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    Lenovo y50 UHD

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Jo_lo1978, May 15, 2015.

  1. Jo_lo1978

    Jo_lo1978 Newbie

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    Hi, I'm maxing out memory using excel on this laptop even with 16Gb. Processor can handle more but Lenovo recommends only 16Gb. Has anyone tried upgrading to 32Gb ram
     
    Jo_lo1978, May 15, 2015
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  2. tilleroftheearth

    tilleroftheearth Wisdom listens quietly...

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    If you have only two slots for the SoDimms, then 16GB seems to be the ceiling.

    Any 16GB x2 SoDimm configuration you try will be at your risk.
     
    tilleroftheearth, May 15, 2015
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  3. Charles P. Jefferies

    Charles P. Jefferies Lead Moderator Super Moderator

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    You might ask in our Lenovo IdeaPad forum, but I wasn't aware any Intel "Haswell" based computer could accept 16GB So-DIMMs.
     
    Charles P. Jefferies, May 15, 2015
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  4. TomJGX

    TomJGX I HATE BGA!

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    Not it won't work and it will be very very expensive.. Don't even try it..
     
    TomJGX, May 16, 2015
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  5. pete962

    pete962 Notebook Evangelist

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    If you have HDD, then change to fast SSD, if possible and max virtual memory, it should be less painful. I would also suggest changing spreadsheet vendor, since a lot of MS software is very resource hungry, but that most likely is not a viable option. I stopped using excel many years ago, I use LibreOffice instead, does everything I need .
     
    pete962, May 17, 2015
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  6. alexhawker

    alexhawker Spent Gladiator

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    Out of curiosity, what are you doing in Excel?
     
    alexhawker, May 20, 2015
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    HTWingNut Potato

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    Good question. Largest Excel files I've seen have been on the order of 250MB and those lag like a sonofagun.
     
    HTWingNut, May 23, 2015
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  8. t456

    t456 1977-09-05, 12:56:00 UTC

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    Pivot table on 1M records does that ... and there's a few inefficient formulas (eg, vlookup). SSD is indeed the best option, or switch to desktop for those runs. Also, make sure to check ' Formulas > Calculation Options > Manual' and hit F9 when you want to recalculate (if you haven't set this already).
     
    t456, May 23, 2015
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