if this thing will see that much, and i doubt it, the only benefit i can see is in the channeling...oops i see tc is on it

TKS wrote:
Sorry I can't be of use in your inquiry but I was wondering what sort of tasks do users (not business oriented computation) with 32GB of RAM actually do on their laptops for instance O_o ?

I am a radio astronomer by trade, and the datasets I deal with are very large (e.g. 1/2 GB for a single image, and >100 GB for one datacube). As well the software that processes it needs to have access to alot of RAM. For example, some of the fortran programs I run to process data actually take 14GB RAM to just compile them! Then, in running some of these tasks (e.g. fast fourier transforms) those programs will often use 8-12 GB RAM. As well, visualizing the data (i.e. display it) and being able to take in the big picture while simultaneously seeing fine details is the way big science is done today in radio astronomy. With 16GB of RAM I can display 16GB of data at once, which is pretty good, but twice as much would be a more efficient way of looking at it, and might make the difference between discovering something new in the universe or missing it...

Quite simply hardware has not caught up to the amount of data that is produced by today's observations.

Anyone out there that knows if the G74 can actually take 8GB sticks?

fostert wrote:
Anyone out there that knows if the G74 can actually take 8GB sticks?

I strongly suspect the answer is no. If only because, in my experience, a BIOS includes RAM compatibility info, so when Asus product specs say the G74 supports "up to 16Gb" they mean that that's all they have accommodated in the BIOS.

I'd be very curious if anybody is willing to buy 8Gb modules and see if they're recognized. If they're not, I can't see any reason a future BIOS update couldn't fix that.

I found this site: http://www.powernotebooks.com/ASUS-Custom-Built-Gaming-Laptops-Notebooks-cat-65.html
These guys will customize the G74SX to your order, including putting 4x8GB=32 Gb into it (for an extra $1095).

I could get 4 of these for under $500:
http://ncix.com/products/?sku=64472&vpn=CMSO8GX3M1A1333C9&manufacture=Corsair

Maybe they also tweak the BIOS for you if there is a limitation there?

Good luck! I'm anxious to hear how it works out. 🙂

Yes, I agree .....you put 32g in the G74, but only 16g of that will be used
as per asus it's not supported
see spec. page
http://www.asus.com/Notebooks/Gaming_Powerhouse/G74SX/#specifications

I guess I didn't make myself very clear......sorry:(
I meant I agree 32G will work, but per "Asus" only 16G is supported