i7 2630 QM maximum memory

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I own a ASUS G73SW which has a i7 2630 QM processor.

According to ASUS the computer is expansible to 16 GB of memory.

It's motherboard has 4 slots, 2 of them populated with 2 x 4 GBb SODIMM DDR3 1333MHZ.

But, when I see the specifications of this processor, they say maximum memory 8 GB, but in little words - depending on memory type.

As the memory controller, in i7 generation, lives in the processor chip, and being the memory controller the one who establlishes the amount of memory supported, I am confused.

The BIOS and motherboard will certanly accept 16 GB of memory. But I am affraid that the CPU won't recognise it.

As I want to make the memory upgrade, I ask if someone can help me with this question.

Will i7 2630 QM accept 16 GB of memory, 4 x Samsung M471B5273CH0-CH9 DDRIII-1333 4096MB?

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Hello Guest.

You are asking the impossible.

A CPU never uses all the memory at the same time.

When a program is executed it is called a process by the OS.

The OS paginates all the code and places it in the physical memory and in the page file.

As you can see in the task manager hundreds of processes are running at the same time.

Not at the same time. Only one at each time. For us, is just as if they were allways running, but they aren't.

Do you know how many time takes a HD access? About 50 miliseconds.

Do you know how many operations can the CPU do during this time? About 60 million.

And during that period that you didn't even noticed, the OS placed thousands of processes running and withdraw them registering it's state in memory, to place them again when necessary or determined.

So, if the processes are in memory, using it all, its because the OS sees it and uses it. And it only can do it through the CPU chip.

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JoaoMOS wrote:

Hello Guest.

You are asking the impossible.

A CPU never uses all the memory at the same time.

When a program is executed it is called a process by the OS.

The OS paginates all the code and places it in the physical memory and in the page file.

As you can see in the task manager hundreds of processes are running at the same time.

Not at the same time. Only one at each time. For us, is just as if they were allways running, but they aren't.

Do you know how many time takes a HD access? About 50 miliseconds.

Do you know how many operations can the CPU do during this time? About 60 million.

And during that period that you didn't even noticed, the OS placed thousands of processes running and withdraw them registering it's state in memory, to place them again when necessary or determined.

So, if the processes are in memory, using it all, its because the OS sees it and uses it. And it only can do it through the CPU chip.

I don't remember asking "the impossible"? See the above statement in bold. Now, that is impossible.

I'm just making an interpretation and statement based on the information presented.

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Don't misunderstand me please.

My natural language is not English. So, perhaps the way I say somethings has diferent meaning for you than for me.

I excuse me if by any mean I said something that could hurt you.

That was not my intention.

What I intended to say is that it it's impossible to have all the memory occupied with only one process.

You have lots of processes running in background, created by the OS, that occupy pieces of memory too.

And that's all. OK?

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There are no misunderstanding. I'm just quoting or pointing to what you have written. Noting more.

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Unfortun ateoly, I dont have an answer to your question, I do have the same exact laptop you have and would ask that if you decide to try it out, please let me knookw about what results you got out of it

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seriously intel logo really matters here?The sentence "MAX MEMORY SIZE" in the ark.intel page means:"MAX ADDRESSABLE MEMORY PER CORE" so, i7-2630QM have 4 cores, therefore u can have 32GB of addressable physical memory. don't believe? look at the datasheet, don't trust anyone, specially if it comes from a big store or a seller, or even a post.:D