Yes! Thanks for this video Josh. My G15 should be arriving tomorrow 🥳. I'm glad there's a content creator (you) whose videos I can consult to help me get the most out of my machine. Besides being knowledge dense, your videos and delivery style bring something extra to the table that others don't. Also, I think it's important/valuable that you're conscious of--and give reference to--what other content creators within this domain are putting out there.

Thanks to your clear & detailed explanation, I've made my decision to upgrade my G14 to 24gb ram total (8gb soldered + 16gb swappable), much appreciated Josh!

It will be interesting to see if this is different with the newer DDR5 models, apparently those run quad channel so dual channel with a single stick is possible? I haven't spent any time looking into it yet.

@JoshCravesTech

2 жыл бұрын

Hey Jarrod! Yeah, I've seen that. Dual channel on one stick seems really cool. My guess is that now having mismatched ram would matter even less, but we'll see. Might have to pick up a 2022 M16 to test it out, or maybe the 2022 G15 if it releases soon.

@udayjajodia

2 жыл бұрын

@@JoshCravesTech Hey Josh , please review the g 15(2022) if possible 😀.

@JoshCravesTech

2 жыл бұрын

@@udayjajodia just waiting on it to be available in the US and I definitely will!

@jesus_hdz_garcia

2 жыл бұрын

@@JoshCravesTech you should definitely do it, I'm getting a ROG M16 (2022) from make a wish and I would like to know how this would work on that!

@eurowalker

2 жыл бұрын

Now my question is, if the ram I got is x16 8 gb, will it help more if I get 16x8 even more?

I've optimised everything through your guide, and now added a stick of DDR4 32gb RAM thanks to you. All that's left now is an undervolting guide😉. Greatly appreciate all the information it really is invaluable. My laptop runs way better than I could ever get it on my own. This channel is sheer gold

@juanm3463

2 жыл бұрын

What 32gb ram did you use? Was it a X8? Or a x16?

@longfei9113

2 жыл бұрын

@@juanm3463 he added single 32gb stick

@longfei9113

2 жыл бұрын

Since g15 ram is soldered to it's main board

@martin_bolha

Жыл бұрын

Wait, doesn't the G16 have DDR5? Why DDR4?

@lovellcarr9031

Жыл бұрын

@@martin_bolha This is the G15, the 5900HS sadly does not support DDR5.

Been looking for a video like this since I bought my G14 last year. Thank you very much!

Picked up the g15 on sale this superbowl weekend. Very happy with it so far

Thank you SO much for clearing up the misconception at the beginning. Trying to run Elden Ring while recording with Obs on the 16gb was having some issues (idk could've been the temp running too high also, I'm new with laptops), but definitely considering upgrading the ram now. Thanks!

@JoshCravesTech

2 жыл бұрын

No problem! Glad the video could help

Interesting video! Keep up the good work, I'm looking forward to your future ones.

Thank you for this video! Just the info I was looking for. Good job Josh!

OMG THANK YOU. I have been trying to get a clear answer to this for 2 years now. Finally time to upgrade.

I loved your video. It helped a lot and was very useful for me. Keep up the great work!

Dudee... I've been badly waiting your next VIDEO!!🤩🤩 This was the only thing stopping me from buying the Zephyrus G15, but no more. It really helped. Thanks Josh, Seriously Thanks a lott!❤️ Appreciate your effort bro👏🏻 Though you leave a pretty long gap between your every single video, It's worth the Wait💯

@JoshCravesTech

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah one day if I can make a living doing this I will definitely upload more often! Only have time to do it on the side for now, but I love it so I’m gonna keep trying :) thank you for watching and supporting!

@Lonertide

2 жыл бұрын

@@JoshCravesTech Always brother!🙌🏻❤️

@amirshayanmoghtaderi5840

2 жыл бұрын

@@JoshCravesTech your channel will grow fast because your videos are detailed and to the point, thank you so much

I just did the same thing on a G15/3070 but used 16G single rank instead of dual-rank and that likely explains the slight difference you and I have. For me, Time Spy numbers were identical. Performance mode was 8771 vs 8739 (16 vs 24) and Turbo mode was 8957 vs 8989. GeekBench was 1072/6138 vs 1081/6627 in performance mode and 1446/7347 vs 1442/7430 in Turbo mode. So, despite the mantra that mix-and-match will hurt you, this came up with no difference whatsoever. That is, of course, on a clean boot with nothing else running. Have a few browser tabs open, your Discord or Slack up, and maybe not a clean boot so who knows what's still in the background and that extra 8G, even if that part is in single-channel is looking a whole lot nicer than swapping to the SSD. I'm not doing anything fancy now - just have my normal work apps open at the end of a day, and I'm sitting at 20G of RAM used. If I hopped on to play now, the added room I now have post upgrade would most likely reward me with a smoother experience. So for me, the 24G is $60 well-spent. It's certainly not hurting me. Your data back that up with actual in-game FPS.

@JoshCravesTech

2 жыл бұрын

Nice!! Love this comment, glad it’s worked well for you. It’s helpful to know when others have shared similar experiences 👍

@how2download916

11 ай бұрын

I have a budget laptop CPU- AMD Ryzen 5 3500U with Radeon Vega Mobile Gfx 2.10 GHz RAM- 8.00 GB (5.95 GB usable) 2400 MHz as my laptop has 8 GB of ram having 2 sticks of 4GB each some of the Ram is used by Vega 8 that's why 6 GB usable. I'm thinking to remove one of my 4GB RAM stick and upgrade it by 12GB. I'm not sure will it increase my performance. as my laptop lags a little bit i think it is bottlenecking now as im on windows 11 now please tell me i should upgrade to 12GB by adding a 8GB stick with 4 GB soldered im in doubt about i may loose my dual channel memory support. @@JoshCravesTech

Great info! Sure would appreciate if you spent more time showing exactly how you removed and replaced. How about a tour inside the G15 for us non-tech guys? Thanks for the great content!

Thanks 👍 I'm a year late and $900 in my pocket waiting! Just purchased a year old Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 from eBay for $940. I've been using an Asus Vivobook Pro for 2yrs. I'm so hyped! I'm literally going to jump 12-13 generations of CPU/GPU technology over night! For those who don't know. The Vivobook Pro has a i7-7700 CPU and a GTX 1050. Yeah! I think I'll see a difference and I'll probably refer to your current and future videos. Very informative.

@JoshCravesTech

Жыл бұрын

Wow!! Enjoy!

thanks for this! I just got a zephyrus m16 and needed to upgrade the RAM for work stuff. Thanks for the info.

@JoshCravesTech

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Just the video i was looking for. Thanks man. Love from India

This was so helpful, thanks a lot!

Awesome work and you got jarrod here 👀

I thought it was BS when people said that installing 2 Rank ram would increase FPS until I upgraded my 2021 G15 G503, installed 16 GB, 2 Rank 3200MHz and I did see a 20 FPS increase in HALO infinite at max settings, I haven’t tried my other games yet but it was crazy that it actually helped a lot

thanks a lot. Now I got a knowledge that i acquired one slot ram isnt a problem. first of all, after i found out my laptop have only one slot ram, I feel disappointed and cant sleep for 3 days. but now u gave me a hope. I appreciate that.

@JoshCravesTech

7 ай бұрын

Lol well that’s good to hear!

Thanks for clarifying this for me. 😎👍🏾

Solid video dude

Thank you this is exactly the misinformation I was receiving and was trying to figure this out!

@JoshCravesTech

Жыл бұрын

Glad I could help!

Yoo another video hell yeah!!!

Keep'em coming. This is a tremendous help!

This was such a good video. The fact that you have just 1.7K subs and only 700 views on this video is criminal. Keep it up.

@JoshCravesTech

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!

@CarsandChris

4 ай бұрын

I called it. 100K views. I just repasted my G15 today and was curious about potentially upgrading RAM and getting a larger SSD and this video popped up in my feed again. Happy to see you've seen so much success. Well deserved.​@JoshCravesTech

@JoshCravesTech

4 ай бұрын

Haha, crazy! I know I can’t believe it either tbh 😭🤣

@rolly084

3 ай бұрын

​@@JoshCravesTech hi i want to ask when you try zephyrus g15 2021. Can your laptop play snes or ps emulator like epse or duckstation ? I bought this g15 2021 with good price for my son, he want to play emulator. But snes and ps emulator cant be play. PS2 and gamecube emu is can be played flawles

@JoshCravesTech

3 ай бұрын

@@rolly084 it shouldn’t have any problem doing that. Most laptops can run emulators and the G15 is more than powerful enough to run any of them. Sounds like it would be more of a software issue

I guess there's no wrong for unbalanced RAM config but the FPS isn't too different so maybe it's not the bottleneck nor an upgrade for the system. This video is kinda good info. I should also wait for the Zephyrus M16 2022 to come out.

Dude changing ram is crazy how it affects performance, ran timespy today, got 10,065 on hybrid mode, cpu set to 35 tdp and gpu clock to plus 190 mhz, cpu temp did go to 76c but i think thats still acceptable! Curious about what score id be able to attain on Dgpu mode!

I thought soldered ram plus ram stick was single channel 😅 thanks for clearing that misconception

Dude, you're a gem. I was so confused about this duel channel thing. All clear now. Thank you!

@OldManShoutsAtClouds

2 жыл бұрын

You're gonna trust a guy that thinks gamers will never use more than 16gb of ram? 😆

@JoshCravesTech

2 жыл бұрын

@@OldManShoutsAtClouds Yeah, I mean that’s the general consensus even among the biggest names in tech. So if you don’t trust me, trust them

@OldManShoutsAtClouds

2 жыл бұрын

@@JoshCravesTech No, it's not. You're the only person I've ever heard say that, and you're wrong. I consistently consume the majority of my 16gb on my laptop, my desktop with 32gb consistently hits 17gb or 18gb used, and were not even talking about allocation, just actual usage. Less ram to allocate means more page files being used or allocated. Further, your stupid assertion that memory is less important on 2k resolution is the dumbest thing I've heard all week. You may be see as much of an FPS increase as 1080, but those textures are using double the memory space, they consume more ram. You're full of shit and have no idea how software is actually working on the back end. Please learn more before pumping out stupid and incorrect content.

@OldManShoutsAtClouds

2 жыл бұрын

@@JoshCravesTech By the way, I think 16gb is enough for "most people", for now. But to say you'll never use it all... that's just stupid, dude. I think you should learn and experience a lot more before pumping out such stupid statements.

@JoshCravesTech

2 жыл бұрын

@@OldManShoutsAtClouds Ok if you have 16gb in your system, go ahead and show me a screenshot of a game you have using more than 16gb then. Why call me stupid for expressing a largely agreed upon statement? I’m not here for playground trash talk. Obviously there will be a day where games may use more than 16gb, but we have a LONG time before that day comes.

Thank you very much for the information.

Thank you so much!

Nice video, it seems that recent updates made Forza Horizon 5 much more ram hungry, to the point where it needs over 16gb of ram, and now that I've seen this I'm definitely upgrading my 2022 G14's ram.

@JoshCravesTech

Жыл бұрын

Oh wow, did not know that! That’s crazy

Hey Josh! Please make more videos about this laptop! I would love to learn more about it, such as how much performance boost will I get plugging this into my LG OLED C1

@JoshCravesTech

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! So you’ll want to use a high-quality USB-C to HDMI cable to hook it up to the LG. And since the LG is 4k, your framerate will be lower overall since it’s trying to push out a higher resolution. Unless you change the LG to output at 1440p or 1080p instead

@skaterunite

2 жыл бұрын

@@JoshCravesTech thank you so much! What would I need to be able to utilize the 4K tv with a computer!?

@JoshCravesTech

2 жыл бұрын

@@skaterunite a cable like this one should work: www.amazon.com/dp/B09MCXCWTQ/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_i_RY0MS5H15H3QHPE6QC1B

@Lodzio20

4 ай бұрын

What if i use standard HDMI cable?​@@JoshCravesTech

I feel like a dummy now but very pleased I stumbled on this video, thanks dude

I'm glad that this video cleared up the question I was asking myself about the Zephyrus G15, and that was if it had dual channel RAM in the first place. I know that dual channel RAM is far superior to single channel in every aspect, so I'm always trying to find out if a specific laptop has dual channel. Is that something I even need to worry about for any ASUS gaming laptop that has 16GB of RAM or more? Is it always going to be dual channel?

@JoshCravesTech

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! 16gb Asus laptops are mostly dual channel but not always. If it’s 16gb single channel, then you could buy another 16gb stick to get 32gb dual channel. I haven’t seen many people have it like this, but I have seen it.

great video, have the exact same model and this answer my answer completely though 16gb is more than enough and found out my tasks just devours all 16gb limiting my performance while cpu and gpu are still far fully loaded

Just subscribed to your channel, my g15 is coming this week and man this channel is so helpful. Thank you :) Also do we get dual rank or single rank ram in g15 by default?

@JoshCravesTech

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Yeah the ram in the G15 is single rank. So if you do upgrade to 24gb definitely go with a dual rank stick, but the difference in performance isn’t really all that much, like less than 5%. It’s just good to have though

Content is 🔥

thanks, exactly the info i've been seeking. saw another video where 40g seemed to noticeably degrade gaming performance. and i've been reading conflicting things about how async ram is used.

@JoshCravesTech

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I know quite a few people on r/ZephyrusG15 now who have 40gb in their G15 and haven’t seen any performance decrease. Most aren’t getting the same gains as 24gb but pretty much all of them have a slight increase in gaming performance!

I used Lenovo Legion 5 2021 Ryzen 7 Rtx 3070 Upgrading 2 x 8gb ram to 2 x 16gb Now this laptop is monster since it was before also but now unstoppable

Great Video Josh 👍🏼 straight forward and simple. I do have one question though: would upgrading to 24gb RAM be sufficient enough for 4k video editing?? Thx again.

@JoshCravesTech

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!! Yes, I edit a lot of 4k myself and 24gb has worked great!

I've got a Lenovo Legion Slim 7 on the way mostly for work (with a little light travel gaming here and there) with a 5800h, rtx3060, and 8gb+8gb, and I will definitely be upgrading (I'm used to my 5900x, 3070, & 64gb 3600 c16 build at home). Had been assuming that I would jump straight to 8gb+32gb, but perhaps I'll just stick to 8gb+16gb as any heavy multitasking should be relegated to the desktop anyway, but I do need to be able to put together some video edits on the go and I'm often between 20-30gb on the desktop with basic work apps (eg: not actively video-editing). Thanks for confirming the mixed-density means single-channel myth is indeed false. I'd seen conflicting positions in forums and there's a lot of very confident misinformation out there.

@JoshCravesTech

2 жыл бұрын

Nice!! Yeah I think 24gb is a good sweet spot. The Slim 7 should handle that very well

@Beehj84

2 жыл бұрын

@@JoshCravesTech yeah, it seems like the sweet spot for price too. The laptop will handle it fine - my concern is having gotten too used to 64gb of ram and never closing anything haha. Even 24gb is going to feel restrictive.

I’m upgrading the ram on my legion 5 pro this weekend 😊

Hey man. Great video as always. What mic do you use to record ur videos? Sounds very crisp

@JoshCravesTech

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I honestly use a pretty cheap mic, the Behringer B-1. And then Waves plugins like compression and EQ to clean it up

Just found your channel through reddit bro, can you do an undervolting guide on the G15? Love your editing skills

@JoshCravesTech

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I do have a very quick GPU undervolting section in this video if you’d like to try it out: kzread.info/dash/bejne/kalk0Zavm5Oehpc.html

@ARose47

2 жыл бұрын

@@JoshCravesTechDo you use a custom fan curve with the undervolt or you just use the Performance/Turbo profiles?

@JoshCravesTech

2 жыл бұрын

@@ARose47 I typically just use Turbo mode unless I’m heavily overclocking then I’ll turn up the fans in Manual mode

Hi Josh, I appreciate all the effort that went into this video - super informative! I was just wondering if you have heard many people reporting issues after replacing the stock RAM with that 16gb dual rank RAM stick? I have the same ASUS G15 laptop, and upgraded with the 16gb RAM that you linked in this video. Had issues with crashing and random reboots until I reverted back to the original 8GB stick. Not sure if mine is just faulty or if it is something with that specific brand or model

@JoshCravesTech

Жыл бұрын

I have heard some people got a bad stick of ram, yes. Just request a replacement stick and they should send you a new one. It shouldn’t have any issues working with the G15!

Thank you 😊

Thanks for the video! for Zephyrus G16 - 1 slot available for additional ram, and max 48gb, I bought another 32gb will see what happens.(16 on board) By the way didnt know ram size improves fps

I live in Nigeria and was really distraught because I had to choose between the g15 and the legion 7. I have to pick soon because someone is getting one of them shipped to me. Was worried about the soldered ram on the g15, and upgrading options but after watching this video, I’ll go for the g15. Cheaper and just love the form factor

@JoshCravesTech

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah both are great but I agree that the G15’s form factor is really nice in comparison. Much lighter and more portable!

I really like to see a comparison between G15 and M16. I doubt between these two and am not sure which one to buy, but as I like your detailed comparison between G15 and Legion 5 Pro, now I know I can 100% trust you and make my decision based on your words.

@JoshCravesTech

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much 🙏 so if I get a M16 I will definitely make a video! I love a lot about the M16 but I would definitely wait for the 2022 one since there’s a lot of improvement there, including a mux switch and better screen. In the US, the 2021 M16 only comes with a 3050ti or 3060 which is a shame because the 3070 one performs pretty well from what I’ve seen. Slightly better than the G15 even, although I’ve never seen any data on it hooked up to an external monitor yet.

@amirshayanmoghtaderi5840

2 жыл бұрын

@@JoshCravesTech Thank you so much for replying to me; I really appreciated it. Yes, you're right, but the 2022 model of those laptops didn't come out till 6 months or so, and for someone like me who is considering buying a laptop right now, choosing between G15 and M16 is really confusing. Again, thank you so much for the time and effort you put into your videos.

@amirshayanmoghtaderi5840

2 жыл бұрын

@@JoshCravesTech but I'm curious to know your thoughts on M16 compared to G15. that would really help me personally I really like the bigger, brighter display on M16, but so many people reported that because of intel chips, it gets so much hotter and louder than G15, this is the main reason that holds me back purchasing this machine.

@JoshCravesTech

2 жыл бұрын

@@amirshayanmoghtaderi5840 I totally understand. The 2022 model should be out in the US in the next few weeks, but I don’t know about other countries. As for what you’re saying, what you heard was right. The M16 runs a bit hotter and fans are louder than the G15. The battery life is also not as good, but in games (if both have the same GPU) it performs a tiny bit better. And that screen is beautiful. It’s also a very tiny bit thicker than the G15 as well. So you would really be getting it for the screen mostly. It’s up to you whether the better screen is worth the loss in some battery life and fan noise.

@amirshayanmoghtaderi5840

2 жыл бұрын

@@JoshCravesTech personally, I don't care about games that much. I want to render with this laptop, but my main work mostly relies on GPU power. I'm not sure if I ever use the benefits of thunderbolt 4 on M16, but it also has a faster pcle 4.0 SSD. Is it noticeably faster in real-life usages, like opening apps? M16 with 3060 has the exact same price as G15 3070 in my region, and M16 3070 is 400$ more expensive. I also thought the build material of these laptops was identical, but G15 has a better build quality overall IMO.

Yoooo! Great info to know. Been thinking about this a little down the line for my spankin' new G15. Been having some minor optimization issues, and your videos seem to be the best I can find about the Zephyrus g15. So, one issue I keep having is AMD software keeps crashing and needing to be reinstalled. It seems like a kinda common issue but the fixes are kinda all over the place from what I've found. Also needing to know what I should do with bios. I just want to set it up for gaming and streaming with optimal performance. Your other video on optimization for the g15 is queued on the laptop to go over again, but if there's any advice you could give, I would be very appreciative. You responded quickly to my comments on the other video as well, and I appreciate that! I'll be joining your discord too. 🤙✌🤘

@JoshCravesTech

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks a bunch! So I think what might be happening with your AMD Radeon is that the drivers are mismatched and Windows is trying to update it but to an older version. Have you tried the Windows Show/Hide Update Troubleshooter? It’s in that optimization video. And then as for the bios, it’s very limited what you can do in it. But since it’s AMD, everything is pretty much set up and optimized in the bios already without needing to change anything. I don’t think I’ve ever actually made any changes in the bios. The laptop’s CPU and GPU should effectively balance power depending on the task you’re doing

@NobodysDarling138

2 жыл бұрын

@@JoshCravesTech Thank you very much man! This is the simplest explanation I've gotten. I was able to fix the issue by downloading the drivers manually, then custom installing Radeon just as the program and updating again. Haven't had the problem since.

My main computer is the Zephyrus m15 and I got 24gb and it’s run great

Cheers from Argentina, I have a Rog Zephyrus g14, I do 3d modelling and I will go and add 16 Gb of ram, I think for this kind of usage it is really worth it, I also have an external monitor too, I will comment later how it goes.

@mh-gs3ri

Жыл бұрын

Hi sir how'd it go 😅

Productivity comparison? Probably a better, more noticeable difference as productivity isn't as reliant upon GPU/FPS.

Thanks for the video with installation instructions. I've never installed RAM before. Are there any steps needed to prepare software-wise beforehand? Or will Windows 11 just automatically recognize the new RAM?

@JoshCravesTech

2 жыл бұрын

It will automatically recognize it!

hello brother nice content ! thanks. keep the good work. question : is the black colour is finger print resistent ? or is dirty as the razer laptop ? would u recommand the white over the black ? have a good day

@JoshCravesTech

2 жыл бұрын

It’s like a dark gray. It’s very easy to clean in comparison to Razer. It doesn’t pick up finger prints like how Razer does, which I love. But I’d probably still get the white if I had the choice

"Almost no games available today will use 16gb of ram" Star Citizen: Hold my beer

@JoshCravesTech

Жыл бұрын

For real, that one is crazy 😂

Yo nice vid

I did the same upgrade, and it increased my TimeSpy scores by 120 points. Everything went smooth for two days, but then, while playing Hogwarts Legacy, my screen went black and it seemed that my laptop died. After swapping back the old 8gb ram stick, it works again. I am returning the defective Crucial 16gb ram stick now, but I will order it again when I get my money back. I just hope it was a one-off dud that I happened to get. Otherwise, awesome upgrade that is worth it for every Zephyrus user.

@JoshCravesTech

Жыл бұрын

Nice!! Yeah sounds like the stick of ram they sent you was a dud. It does happen sometimes unfortunately. Hope the new one works well for you!

@MarcusAntonius415

Жыл бұрын

@@JoshCravesTech Thanks !

@MarcusAntonius415

Жыл бұрын

@@JoshCravesTech I ordered the same ram stick after returning the defective one. The new one gave me blue screens with memory related errors, I ran memtest86 and it gave me a FAIL, with more than 10000 errors in 2 minutes of running. I will try to find another dual rank ram, I think Samsung has those.

@JoshCravesTech

Жыл бұрын

@@MarcusAntonius415 yeah I’d try a different brand then, not sure what’s going on there

Hi, do you have a rough estimate of what the difference in performance would be between the RTX 3060 config and the 3070 Ti? I would assume they would be similar, but there's a ~$400 USD price difference, so thought I'd ask. Love the videos by the way, really helped me narrow down my choices to the G15! All that's left is an undervolting guide!

@JoshCravesTech

Жыл бұрын

It’s about 20% of a difference in fps in most games. And like 5-10% on CPU-bound games like Valorant or CS:GO

@NotInsertIGN

Жыл бұрын

@@JoshCravesTech Okay, thanks for the response! Since I mainly just play CS:GO and Warzone I think I might go with the 3060. Thanks for the help!

Does it have Cmos battery on G15 because some of us forget the admin password and need to reset the bios password

Hi Josh, I have bought G15, can you please suggest best ways to use dual monitors for g15. There are tons of type c to hdmi adapter etc on amazon but mostly i see are compatible with the macbooks. Can you please suggest or make one video on extending screens.

@JoshCravesTech

2 жыл бұрын

So you want to look for HDMI 2.1 if possible. On Amazon they might say “4k 120Hz”. Does your monitors have DisplayPort? If so, get something like this: www.amazon.com/dp/B01J6DT070/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_i_NDCF0BBZADPGF68RZFSJ If you need HDMI, can either get a cable (or adapter) for each cable For 2 monitors though, or you’ll need a really good USB-C hub with multiple HDMI outputs. Here’s a good cable: www.amazon.com/dp/B08QDV5H4M/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_i_7JGTK94N3M4GYHHQ1VX5 And here’s a good adapter: www.amazon.com/dp/B08MSWMXT4/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_i_4X2JNKAQHESMQNQ74G0X

So if I'm going to be primarily using my pc in "DGPU" mode, since it will almost always be hooked upto an external monitor with the lid closed, do I need to turn on DGPU mode or something? Thanks.

Were the FPS numbers given from an undervolt and vbios or just the new ram ? I have the same laptop and am trying to push Warzone as high into the frames as I can

@JoshCravesTech

2 жыл бұрын

Those are just from new ram! I have a video coming very soon on how changing the vbios affects fps

SUBSCRIBED for Support Bro. thanks for detailed test...

Star citizen used more than 16gbs of ram so this is very useful

Will you be doing videos about the 2022 G14? Or just the G15 when it comes out?

@JoshCravesTech

2 жыл бұрын

We’ll see. The only one available now is the 6700s which is just a little too underpowered for my needs. I am curious to try the 6800s one though

Hi!! I'm kind of confused here, I don't really know anything about this, but I want to buy an Asus M3401AQ (2ND Hand) with a soldered 8 GB but wanted to upgrade it to 16 GB, can I really upgrade it to 16 even if it's soldered? If yes, please help me, and what type of ram should I replace it with? (Gzh) please help.

I'm thinking to add RAM to my g14(2022) replacing the 8gb swappable to 32gb, watched a video before about dual channel issue you mentioned here hehe. I guess there is also something called Quad channel support on the AMD CPU. , not sure on that one but as long as it will still affect some improvement and I guess we could upgrade.

@JoshCravesTech

Жыл бұрын

Yes, the 2022 models have DDR5 ram, which means each stick runs in dual channel on its own and together in quad channel. This is great for laptops like the G15 and G14!

@hoymikey

Жыл бұрын

@@JoshCravesTech no issues again in swapping the 8gb to like 16 or 32gb of ram and channels would be the same as you explained?

@JoshCravesTech

Жыл бұрын

@@hoymikey correct! It’ll actually perform better than the 2021 models when utilizing more ram.

@hoymikey

Жыл бұрын

@@JoshCravesTech thanks 😅 🍻

Hi Josh! I liked your video and thanks to you I ordered more RAM and for some reason my laptop (which is the same) does not boot with the new RAM Installed until I remove it or put back the old 8GB RAM... You mentioned in your video that it might take a few restarts for the laptop to recognize the new RAM but did you ever experienced this behavior ? I got (The RAM I bought is "KVR32S22S8/16 16GB 1Rx8 2G x 64-Bit PC4-3200 CL22 260-Pin SODIMM ") Thanks a lot!

@JoshCravesTech

Жыл бұрын

Your laptop uses DDR4 ram correct? The specs look good, but you might have gotten a bad stick of ram. Faulty ram does happen sometimes.

I would love to run the bios of the strix g15, my max temp while gaming is 58c on gpu and 68c on cpu , and maybe undervolting video? Anyways your videos are awesome dude!

@JoshCravesTech

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! You can catch a quick undervolting guide in my G15 optimization video! Vbios video coming soon though! 🙂

@nikolashauzeur7310

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah I tried, msi afterburner freezes my clock speeds at 1530 for some reason smh

@JoshCravesTech

2 жыл бұрын

@@nikolashauzeur7310 you selected “unlock voltage control” right?

@nikolashauzeur7310

2 жыл бұрын

@@JoshCravesTech I did, the only thing i did not click is force constant voltage, also the new drivers are kind of dudu, i went from 9920 timespy to 9500, after gpu bios flash performance + an external monitor performance should be really nice !!

@JoshCravesTech

2 жыл бұрын

@@nikolashauzeur7310 yeah don’t force constant voltage. Make sure there’s no yellow line on your voltage graph. I know I explained it fast in that video so I’d recommend checking out another video too! And agreed on the new Nvidia drivers. I rolled back to the previous ones today lol

Have you done this with dd5 and if you have, what were your results? Thanks Rick

@JoshCravesTech

11 ай бұрын

The differences on DDR5 are even smaller, to the point of being almost non-existent

Good info. Good illustrations of your point. I have an Acer Aspire 5, i-5 with a similar configuration. It has 4 GB on the board and an empty slot. My choices are 4+4, 4+8, and 4+16. I am running 12 GB, but wondering if it is worth the trouble to put in a 16 GB so-dimm for a total of 20. I use it mostly for browsing and blogging. Cheers!

@JoshCravesTech

Жыл бұрын

Nice, yeah I’d say it’s worth trying!

@viniciussilveira2867

11 ай бұрын

Hey, did you notice any performance differences between 4+4 and 4+8?

@thomas1699

11 ай бұрын

Yes, quite a big improvement! Go for it! I am running 20 GB now. Nice, but not AS noticeable as 8 to 12 GB.

Hey, i have asus g14, ryzen 7 5800hs. 8gb is already soldered. I am looking to buy another 8gb and add it to get 16gb dual channel. Am i doing it right? Some other guy told me that adding 8gb would just be a paperweight and would add only 4gb. I dont get it... Please help me...

I wonder what will happen if example: My laptop has 4gb ram soldered and I want to change the 4gb ram stick 3200mhz with 16gb ram stick with same frequency. What would happen is its gonna be 20gb ram which idk if would be good or not. If not, I'm gonna ahead to 8gb with total of 12gb RAM

I have the exact same laptop, and I was thinking about doing this, so thank you for this video. I have one question for you, what external monitor would you recommend ? Thank you.

@JoshCravesTech

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! So for external monitors, I always trust Rtings.com. They're super detailed in their recommendations. Just try to make sure the one you get is 1440p(QHD) and at least 144Hz. I use a Dell S3220DGF. It's not quite as fast as some, it's more for good colors and contrast, but it's still a great monitor.

@unseen575

2 жыл бұрын

@@JoshCravesTech Thanks for the advice, I appreciate it!

Im getting the new g15 (ryzen 6900HS) for college (engineering) The battery life should be even better with the optimizations on the cpu.

@JoshCravesTech

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed! Can’t wait to review that one

Star Citizen enters the chat.. "Ram is not needed for gaming you say..? Hold my volumetric clouds"

I have an asus rog strix g15 and I wonder if something will happen if I add 16gb to the 8gb(not soldered) so that i have 24gb

Is there a laptop option within the ROG range that doesn't have any soldered RAM?

I have two 4GB sticks, one of which is soldered. If I upgrade one to 8 or 16GB, would Windows just load more stuff at startup filling up more memory than usual? And if so, would anything I run on top of that, mostly use one channel? Can I get worse performance by upgrading?

@JoshCravesTech

Жыл бұрын

Yes, when there is more available memory, then Windows, applications, and games will take advantage of it. But adding a 8gb or 16gb will still give you more available ram which will ALWAYS perform better than running out of ram. I’d say it’s worth upgrading.

What about 32gb instead of 16? I use it for recordings and for editing (premiere pro, photoshop etc) Will it boost performance significantly?

@JoshCravesTech

Жыл бұрын

Yeah I mean it might not be significant but if your programs are very ram-dependent and you have a lot of things open at once then yeah it could help alleviate some slowdowns from all that.

Hello, I have 4+4gb ram(1 stick soldered and 1 stick replaceable) I am highly confused after watching many vids weather or not to choose 4+8gb ram or not…i want to upgrade for gaming…i get around 50 fps in gta 5 at low-mid settings..will it increase any performance if i upgrade or just degrade it further? Help would be appreciated.

@kolelokaram8541

Жыл бұрын

I have the exact same case. Considering the results here kzread.info/dash/bejne/pY6Vq8ubc7aunLw.html the 4+4GB configuration nearly always lost to the 4+8GB one. My advice is to upgrade as the downsides seem to be mostly financial. Find out the frequency, timings and manufacturer of the memory chips currently soldered to your board and get something most comparable to that. Have it be dual rank and good quality, as you would be solely depending on it after you use up the first (4+4)GB running in dual channel. I am even considering buying a 16GB stick, giving me 20GB in total. My reasons being, I plan to use it for a long time and will likely need to max it out at some point anyway. Let me know of any progress.

@ssj8273

Жыл бұрын

@@kolelokaram8541 Thank you so much!...I'm also considering buying higher gig memory for a long run after watching that vid. Thank you!

I saw in jarrod's tech video that the 8gb + 8gb config performed the best in games. It even out performed 32+32 or 64+64, and 16+8 performed poor. So i think i'll keep it at 16 .

@JarrodsTech

2 жыл бұрын

If I recall there was more to it than purely the capacity, the best 8+8 was also dual rank/x8/good timings etc.

@pablochocobar7133

2 жыл бұрын

@@JarrodsTech hey can you please tell me, how do i know if my stock ram in zephyrus g15 is dual rank or not?

Try dual ram, like 8gb x 2 = 16gb and see the FPS result compare using one stick Ram.

remember to unplug your battery first before you touch anything in your laptop

I have a budget laptop CPU- AMD Ryzen 5 3500U with Radeon Vega Mobile Gfx 2.10 GHz RAM- 8.00 GB (5.95 GB usable) 2400 MHz as my laptop has 8 GB of ram having 2 sticks of 4GB each some of the Ram is used by Vega 8 that's why 6 GB usable. I'm thinking to remove one of my 4GB RAM stick and upgrade it by 12GB. I'm not sure will it increase my performance. as my laptop lags a little bit i think it is bottlenecking now as im on windows 11 now please tell me i should upgrade to 12GB by adding a 8GB stick with 4 GB soldered im in doubt about i may loose my dual channel memory support.

I ended up returning that strix g15 since it felt cheap and went with the 2022 g14 i was looking at last year. I upgraded the ram with a 32gb corsair stick for 40gb of ddr5 4800. The cpu is the mid tier 6800hs with the 6800s gpu

@Chris_94

9 күн бұрын

The 6800hs performs quite well and beats some 6900hs chips in benchmarks

I was Wondering Josh, what was your suggestion if i want to upgrade my RAM, usually just playing games and browse some chrome, should i add 16gb Stick or 32gb stick ?

@JoshCravesTech

2 жыл бұрын

For that I would say 16gb

@financenetkrom6161

2 жыл бұрын

@@JoshCravesTech thanks for fast response Josh, really helps me a lot

Hey quick question! If the new ram doesnt have that thin flappy shield bit on it, do we need to peel it off the old stick and put it on the new one, or does that not matter?

@JoshCravesTech

2 жыл бұрын

Shouldn’t matter! I didn’t do it with mine. But it shouldn’t harm it either if you want to take it off and put it on the new ram stick. Basically extra heat protection

@JimothyRoss

2 жыл бұрын

@@JoshCravesTech Awesome, thanks man!

Thanks for these precious videos. I was wondering, if i'm using the g15 with editing software (like ps or video editing) and i want those cuda cores do i still need to use and external monitor to use the nvidia card?

@chucklefuck

2 жыл бұрын

yes

@iiEnIgMaii

2 жыл бұрын

@@chucklefuck that's not the best option then... i should look for one of those new laptop with mux toggle i guess.

@JoshCravesTech

2 жыл бұрын

No. I edited this whole video without hooking up to an external monitor and it handled it very well. The external monitor doesn’t make as much of a difference in editing programs as it does in games

im so confused, how come ur g15 is able to do rgb lightings on the keyboard, my g15 only does those normal white light

@JoshCravesTech

2 жыл бұрын

I think only a few models have it. Specifically the Best Buy model in the US

What's the difference between rank and channel, thanks again.

Great video, wish I could find information about an Intel based laptop platform for this. I've never been lucky enough to get these highly sought after 5900 based AMD laptops, had to settle for the Asus Tuf with an i7 and a 3060. Similar to this G15, I have 1 soldered and one upgradeable RAM option. I just wonder if the same or similar numbers would be true for the Intel 11th gen.

@JoshCravesTech

2 жыл бұрын

I’ve seen someone say they did this on a 10th gen Intel laptop with no problems, so I would assume it works the same with 11th gen Intel: www.reddit.com/r/GamingLaptops/comments/s2h4ru/8gb_8gb_or_8gb_16gb/hsenep9/?context=3

@JoshCravesTech

2 жыл бұрын

Here’s an M16 with i7-11900h and 24gb of RAM. The person’s Time Spy scores are great for a 3060: www.reddit.com/r/GamingLaptops/comments/o2pe10/asus_zephyrus_m16_11900h_3060_timespy/?

Still debating wether to upgrade with the 16gb and 32gb. I connect my 2022 Asus Zeph, M16, 3070ti, i9, to a 2k monitor, run a game on full screen, and use my laptops monitor to have a browser open. And I see my ram jumping from 95-98% RAM usage. Not sure if the 16gb ram slot would be enough, while having a couple of tabs open on a browser. Since I am already hitting the 16gb cap, idk if the extra 8gb would be enough. Im only running COD:MW2 or Diablo 4, and it’s hitting max ram. Wondering if maybe I’m getting memory leaks.

@JoshCravesTech

Жыл бұрын

Oh wow that is utilizing a lot! But it could be just having multiple programs open too, or maybe games are just starting to eat more ram. I think an extra 8gb would be just fine for a while but for peace of mind you might just want to add 16gb

Do these performance differences also apply to iGPU only systems or an upgrade there will tank performance?

@JoshCravesTech

2 жыл бұрын

It won’t make the iGPU any more powerful. However, you should checkout AATU. It’s a really good 3rd party app that can actually overclock your iGPU, although I haven’t tried it on mine

Can you please do a video on undervolting this laptop for best performance while having 10-15 degrees celcius drop in temps?

@JoshCravesTech

Жыл бұрын

Undervolting the CPU doesn't typically decrease temperatures. It gives you more performance at the same temperatures. However, if you set a tdp or temperature limit in combination with an undervolt then yes, you can receive similar performance at lower temperatures. Just use AATU for that: amdaputuningutility.com/ And as for undervolting the GPU, I show a very quick tutorial on how to do that in my G15 Optimization video!

Very useful video thank you. Now I have to figure out how to open the laptop. Do you have a guide for memory upgrade and for cleaning this laptop?