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Replies posted by TrickyGizmo

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JTOFWYOInsider Mini
posted in Razer Support

Razer Blade 16 Memory to 64GB

Glad your RAM is working for you!  To wait as long as you have to on the first boot after installation of RAM is counterintuitive for sure! I hope others that are considering an upgrade see our posts first before assuming their RAM is dead.  Maybe this is something that gets fixed in a BIOS update?Your Crucial memory runs about 14% slower than if you had 5600 Mhz installed. I doubt you would notice it in typical use, or gaming, but for me - I use my machine for ML and if I’m working on a deep neural network, during the training/fitting of it, memory speed definitely makes a difference and even 14% would make a difference in terms of time.Unless you’re doing something esoteric - I it is negligible and the good news is that your memory will run cooler, although I suspect heat management on your Blade 18 is less of an issue for you than it is for me on my Blade 16.

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9 months ago
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JTOFWYOInsider Mini
posted in Razer Support

Razer Blade 16 Memory to 64GB

Pleased to say the Kingston memory did work and I hav had no issues with it all in use.  I will say that when I first installed it, I thought it did not work because the laptop just sat there with a blank screen COMPLETELY DEAD  for several minutes and up to that point, the only thing I had changed was the memory.  I thought for sure the memory upgrade was a bust - I figured due to incompatibility or ESD damage.Just as I was about to power down the laptop, it booted.  I went into the BIOS (pic attached) and not only was it showing the 64GB, but running at 5600!  With two SODIMMs, it is supposed to drop down to 5200.  I ran several benchmarking tests and yep, both are running at 5600.So after the initial installation of the RAM, it was a several minute wait for the laptop to boot, subsequent booting after the installation of the RAM has been normal with no delay.  I have had no issues with memory or for that matter lockups or crashes in general.If you still have the Kingston memory, giv

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9 months ago
diivious
diiviousInsider Mini
posted in Razer Support

Razor Blade 16 - w/64GB memory?

Don't hold you breath...though Razor laptops support 64GB, they have only shipped with 32GB (2x16GB) modules for the past several years as these are more readily available and cheaper. This is especially true of DDR5 5600MHz SODIMM which are notoriously hard to find. My Blade 16 4090 arrived yesterday after several hours of searching, found memory and ordered it...when it will arrive, well your guess is as good as mine. BTW cost of upgrade is $315

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diivious
1 year ago
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DeepCoffeeheadlink396
posted in Systems

Availability of blade 16

Received mine yesterday via FedEx

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Joikansai
Vanguard
1 year ago
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JTOFWYOInsider Mini
posted in Razer Support

Razer Blade 16 Memory to 64GB

So I just received my Razor 16 4090 and spent hours searching for 64GB kits. The good news is I found one and ordered a kit from Kingston. The kit is part of their Fury / Impact line and is 2x32GB DDR5-5600 SODIMM. The part number is KF556S40IBK2-64 and the cost was $314.99 before taxes and shipping. I ordered it direct from Kingston as every retailer I tried does not have ANY DDR5-5600 SODIMM in 32GB. When I went back to the Kingston site, it says they are now out of stock. Perhaps I was lucky! As for other options, Crucial seems like they are temporarily out of stock of their 64GB Kit(2x32) but it is DDR5-5200 (not the full speed 5600) it is $305.99, part number CT2K32G52C42S5, and like I said, it is currently not in stock anywhere. Patriot also makes a 32GB 5600 SODIMM, so two will do the job and they are full speed, but I don't think are released yet, anyway the part number is PSD532G56002S. Corsair, G.Skill and Samsung are all good bets too, but I was unable to turn up anythi

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9 months ago
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ewdean
posted in Razer Support

Blue screen crash during BIOS update, now won't boot - Razer Blade 15 Advanced 2020

Same problem for me.. I wish I had read the forum BEFORE attempting to update the BIOS! During BIOS install, BSOD, and then nothing thereafter. It sounds like this is enough of an issue for Razer to pull the BIOS and submit it to more Q/A. My laptop had 64Gb or RAM. I tried everything, removing a stick of RAM, reinstalling the factory RAM and SSD, nothing - it is flat out bricked. I got an RMA and it will be sent in for repair. The same thing happened to a 17" I had a few years back. If it were not for the exceptional build quality and solid performance of Razer laptops, I would be done. It's shame because the machines are great, but the Q/A leaves a lot to be desired.

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3 years ago
dekades
dekadesCommunity Cowboy
posted in Systems

Blade 17 | More Cores. Faster Screen. Bigger Wins.

So I'm trying to figure this out. Previously, I was looking at the latest Blade 15 Advanced with an OLED display, except it is backordered. Now there is the new Blade Pro 17, and aside from the lack of OLED and the addition of an Ethernet port, I don't see much difference. Similarly configured, the Blade Pro 17 is $500 more that the new 15 Advanced but I'm scratching my head as to why. The CPU for both is the i7-10875H, both GPUs are the RTX 2080 Super Max-Q, so performance will be equal. Oddly, the battery on the Blade Pro 17 is a lower capacity 70.5Whr, compared to the 80Whr on the 15 Advanced. Is the 120Hz 4k panel on the Blade 17 really $500 more than a 15" OLED screen? I'm torn, the Blade 17 does allow for 2 M.2 devices, so more expansion, and it's in stock - at least for now. I just have become absolutely spoiled with OLED displays, but that is not an option on any 17" machine yet, so by getting the Blade 17, I feel as though I'm giving up a better screen on the 15 Advance

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3 years ago
Razer.WolfPack
Razer.WolfPackInsider
posted in Systems

[UPDATE] Razer Blade 15 ft. Intel 9th Gen processor

RazerRanixDid you do anything special when replacing the ssd? you just created a usb boot install of windows and that it? received my ssd going to instal it this w.e, first time for me to reinstall an OS from an usb drive. Just like you it s my 3rd razer laptop, I had the first one, then the 2015 and now the 2019. I will keep this one till thet have a razer blade with oled 120htz 4k and a graphic card strong enough to drive it. may be 2 or 3 generarion of graphic card will be needed. So what I do is power on my laptop when I first receive it to make sure it at least boots and is not damaged. Then, instead of completing the typical "first boot" installation of Windows, I just power it down and then remove the stock NVMe SSD that it shipped with. I then use a desktop machine that I have setup to quickly clone a NVMe SSD. It's a Windows 10 based machine and I use Acronis True Image, which does a great job and is very flexible. I clone the stock NVMe to the larger, replacement NVMe a

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4 years ago
Razer.WolfPack
Razer.WolfPackInsider
posted in Systems

[UPDATE] Razer Blade 15 ft. Intel 9th Gen processor

RazerRanixThanks a lot for this answer. So I think that it will be safer to keep the lid open. Received the computer yesterday. Really happy with it so fr. waiting for dhl to bring my 2to ssd plus my dbrand skins, I already bought 32 Giga of Ram. I played yesterday at 4k on a 55in oled hdr. resident evil 2 and tomb raider arround 60 frames @4k, sure it drops, but seriously it was really playable and just beautifull. this laptop is a beast. Edit : By the way, are they any way to turn on the computer through an external keyborad when he has the lid closed? many thanks I don't know of a hot key combination to turn on a laptop with an external keyboard. There used to be a way to do it before Windows 10, but I don't think it is supported and longer. I did the same thing as you, I put in a 2Tb SSD in, threw on a dBrand Matrix skin, but upgraded the RAM to the 64GB max. Like I said, I would not run the machine with the screen down while using an application that has high GPU demand du

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4 years ago
Razer.WolfPack
Razer.WolfPackInsider
posted in Systems

[UPDATE] Razer Blade 15 ft. Intel 9th Gen processor

RazerRanixHi, would you completly advice against playing on a external monitor with the blade closed? Receiving my new blade 19 with a 2080, and I am using it on an external screen but I would like to keep it closed. seems a bad Idea as the top of the laptop get really hot and might damage the screen. I have a Blade Advanced 2080 with OLED and I have yet to use it with an external monitor, let alone with the lid closed, but I know the top of the keyboard area where the GPU is located can get quite hot. To figure out how hot, I used a FLIR camera and recorded an idle temperature of 106.5F / 41.4C which is quite reasonable and it was not uncomfortable to the touch. To determine what the temperature would be during a typical gaming session, I ran Hitman 2 for 45 minutes and then measured the temperature in the same region, which increased to 135.1F / 57.3C and was uncomfortable to the touch. I never closed the screen during my measurements, but if I had, the temperatures would be hig

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4 years ago
Razer.WolfPack
Razer.WolfPackInsider
posted in Systems

[UPDATE] Razer Blade 15 ft. Intel 9th Gen processor

I got the Advanced OLED yesterday and I have to say, of any laptop I have, including my MacBook Pro, it is hands down and far away the best screen I have ever seen on a laptop. OLED on a Razer is a match made in heaven! I originally thought the HD Advanced would be enough, but my applications (not games) require 4K, so this is perfect. Colors are crisp, vibrant and not overly saturated. I'll post some benchmarks from both the Advanced 15 HD Max-Q 2080 and the Advanced 15 OLED Max-Q2080 since the CPU and chipsets are different. Good job Razer!!

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4 years ago
Razer.WolfPack
Razer.WolfPackInsider
posted in Systems

[UPDATE] Razer Blade 15 ft. Intel 9th Gen processor

KidsGoldenWhat is everyone's opinion on if its worth buying a gaming laptop like this or me building my own desktop? Just curious as ill be coming into some money and would really like a nice gaming rig. This really depends on how and where you will be spending your time. Based on your question, the how is gaming, so if you want the flexibility of doing that anywhere, then get a gaming laptop. An added benefit over a custom built desktop rig is that you'll have a warranty for the first year, and with Razer, you can extend for up to three years. Just remember that with Max-Q RTX, a comparable desktop equivalent is one designation down, i.e., a Max-Q RTX 2080 is roughly equivalent to a desktop RTX 2070 in performance. Personally, nothing beats a custom built rig, you'll know every part of it and it is upgradable. Your laptop will be dated the second you buy it and you'll only be able to upgrade the memory and storage. Your custom built rig on the other hand can be torn down to the

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4 years ago
Razer.WolfPack
Razer.WolfPackInsider
posted in Systems

[UPDATE] Razer Blade 15 ft. Intel 9th Gen processor

VahdyxYep, it's expected to arrive this week. It's currently in "production" which means someone is upgrading it. I have two stages left. If not this week it'll likely be early next week. http://www.hidevolution.com/stages Don't hold your breath on expecting it to arrive this week - I just confirmed with Razer support that the OLED version has not been released yet, so how HIDEvolution is configuring your order is beyond me. Don't get me wrong, I hope they are configuring because that is good news all the way around, but from what I heard - I would follow up with them and confirm. I'm lucky that the San Francisco Razer store is reasonably close, and the last few times I bought a Razer, I did it at the physical store. Order Support (5/8/2019, 9:58:57 AM): Upon checking here, I can see that the release would be this month. However, there is no specific date. I advised you to please keep checking the webstore from time to time as we will update the webstore once we have it in stock.

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4 years ago
Razer.WolfPack
Razer.WolfPackInsider
posted in Systems

Performance pushed to the edge | The Razer Blade Pro 17

PreystationWho got 8750h blade rtx 2080 felt burnt by this beside me? I would not feel burnt by the Blade Pro, it was long overdue for a refresh so you had to know it was coming sooner rather than later. Now the quick refresh of the 15 Advanced is another story. I have the same machine as you and the 9750H is only a 6-8% improvement over the 8750H. These are both mid-range CPUs and you would be hard pressed to really notice the differences. That said, I more than likely will move to the OLED Advanced 15 because the software I run can and will benefit from even a modest performance gain.

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4 years ago
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CJ_Jacob
posted in Systems

Razer Blade Pro 2019?

Aside from the ethernet, SD card reader, and extra NVMe slot, it's a marginally bigger and heaver Advanced 15. Really surprised Razer did not introduce a 4K Pro model at launch, but then again, 4K 17" panels are not readily available in quantity. Still, it's impressive though that they managed to reduce the overall size down, but the marine is limited to a RTX 2080 MaxQ at best...definitely not the desktop part many where expecting.

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5 years ago
Razer.WolfPack
Razer.WolfPackInsider
posted in Systems

Performance pushed to the edge | The Razer Blade Pro 17

Glad to see an update, but there is very little differentiation between this and the Advanced 15" apart from the obvious increase in screen size. The top end 15" uses the same CPU (9750H) and same Nvidia Max-Q GPU options. The trade off is the Blade Pro is about 1lb. heaver and marginally larger than the Advanced 15 in terms of dimensions. The major difference is that you get an extra NVMe slot and ethernet, and a UHS-III SD Card reader on the Blade Pro. Clearly, what Razer did here was basically take a Advanced 15 configuration, add a larger screen and a few extra ports. Heck, even the power supply is the same, unlike past Blade Pro machines. I'm not saying the Blade Pro is underwhelming, it just seems to me that it only makes sense over a 15 Advanced if you REALLY need a 17" screen, or absolutely need the ports or expanded NVMe capacity. Otherwise, the Advanced 15 is the only configuration with OLED, 4K, touchscreen, and 240Hz options. I have a 8th Gen Blade Advanced 15 and

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4 years ago

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