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    MSI GX740 and 8GB DDR3 SO-DIMMs

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Marecki_clf, Sep 26, 2012.

  1. Marecki_clf

    Marecki_clf Homo laptopicus

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    Does anybody know if MSI GX740 laptop will work with 8GB DDR3 SO-DIMMs? The laptop has HM55 chipset, mine also has an i7-820QM CPU in it. I know, that the integrated memory controller in Clarksfield i7s supports up to 16GB ram, but MSI product page for GX740 states, that the laptop supports up to 8GB RAM. I wonder if anybody has already tried to upgrade a GX740 (or any other 1st gen. Core i7 MSI laptop) to 16GB RAM with two 8GB sticks.

    EDIT: after reading some Intel documentation I found out, that the maximum memory available for Clarksfield CPUs is actually 8GB. :(

    Nevertheless, I am wondering if anyone has ever tried to put 16GB of RAM into a laptop with a 1st gen. i7.
     
    Marecki_clf, Sep 26, 2012
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  2. niffcreature

    niffcreature ex computer dyke

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    It almost always works.

    The hp 8740w supported 4 RAM slots so I don't know why it wouldn't support 16gb RAM.
     
    niffcreature, Sep 27, 2012
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  3. Marecki_clf

    Marecki_clf Homo laptopicus

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    Just FYI, the MSI GX740 with 1st gen. i7 proprely detects 8GB SO-DIMMs in both BIOS and Windows. Mine is running with 16GB of RAM now (2x8GB).
     
    Marecki_clf, Oct 7, 2012
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  4. Tsunade_Hime

    Tsunade_Hime such bacon. wow

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    Alot of HM/PM55 chipsets support 8 GB DIMMS, just not officially as Intel published the spec sheet before 8 GB DIMMs came to the consumer market. My Alienware with a PM55 says 0 MB chips in each DIMM, but Windows shows 16 GB just fine.
     
    Tsunade_Hime, Oct 7, 2012
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