disk that the G50's mainboard supports?

Thank you!

 

It really reads all 8GB (or close to it)? That's awesome! Somewhere else I read that Cantiga only showed ~6.7GB for some reason. Perhaps I'm mistaken...

 

@Junio,

1) I can't see why it wouldn't work on any G50vt.

2) I don't know of a capacity limit at all. My second hard disk is 500GB and no problems here.

 

@dtd00d,

Vista 64 says 8GB, Linux 64 says: 8181352k.

 

@ linuxguy

not sure if i get this right so here is what i got:

the g50's mobo only accepts 4gb and somehow u stuffed 8gb in there.

is that right?

 

In regards to the G50VT, yes. I can't speak for the previous model (G50) as I don't have one.

If you've read somewhere that the max memory for the G50VT is 4GB that's probably because when the G50VT came out, individual 4GB chips weren't readily available.

 

So I can definitely upgrade mine now?

WOW that is absolutely amazing news mate thanks, the only con for this laptop was the "max" 4gb for me!

 

Never thougt about 8Gb RAM in my G50vt... Might wait for the prices to go down and then upgrade, I find myself constantly low on RAM atm.

 

Yeah thanks for the reply.

 

if you have everest, you will see that limited of ram on asus G50 series is 8GB

 

Whee!!! Thank you much!

I just nixed my order for mushkin RAM in favor of Corsair -- non-returnable, but definitely a better brand, with no user complaints of overheating.

(the link you specified goes to a product no longer sold )

VS8GSDSKIT800D2
(claimed to be CAS5 due to some responses on a google search -- either way, more actual RAM means more - especially when little piggy Vista wants 1.8GB for itself. And worth every megabyte as well, even if it is bloatware; the pros ultimately outweigh the cons.)

 

Agreed. And the limited appeal makes them a high price, but certainly worth it...

Even going to RAM makers' websites, they don't update their RAM compatibility guides. Heck, one brand sells 4GB chips -- click on the 'compatible devices' list and NOTHING shows up. (how's THAT for a sales presentation? Whoops!)

I'd suspected that the machine would be capable, but it was great to yours (and other) article that prove 8GB will work. A Centrino 2 Duo -- definitely a top of the line, newest CPU -- logically it would be possible. Only low end units prevent upgrade abilities... Asus never meant "low end" to me...