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    Max RAM on GT627-218

    Discussion in 'MSI' started by hondarider, Jun 26, 2009.

  1. hondarider

    hondarider Notebook Enthusiast

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    Well i have been on the fence about this laptop for a little while but its about to time to make a decision. Newegg has 43 reviews and all of them appear to be positive. The only thing digging at me about this is later down the road upgrading the Ram to 6 or even 8 gb. Does this laptop really have a maximum of 4 gb? I read somewhere that it will actually recognize up to 8 gb but it didn't seem like a reliable enough source to believe. So has anyone tried upgrading the RAM? Results?
     
    hondarider, Jun 26, 2009
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  2. catacylsm

    catacylsm Notebook Prophet

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    Hey hond, i believe 8gb will work, that is the Chipsets maximum limits, people have tried more ram and said it is sucessfull but start with 1 4gb stick to see if it posts 6 gb (make sure you have 64bit os btw) and then buy the other stick after you know for sure its reading 1 4gb stick :)

    Good luck and let us know how it goes!
    Cata
     
    catacylsm, Jun 26, 2009
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    hondarider Notebook Enthusiast

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    Ya i plan on upgrading to windows 7 64 bit after it's released. I was just curious about future upgrades. Thanks for your response I hope your right.
     
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    critten Notebook Enthusiast

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    does 8gb work? let me know and i'll go ahead and buy it because i miss 8gb on my desktop!
     
    critten, Jun 27, 2009
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