Maximum RAM I can put into Asus X550JX

[Njhfvy]

Supposedly the limit of extra ram I can put into it is 4gb ddr3 1600mhz. It already had 8gb ram, I bought a 4gb ddr3 1600mhz ram, opened the back and saw one of those already sitting in there, it was put in by the manufacturer. So I may or may not have wasted my money on it, however I want to know if there is any chance to increase the ram at all.

Or is there any change I can allocate gpu ram for regular use? I don't need 2gb gpu ram.

 

[celtic_warrior99]

Hi, you cant use your gpu ram for normal ram but u may aswell try putting 8 gigsa ram in the PC, there is no harm in trying. Give it a go.

 

[Njhfvy]

Hi, you cant use your gpu ram for normal ram but u may aswell try putting 8 gigsa ram in the PC, there is no harm in trying. Give it a go.

But if it doesn't work I'll end up with about $100 of now worthless 4+8 gb external ram. Is there a kind of place which would just let me try it?

Also how likely/unlikely is it that this will work? Why would a laptop have such a constraint in the first place?

 

[celtic_warrior99]

Its purely a motherboard resttriction. Different laptop motherboard support different amounts of RAM. So have you actualy bought the RAM yet? Or are you thinking about buying it?

 

[Njhfvy]

I was told that I could add 4gb, so I bought it. But when I opened the back of the laptop, I found the extra slot already filled with another 4gb.

 

[celtic_warrior99]

So then you have already bought the RAM. If it lets u have 8 gigs RAM in your laptop thats good. But if it doesnt work, then just return it. What would you do with it anyway if you have already bought it?

 

[celtic_warrior99]

Wait, how mayn RAM slots does it have?

 

[Njhfvy]

There is one external ram slot, like, at all.

 

[Njhfvy]

http://i.stack.imgur.com/GCVa6.jpg

 

[rgd1101]

If it already fill, nothing you can do, you could buy another laptop without the extra RAM then you won't waste the $100 RAM.

 

[celtic_warrior99]

Yeah, you can't put two ram sticks in one ram slot.