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I know this is an old thread - but it has been coming up on Google searches. This laptop can support 8GB (2x 4GB) RAM but it’s picky and needs the latest BIOS. Easy enough really. 4GB works fine. The TL-66 CPU (with double the cache of the TK-57) brings up performance if you can find it cheap enough. The TL-68 will work but you need to be sure to use good quality paste. Anyway - this is a reply for the random people of the internet. Sucks when I’m trying to find answers and things are left unresolved (or just have “solved it!” as a reply with no info)

Might definitely be worth the wait to see if AMD has a CPU that comes within ~5% performance of the 9700K / 9900K at a lower price-point.... then consider either the AMD build or a (probably discounted) Intel CPU if they have to lower their prices again to be more competitive.

I like what Mira says here. My motherboard manual on my Asus X470-Pro states for example that the "lower channel" (DIMM Slots A2 and B2) run at a full dual-channel and then the sticks in A1 and B1 will run in single channel. If you frequently go above the RAM limit of your dual-channel sticks you may see some performance degradation... but not much considering that the Infinity Fabric / memory controller would already be relying on the manual's specified dual-channel setup with the other two sticks. I probably worded this really wrong... so hopefully I'm making sense.

Ryzen 5 1600/1600X CPUs can be had right now for around $80-120 which is on par with; if not cheaper than the 2400G. The 2400G would be a great value proposition if you needed an STX build (like the AsRock DeskMini A300) or if you needed a nice ITX or even a compact mATX build with no GPU. That being said: it also uses the same 14nm process as the first-gen Ryzen CPUs so other than an integrated GPU, there is no other benefit. If you can find a Ryzen 5 1400/1500X for the same 4-cores/8 threads really cheap that would be good. Otherwise, IDK if the value is there for buying it to pair with a 1660/1070 (I used to have a Ryzen 5 1400; OC'd to 3.95GHz along with a GTX 1070 and it was fine, so no bottleneck there really)

Alright - so here's the deal. I have: 1) Gaming Desktop with Ryzen 5 2600X; 16GB Corsair DDR4 @ 3200MHz CL16; Radeon VII; Samsung 22" 144Hz QLED 1080p display; Steelseries Apex M750TKL keyboard; Steelseries Rival 600 Mouse; Steelseries Arctis 7 (2019) headset. 2) Mobile Gaming Gadget (AKA laptop): Acer Nitro 5; Ryzen 5 2500U, 16GB Crucial DDR4 @2400MHz; Vega 8 iGPU + Radeon RX 560X 4GB dGPU, 90Hz panel. As you can see there is some disparity there. When using the laptop in bed / on the couch, etc. I use a nice Roccat mouse and have a Roccat keyboard that I use with it as well when I play on the patio. When travelling, however, that is not convenient: nor is a giant headset. Are there any great travel mice/keyboards/headsets good for the "gamer on the go" to use in the airport when waiting for a flight, or to use at a park without being OVERLY conspicuous? (I mean it will still be nerdy. But I think that I would be unable to easily transport my "normal" gaming gear with me) This might be THE MOST "First World Problem" meme ever. But for real... the goal is portability and mobility. I can find a $120 Razr Mamba mouse and another $150 headset.... but that does not seem economical; especially for the SO to continue using the desktop while I'm out and about. Anyway -- thoughts on mobile gaming gear are highly appreciated.