Right, so back to confirm. Only NVMe SSD will work in the second slot, tried my sata M.2 SSD and it did not work; bought an NVMe M.2 SSD and that worked. And also downgraded to windows 10 and its been great :)
Thank you for letting me know. I didn't have one on hand to test but assumed it would work so pined your comment so people know not to bother with SATA M.2 drives. Glad it's running well for you.
Tbh this is the simplist thing you can do in a laptop, Originally i was gonna buy the hard drive and get someone to install it but when i actually looked at how its done im like "Pffft i can do that"
I bought this laptop a couple months ago and have been having problems with my 512 GB of storage, lol. So i am probably going to try this out! I've never replaced anything in a laptop before but this looks so simple!
It's very easy most everything in this laptop is extremely easy to mess with I was very surprised the first time I opened it how easy it was to get to everything.
Yeah, that m.2 is in there way to tight. Just replaced the ram and added a new ssd. Machine is working like a freaking dream now. I was pretty disappointed in the proformance out of the box but now this thing is a freaking beast for a thousand dollars.
Yeah, that thing was really in there on mine. I agree though it wasn't the greatest stock with a little help from some new RAM and it really wakes the thing up.
@@XxViciousxX i bought this laptop and when i play games online i lag at crucial moments wich kills the point of playing the game. do u kno how i can fix this? i dont think its the wifi.. but still i want the computer to play without and slow down moments. if u could reply quickly with advice id appreciate it
4:07 I thought that screw was just being stubborn, and I ended up getting it out. Resume the video as I'm doing this, and then immediately regret it. Do I have anything to worry about now?
No that's just there to keep at least one screw attached so if you somehow lose all the screws you at least can tighten that one and have one screw. But seems like that would not ever happen so it's not an issue if it comes out.
Mine was actually stuck where I felt like I'd have stripped it. So I used some needlenose pliers and carefully broke the tension then finished unscrewing it with a PZ0 bit.
It's a great stand I really like it. That is a lot of storage for sure you can install many games with that I have trouble filling up the 2Tb from this video. Also thank you very much.
It’s funny that that screw was so tight in the second SSD spot because mind it was the same exact way so tight to where I stripped it but luckily I had ordered a kit of screws and I had another one in exact match but I had to use a pair of pliers just like that so that must obviously be something that’s happening at the factory the cranking it down for some reason
tried it so hard but the m.2 screw just doesnt want to turn. tried 9 different screw heads that fit but nope. so i just gave up instead of stripping the screw. im gonna give it to asus rma and give them the ssd, just gonna ask for them to put it in. they prolly gonna ask for 20-30 bucks we'll see :(
@@XxViciousxX Yeah, but mine was literally fd up. The screwdriver just didnt wanna turn the screw. It just spun in the screw so I stopped before turning it from a '+' to a 'o' shape
It doesn't have to be but that is the safest way if you don't want to disconnect the battery. I'm just super careful but have bad luck with small connections so I didn't want to break the battery connector so I left it alone.
Just bought this laptop yesterday.. pretty impressive!.. what CPU temps are you getting at full load on turbo?.. ive been testing mine on cinebench, it always goes to 95C at 14C ambient room temp. Is that normal?
If I don't use my cooing pad I get 94-96c which is completely normal. I've also edited videos on this thing for days when my main editing PC was down and it never had any issues. It's about to be 10 months old as well and still works just like the day I bought it.
Loving your videos on this laptop. Just got two for the wife and I. I'm wondering, when we go looking to get secondary drives, is there a good way to verify if a drive will work in our g15s? Anything specific in the name, specs or description? Or would pretty much any m.2 drive work?
For example, on newegg, I see 2.5", 2.5" U.2, M.2 2230, M.2 2242, M.2 2260 andM.2 2280. Is there a certain category I'd want to stick to? In looking at the hardware specs, I see the ssdpeknu512gz is an 80mm. So would I be looking at m.2 80mm drives? Sorry for so many questions, haven't had a pc in a long time and I've never really gamed on one or looked into upgrading anything.
@@RanchoBurger Very glad, you are liking them. You'd want a 2280 which would be 80mm. Any drive should work but don't spend extra money to get a gen 4 drive as you wont get full speed as this laptop is gen 3. Of course, if you see a good one that's a decent price but happens to be gen4 its backward compatible just won't run at full sped.
I have my nvme ssd on a enclosure and after watching this video am just gonna put it inside lol. I wont loose any of my files right, if i just unplug from enclosure to sitting it down right inside the laptop? I got very important files lol
As long as you're just adding it to the system as I did you shouldn't lose any data you will probably have to initialize the SSD in disk management but other than that it should work fine. Sorry, it took so long to respond.
Thank you for your channel, I make my final choice last week with your videos ;) my G15 Advantage just arrived this morning, i already added a second SSD Samsung 980 1to and replace ram for 2x16 Fury 3200. I'm Windows 11 Insider and asus push GPU driver 27.20.2201.24003 (15/12/2021) You use driver released by AMD or Asus ? Thank you
You're welcome glad I could help you make a decision this laptop is awesome I'm sure you will be happy with it. Sounds like you're all good to go you got some good RAM and lots of storage for games. I always get the latest driver from AMD. Mainly because I'm doing gameplay videos so I want the GPU drivers to be as new as possible. Also, thanks for the Sub didn't see that when I responded at first so wanted to add that.
How are you configuring those two SSDs been watching some videos people say raid zero is best to make it faster and then some videos say about you don’t have to do that with SSDs only hard drives because the SSD you won’t get that much more performance rating it because it’s an SSD what is your suggestion put it in formatted leave it alone or is there anyway to make it better especially when I’m getting kind of new with upgrading the stuff thanks in advance
I just have my drives separate since they are different brands and sizes. Raid 0 is fast fastest for sure. If one drive dies you lose all your data but that's no different then if your regular drive dies plus thers backing up data.
Does your touchpad slant down or slope down? I noticed there’s a noticeable distance between the lower part of the touchpad and the body and can feel the difference. I mostly always used a mouse.
@@XxViciousxX Thanks for the quick response anyways mine works fine I just can’t figure out if it’s normal some online pics and vids have the slant and some don’t not sure if its QC or from opening it up but I can feel it running my finger across the edges
No at least that's what a ASUS rep told me. But if you send it in for service make sure you take your extra SSD and put the stock ram back in as they may send you a complete replacement and then all your upgrades would be lost.
Here I am, once again coming to your channel for help. So I've been reading about portable ssd enclosures, like the asus arion. If I put a drive like the silicon power m.2 drive in something like the asus arion, can you run games from it while connected via usbc? Or would that not be recommended due to loss of transfer speed via usb?
There would be a performance hit if you just did USB 3.0. But if you hooked it up to the USB C port it wouldn't be that much slower than if it was installed in the laptop. I'm personally just using my m.2 enclosure to clone my 512 gig stock m.2 drive. Then use the 512gb stock drive in the enclosure. All games would run from it either way though. Games even run off an SD card on my steam deck without losing performance. Even load times aren't that different compared to the internal and that too on the Steam Deck versus the SD card. Of course there are a few outliners.
@@XxViciousxX that's pretty much what I was expecting and hoping for. I have an SD card in my deck too and it works fine. Probably still slap a drive in my strix but this is good to know in case I'm too nervous to open it up lol Thanks!
Thank you for your videos. I am buying this next week. Can I ask you opinion on the GPU? I had bad experiences with the RX 5700 XT having to reinstall them all of the time. Are they better now? Lastly can I use any M.2 Gen 3 SSD? Again thank you I’m excited to get this!
You're very welcome. I haven't had any major issues with drivers on this system. The worst thing that happened was a Beta driver for a new game made Horizon Zero Dawn randomly crash. But that's all fixed and I haven't had any other issues with drivers since. You can use any Gen 3 m.2 you would like there's no limits on that one.
@@XxViciousxX can I ask you a noobish question? I returned my initial one as the Wi-Fi was dropping out and heavy lag spikes as well as people saying it sounded like the mic of my headphones was in a fan. I think it might have been driver related. That said I am getting a new replacement tomorrow. What’s the best way to get current drivers. The laptops Asus page and the AMD site for GPU drivers?
@@FriskyDingo329 I always get drivers from AMD for GPU. Then I got a cool program called Driver Booster off steam for like $3.99 and that keeps the rest of the drivers up to date.
I do like my 970 Evo more than the Silicon power one I used. The one I used in the video is just decent storage for the money It's not that great at performance. So I have a 970 Evo is my main drive now and then I move the silicon power one is still in my secondary slot.
@@XxViciousxX interesting. This might be a dumb question but I’m new to this kind of stuff but could I replace the one my laptop came with? A couple of 2 TB ssd’s in my laptop would be great
@@case_0223 That's what I did replaced the stock Intel 512 mine came with and put one 2tb Samsung Evo 970 and then also have the 2tb silicon power drive in the second slot. But you could use any drives you want. Besides the one in the OPs comment id avoid that one.
LMAOOOOOO NO WAY i have the same laptop (which is why im here ) but i bought the same toolkit from amazon 😂😂😂 like same color case and everything this is beyond wild. and the SSD screw was also sealed shut, i didnt have pliers so i unscrewed the base of both SSDs and put the base back in. bad work from Asus if i say so. what a wild coincidence tho
Hey man is pretty late but on my country laptops are extremely overpriced and get the warranty and stuff to work is a nightmare i got a nice offer for this piece and im gonna ask how has been the pc all this time since u got it? Any issues at all? My other option id the lenovo ideapad 3050 but ik a 3050 on 2022 gonna struggle a lot and i do a lot of video edition
Mine has been great I did end up doing a few upgrades like this SSD and some new RAM but I did not really need to. It has been very reliable the whole time I have used it. It is over a year old and still going strong. I feel like I use this thing way more than a normal person with all the gaming videos and video editing I do on this thing. It is for sure better than a laptop with a 3050 that is already struggling in a few new games.
As far as I know there's no limit it can be as high as 8tb since that's the biggest m.2 right now I believe. Also grab a gen 3 m.2 as that's all this laptop supports.
@@MtnNerd Yep that's a gen 3. For some reason even though this is a Ryzen 5000 series CPU they limited it to gen 3 vs gen 4. So I always warn people not to waste money on a gen 4. Of course if a Gen 4 is cheaper it will still work in gen 3 mode.
Which is better samsung 980 or 980 pro 1tb please tell ? I have g15 electropunk edition I will be doing coding and gaming and one thing also can i upgrade ssd to 8tb ?
Sounds like they just have been confused as far as I know all models of the G15 can have 4TB in each slot. So far I have not heard anything about older models supporting less. Out of curiosity what is your model number mines an M6 model.
@@akhiem6 Seems like that's a completely different laptop this one is all AMD Advantage edition with the 5900HX and 6800m. So yours might not accept anything higher than 1TB. Might not be enough space. Any M.2 that is above 1TB has memory modules on the back of the M.2 whereas the 1TB only has them on the top.
Hey bro. Thqnks for the tutorial on how to upgrade this latop. Im installing a 2TB NVMe and a 32GB Corsair Kit. Im so scared of messing up something, Since when I bought it I paid more than 2K for it. Any advice before I do it ?
Hi, don't worry, it's extremely easy and you won't loose warranty, as far as you don't touch anything else inside your laptop. Beware or the cables, as told in that very good video. Asus told me maximum 1TO, i think 2 are ok, but i'm not sure, please let me know.
The little blue pry bar? That was just for getting the system to release its tabs and open the bottom up. It's made out of plastic so you don't scratch your system. They also make little guitar pick ones for even tighter systems like I had to use one of those on my Steam deck when I had to replace its fan.
i know my comment have nothing to do with this video but i have the same laptop do you know why the game battlefield 2042 looks so bad at 1080p i tryed the amd virtual super resolution and played the game on 1440p looks great is it a problem with the game or the pc? at 1080p its kinda looks a lil blurry
@@reymondkalong4524 it's really not neither of those things really do much in the way of transmitting heat It's just a way to cover things up and make it look nice. Since many components are green and they were going for a blacked out look.
Hey can we add gen4 samsung 980 PRO ssd in this ..... ???? as i could see everyone is using gen3 ..... is there any limitation from the motherboard that gen4 wont be utilized to full potential in this ????
It's simply because this motherboard even though it's got a 5000 series AMD CPU only has GEN3 PCI-E so no real point in spending extra on the performance you can't use. However, if you can get a better deal on a GEN4 drive it will still work just not at full speed.
@@XxViciousxX it was tight for me aswell I thought i was using a wrong screw but it was stripped so I used the rubber band and half unscrewed it and used s few pilers to take it out. IFix it did not had screw for M.2 screw.
I had gotten a new ram for this laptop and fps and performance had increased a ton. Then i added in the ssd, pretty sure the same you have but it was colored blue and the fps had dropped back down, any ideas?
That is very random my performance did not drop when adding the second drive. Someone else also said performance dropped by adding another SSD. Wonder what's going on here.
Will a Crucial p5 plus with heatsink fit in this laptop? I dont know whether to get one with heatsink or without... Any insight or info is greatly appreciated 🙏.
That should barely fit. The laptop's bottom casing is not completely flat so it has some room for airflow. But this laptop only supports 3.0. You can still put a 4.0 drive in it but it will only run at 3.0 speeds. So unless the 4.0 drive is a good price there's no reason to pay extra for a 4.0 in this laptop. Just don't get any with large heatsinks like say the Samsung or western digital ones with those massive heat sinks (great for desktops) not so much for laptops.
@@XxViciousxX what do you think the fastest gen 3 ssd is? I looked but its only showing the overall fastest which is the gen 4s. Im looking at the 2tb Samsung 970 Evo which is on sale for $189.00 usd
@@420RyanBruce That's the fastest overall gen3 so if it's on sale grab that because I think that's how much I paid for mine and mines good but not as fast as an 970 Evo.
I didn't see a max size anywhere so I'd guess 8tb. Raid 0 you'd just have to get two of the same drive. After that I'm pretty clueless never did a raid yet in a PC.
@@XxViciousxX thank you🙏🏻another question,yesterday i order this laptop (Rx6800m-Qhd 165h) and i'm not sure rx6800m is perfect for game and 3D and blender,my friend said order another config(Rtx3070) but for Vram (12g) i order this🤦🏻♂️what's your opinion generally about this laptop?any bug or issues?
I can help with that no prob. All you got to do is download a program called HWiNFO64. Once installed open it up and a little window will pop up. Just click the sensors only box as we don't need the rest of what the program can do right now. Then hit run, scroll down to memory timings. Look for Trfc, if that number is 880 or something like that you've got the slow RAM. It should read Trfc 560 if you got good RAM.
@@moussaazzoun5437 That kind of thing is outside my realm of knowledge. However I can attest that I got a pretty big FPS jump in games. I would think 3D modeling would benefit from the faster RAM since games which use the GPU do. But then again I have never done that kind of work so I'm ignorant of how that all works. However it's not like the laptop was bad with the slow RAM at all. I just wanted to get all the performance I could out of it.
Hi, i've got the Asus G15 G513QY-HF002W and i've asked Asus for the maximum storage update, their answer is "max 1To. The 2To is ok on that model, then ? And what about the 4TO ? Thanks for your answer.
Theoretically you can add in as big of a drive as you want. I'm running a 2TB drive along with the stock 512GB. But if you wanted a 8TB drive it should work just fine.
Officially you can put up to a 4TB M.2 in each drive slot for a total of 8TB. So you can do any other combo you want in between. Just don't go over 4TB in each slot and you're good.
You can if it makes you feel more comfortable that is what most people recommend. I figured I'd mess something up (I don't have good luck with little cables) So I left it alone as well as the ribbon cables for the RGB.
@@XxViciousxX oh i see. I got my old laptop burned because i forgot to unplug the battery. So I'm looking for the tutorial to unplug it. Anyway Thanks a lot for the instructions.
@@stevenpram4978 Neither of my m.2 had heat skinks though there are some that come with them and you could get one with one as long as it's not massively tall. Otherwise the bottom of the laptop won't go back on.
According to Asus you can install up to a 4TB M.2 in each slot for a total of 8TB. Although they also say you can't go over 32gb of RAM yet there's lots of people running 64gb. So there's a possibility that over 4TB could work but you'd have to take a risk and find out.
@@XxViciousxX I tried twice and even switched the ssd around, even when its in slot one and the original ssd is in slot 2, the BIOS only sees the intel ssd. the ssd working, i currently have it in a caddy and it is showing up in windows. Now the drive is (Western Digital Blue 2TB SATA III 6Gb/s 3D TLC NAND M.2 NGFF (2280) Solid State Drive - WDS200T2B0B). Its a pcie 3.0 drive, not sure if its incompatible with my laptop.
@@hoseinqadam That is puzzling as I used a Silicon Power Gen3 2tb drive and it worked. I would think a Western Digital would work if my lesser known brand works. If your stock drive works we can eliminate the second slot being dead. Plus if the drive works in a cady that means the drive is not dead. So there must be something not compatible there. I just did not think that was possible but it's the only thing that makes sense as I didn't enable anything in BIOS. I just started windows and initialized the disc. Then the thing worked and has been ever since.
You absolutely can. Any drive you want to use is fine so long as it doesn't have a super tall heatsink. This one doesn't look like it just looks like a regular m.2 just like the silicon power one I put in mine. So you should be good to go.
1) Is it necessary to unplug battery before doing RAM or SSD upgrade on this laptop? 2) Can this laptop accept SSDs with a bigger radiators? Bigger than typical metallic sticker that come with SSD.
You can I never do, I'm more scared I'll break the little battery connector off. But so far I have never broken any laptop by not disconnecting the battery but I'm sure there are very rare occurrences where it fries stuff. It might be able to fit one of the thinner m.2 heatsinks but it can't handle say a WD SN850 with its giant heatsink.
@@XxViciousxX Thanks for reply! :) Last question, which version of PCI-E interface this laptop supports? My unit comes with 512gb SSD from Intel, which is PCI-E 3.0. However, I got Plextor M10P SSD with PCI-E 4.0 currently running in my PC, is it gonna work in this laptop?
@@andrev6000 This laptop only does PCIE 3.0 even though it's a 5000 series processor and those normally have 4.0. I guess they didn't put 4.0 in laptops or this one in particular for whatever reason. But good news 4.0 is backwards compatible with 3.0 so you should be fine. It just won't hit the speeds it could hit if it's anything like my desktops 4.0 drive that can do over 7200mb it will be limited to around 3500mb which sounds like a lot and it is. But unless you're moving gigantic files around there's next to no speed difference in general use or gaming. Funny enough I barely noticed a loading difference in games between a SATA SSD and a M.2 Sorry for the wall of text but I get technical sometimes.
@@XxViciousxX Thx again for reply! Yes, I am the one who moves and saves a solid 3D project files which can easily be 10+ gb for a single file, that's why Plextor M10P been bought. Losing file transfer speed just because of PCI-E 3.0 instead of 4.0( about 3gbs instead of 5-7gbps on 4.0, if I remember correctly) isn't an option, so I'm about to keep Plextor in my PC and go buy an appropriate 3.0 SSD to put into laptop. Thx again for help! :)
Nope so far I haven't had any overheating problems and I run all games off this drive. Even when doing SSD benchmarks the thing never throttled or overheated.
@@rhysfairbanks6787 Can only speak for me and my SSD some get hotter than others but long as you're not putting too of the line Samsung 980 pros or something like that in there it should be fine.
@@rhysfairbanks6787 Well glad you got that drive installed. I've cut my self many times on PC parts. Yet so far I haven't cut myself with any of my many many knives in my collection.
I'm making lots of videos so I need lots of space to fit all the games people want me to show gameplay for so I don't forget what game is next. But I also don't like reinstalling games and like to keep lots of games installed at once.
Idk if anyone can help but I’ve had so many driver issues with this laptop. Fortnite is so choppy other games don’t run great besides call of duty mw2. Ik this thing is powerful. Can anyone help?
It should be able to do Fortnite th-cam.com/video/H5dophhpsP4/w-d-xo.html. I'm always on the latest beta drivers and they seem to work well for games. Though sometimes they have issues so you got to read and see if the beta drivers do anything dissatisfactory.
@@sreenaths6829 I used to just install the drivers from the AMD software or Nvidia's on my desktops. But past few months I have done DDU on all my PCs first and it seems to do better that way. Though I admit it could be a placebo however I see way fewer driver issues when I do it the DDU way.
Lol yeah, I was doing that but then I had to delete all the games that I'd take when I go to my friend's houses or travel to fit all the games people wanted to see run. So figured I could use a 2TB then I won't have to worry or delete anything. Figured people would also enjoy seeing how to upgrade the SSD/Add another so figured I'd make a quick video on how to do it.
@@ESTAS67 This is the ROG Strix G15 Advantage Edition G513 G513QY-212.SG15 to be exact. But a lot of them have the same internal layout even if they have different CPU/GPU configurations. You're very welcome as well.
Are you talking about pliers? I did not show that part because people should be able to take a screw out with some pliers without me showing how. Other than that part I cant remember not showing everything.
@@XxViciousxX i just looked and it seems that my processr is also a gen 3. I don't think i can use a gen 4 ssd. I wanted the Samsung 990 pro. Or, what if, i can install it but it will be limited to gen 3?
@@zxcookie2600 You can still install it it'll just run at gen 3 speeds same thing with a Gen 5 drive if you install a Gen 5 drive on a Gen 4 or 3 it will only run at those max speeds. So it's generally only a good idea to get one of those drives if it's way cheaper than a Gen 3 drive. I went with the 2tb 970 Evo and that thing has been a great drive.
Right, so back to confirm. Only NVMe SSD will work in the second slot, tried my sata M.2 SSD and it did not work; bought an NVMe M.2 SSD and that worked. And also downgraded to windows 10 and its been great :)
Thank you for letting me know. I didn't have one on hand to test but assumed it would work so pined your comment so people know not to bother with SATA M.2 drives. Glad it's running well for you.
My asus zephyrus g15 should be ok with a 1tb m.2 nvme right
@@ILikeTVShows any nvme m.2 would work
Tbh this is the simplist thing you can do in a laptop, Originally i was gonna buy the hard drive and get someone to install it but when i actually looked at how its done im like "Pffft i can do that"
Yep, it's not very difficult just seems intimidating.
I bought this laptop a couple months ago and have been having problems with my 512 GB of storage, lol. So i am probably going to try this out! I've never replaced anything in a laptop before but this looks so simple!
It's very easy most everything in this laptop is extremely easy to mess with I was very surprised the first time I opened it how easy it was to get to everything.
Trying to get that m.2 screw out was BRUTAL! Finally ended up getting it out though. (Btw this video was very helpful. Thanks!)
It was way overtightened for sure. But glad my video helped you out
Thank you for making this video, really helped a noob like me able to add all the games I love and play when I’m on the go 🙏
Glad my video was of help to you.
Nicely done. Trying to decide if I should get this laptop for $1,000 deal. Seems like a steal.
It definitely is at that price.
Just bought it myself from bestbuy for 1000 and seen this video went back to bestbuy to get a 2 tb ssd and installed it
It's 1099*
Yeah, that m.2 is in there way to tight. Just replaced the ram and added a new ssd. Machine is working like a freaking dream now. I was pretty disappointed in the proformance out of the box but now this thing is a freaking beast for a thousand dollars.
Yeah, that thing was really in there on mine. I agree though it wasn't the greatest stock with a little help from some new RAM and it really wakes the thing up.
THANKS DUDE THIS WAS SO MUCH HELP!
You're very welcome glad it helped ya out.
I’ve upgraded the SSD, the RAM and just recently the Wi-Fi card. I used an AX210 and now my Wi-Fi is absolutely blindingly efficient.
All that makes this laptop almost perfect. If I could just add a MUX switch it would be perfect.
@@XxViciousxX i bought this laptop and when i play games online i lag at crucial moments wich kills the point of playing the game. do u kno how i can fix this? i dont think its the wifi.. but still i want the computer to play without and slow down moments. if u could reply quickly with advice id appreciate it
@@jordansherwood2666 Is this kind of what it's doing by chance? th-cam.com/video/ipkVb0aVSFY/w-d-xo.html
keep on the great work dude
I definitely will!
it was very easy to install new one. thank you for this video
You're very glad my video was useful to you.
Great video. Circumference of laptop made me do a double take. Lol😂
Thank you very much.
Nice vid man!
Thank you very much.
Love the bong and katana 😆
Lol, thank you.
2:02 I bought their 32gb ddr4 sodimm ram stick for my zephyrus g14 for $119 last year. It's excellent!
It's excellent Memory that's for sure.
4:07 I thought that screw was just being stubborn, and I ended up getting it out. Resume the video as I'm doing this, and then immediately regret it. Do I have anything to worry about now?
No that's just there to keep at least one screw attached so if you somehow lose all the screws you at least can tighten that one and have one screw. But seems like that would not ever happen so it's not an issue if it comes out.
What size screwdriver did you use to unscrew the ssd drive screw?
Mine was actually stuck where I felt like I'd have stripped it. So I used some needlenose pliers and carefully broke the tension then finished unscrewing it with a PZ0 bit.
@XxViciousxX I try to use ph000, but it was useless
@@XxViciousxXI do not know what size to take to unscrew this damn screw 😭
Hah I have that same cooler stand. Also I got the strix 17 and put 2, 2 tb drives. Nice video
It's a great stand I really like it. That is a lot of storage for sure you can install many games with that I have trouble filling up the 2Tb from this video. Also thank you very much.
@@XxViciousxX well one is for games and the other is for videos and images and some not so used apps. I've used almost 1.6tb so far
Just in time....was about to do it myself this weekend. Great video👍🙂
Thank you very much figured some people wanted to see how to upgrade the SSD.
thank you so much for this!
You're very welcome.
really nice and useful video :)
Thank you very much.
It’s funny that that screw was so tight in the second SSD spot because mind it was the same exact way so tight to where I stripped it but luckily I had ordered a kit of screws and I had another one in exact match but I had to use a pair of pliers just like that so that must obviously be something that’s happening at the factory the cranking it down for some reason
i like the bong 🥴 Lets smoke some gassss
An nVME heatsink.... Check temperatures before and after application.
ill have to find one that will fit but I could maybe try that.
@@XxViciousxX Along the lines of "Jeyi M.2 SSD nVME heatsink thermal pad." About $4.18 from the usual places.
Nice bong mate
Lol, the red one or the big one with the bearded guy on it? Either way, thank you.
tried it so hard but the m.2 screw just doesnt want to turn. tried 9 different screw heads that fit but nope. so i just gave up instead of stripping the screw. im gonna give it to asus rma and give them the ssd, just gonna ask for them to put it in. they prolly gonna ask for 20-30 bucks we'll see :(
That thing was really in there like I said in the video I had to use needle nose pliers to get mine out without stripping it.
@@XxViciousxX Yeah, but mine was literally fd up. The screwdriver just didnt wanna turn the screw. It just spun in the screw so I stopped before turning it from a '+' to a 'o' shape
does the laptop have to be uncharched?
It doesn't have to be but that is the safest way if you don't want to disconnect the battery. I'm just super careful but have bad luck with small connections so I didn't want to break the battery connector so I left it alone.
Just bought this laptop yesterday.. pretty impressive!.. what CPU temps are you getting at full load on turbo?.. ive been testing mine on cinebench, it always goes to 95C at 14C ambient room temp. Is that normal?
If I don't use my cooing pad I get 94-96c which is completely normal. I've also edited videos on this thing for days when my main editing PC was down and it never had any issues. It's about to be 10 months old as well and still works just like the day I bought it.
@@XxViciousxX thanks! Kinda put my mind at ease!.. Its good to hear that its been performing well for you..
@@XxViciousxX what Temps do you get with your cooling pad if I may ask? New to gaming laptops and not sure about stuff like this
@@treeck3724 I get around 85-93c on the CPU depending on the game and the GPU stays at 76-83c depending on the game.
Loving your videos on this laptop. Just got two for the wife and I. I'm wondering, when we go looking to get secondary drives, is there a good way to verify if a drive will work in our g15s? Anything specific in the name, specs or description? Or would pretty much any m.2 drive work?
For example, on newegg, I see 2.5", 2.5" U.2, M.2 2230, M.2 2242, M.2 2260 andM.2 2280. Is there a certain category I'd want to stick to?
In looking at the hardware specs, I see the ssdpeknu512gz is an 80mm. So would I be looking at m.2 80mm drives?
Sorry for so many questions, haven't had a pc in a long time and I've never really gamed on one or looked into upgrading anything.
@@RanchoBurger Very glad, you are liking them. You'd want a 2280 which would be 80mm. Any drive should work but don't spend extra money to get a gen 4 drive as you wont get full speed as this laptop is gen 3. Of course, if you see a good one that's a decent price but happens to be gen4 its backward compatible just won't run at full sped.
I have my nvme ssd on a enclosure and after watching this video am just gonna put it inside lol. I wont loose any of my files right, if i just unplug from enclosure to sitting it down right inside the laptop? I got very important files lol
As long as you're just adding it to the system as I did you shouldn't lose any data you will probably have to initialize the SSD in disk management but other than that it should work fine. Sorry, it took so long to respond.
@@XxViciousxXawesome I appreciate the reply gonna do that tomorrow just wanted to be sure lol
Thank you for your channel, I make my final choice last week with your videos ;) my G15 Advantage just arrived this morning, i already added a second SSD Samsung 980 1to and replace ram for 2x16 Fury 3200. I'm Windows 11 Insider and asus push GPU driver 27.20.2201.24003 (15/12/2021) You use driver released by AMD or Asus ? Thank you
You're welcome glad I could help you make a decision this laptop is awesome I'm sure you will be happy with it. Sounds like you're all good to go you got some good RAM and lots of storage for games. I always get the latest driver from AMD. Mainly because I'm doing gameplay videos so I want the GPU drivers to be as new as possible. Also, thanks for the Sub didn't see that when I responded at first so wanted to add that.
Thanks mate!
You're quite welcome.
Do we need a thermal pad for the ssd? I've seen it on other videos using other model laptops put it.
It's not necessary.
Thank you
You're very welcome.
How are you configuring those two SSDs been watching some videos people say raid zero is best to make it faster and then some videos say about you don’t have to do that with SSDs only hard drives because the SSD you won’t get that much more performance rating it because it’s an SSD what is your suggestion put it in formatted leave it alone or is there anyway to make it better especially when I’m getting kind of new with upgrading the stuff thanks in advance
I just have my drives separate since they are different brands and sizes. Raid 0 is fast fastest for sure. If one drive dies you lose all your data but that's no different then if your regular drive dies plus thers backing up data.
Does your touchpad slant down or slope down? I noticed there’s a noticeable distance between the lower part of the touchpad and the body and can feel the difference. I mostly always used a mouse.
Mine seems to be fine I use it quite a bit.
@@XxViciousxX Thanks for the quick response anyways mine works fine I just can’t figure out if it’s normal some online pics and vids have the slant and some don’t not sure if its QC or from opening it up but I can feel it running my finger across the edges
I had the same problem with mine when installing my second m.2. The screw was almost torqued in all the way.
Yeah, it was really on there glad I got it out without breaking it.
thanks for this
You're very welcome.
Thanks for the video. Quick question - does changing the SSD and RAM breach warranty?
No at least that's what a ASUS rep told me. But if you send it in for service make sure you take your extra SSD and put the stock ram back in as they may send you a complete replacement and then all your upgrades would be lost.
Here I am, once again coming to your channel for help. So I've been reading about portable ssd enclosures, like the asus arion. If I put a drive like the silicon power m.2 drive in something like the asus arion, can you run games from it while connected via usbc? Or would that not be recommended due to loss of transfer speed via usb?
Just trying to find out if there are any reliable external solutions for running games or if that should always be handled by drives inside the pc.
There would be a performance hit if you just did USB 3.0. But if you hooked it up to the USB C port it wouldn't be that much slower than if it was installed in the laptop.
I'm personally just using my m.2 enclosure to clone my 512 gig stock m.2 drive. Then use the 512gb stock drive in the enclosure.
All games would run from it either way though. Games even run off an SD card on my steam deck without losing performance. Even load times aren't that different compared to the internal and that too on the Steam Deck versus the SD card. Of course there are a few outliners.
@@XxViciousxX that's pretty much what I was expecting and hoping for. I have an SD card in my deck too and it works fine. Probably still slap a drive in my strix but this is good to know in case I'm too nervous to open it up lol
Thanks!
@@RanchoBurger You're very welcome.
Thank you for your videos. I am buying this next week. Can I ask you opinion on the GPU? I had bad experiences with the RX 5700 XT having to reinstall them all of the time. Are they better now? Lastly can I use any M.2 Gen 3 SSD? Again thank you I’m excited to get this!
You're very welcome. I haven't had any major issues with drivers on this system. The worst thing that happened was a Beta driver for a new game made Horizon Zero Dawn randomly crash.
But that's all fixed and I haven't had any other issues with drivers since.
You can use any Gen 3 m.2 you would like there's no limits on that one.
@@XxViciousxX can I ask you a noobish question? I returned my initial one as the Wi-Fi was dropping out and heavy lag spikes as well as people saying it sounded like the mic of my headphones was in a fan. I think it might have been driver related. That said I am getting a new replacement tomorrow. What’s the best way to get current drivers. The laptops Asus page and the AMD site for GPU drivers?
@@FriskyDingo329 I always get drivers from AMD for GPU. Then I got a cool program called Driver Booster off steam for like $3.99 and that keeps the rest of the drivers up to date.
@@XxViciousxX Thank you!
@@XxViciousxX can it take a 2.5" drive or just m.2s?
Thank you so much.
You're extremely welcome.
Perfect!!
Thank you very much.
Not sure why my comment keeps getting deleted but do you recommend installing the NVMe M.2 instead of the one you used in the video?
I do like my 970 Evo more than the Silicon power one I used. The one I used in the video is just decent storage for the money It's not that great at performance. So I have a 970 Evo is my main drive now and then I move the silicon power one is still in my secondary slot.
@@XxViciousxX interesting. This might be a dumb question but I’m new to this kind of stuff but could I replace the one my laptop came with? A couple of 2 TB ssd’s in my laptop would be great
@@case_0223 That's what I did replaced the stock Intel 512 mine came with and put one 2tb Samsung Evo 970 and then also have the 2tb silicon power drive in the second slot. But you could use any drives you want. Besides the one in the OPs comment id avoid that one.
Should we move drivers to the new ssd or leave them be? Thanks man stay lifted🤙
I'd just leave them alone I really just use the extra drive for game storage.
LMAOOOOOO NO WAY i have the same laptop (which is why im here ) but i bought the same toolkit from amazon 😂😂😂 like same color case and everything this is beyond wild. and the SSD screw was also sealed shut, i didnt have pliers so i unscrewed the base of both SSDs and put the base back in. bad work from Asus if i say so.
what a wild coincidence tho
That is awesome glad I'm not the only one who had trouble with that screw. It was really on there.
Hey man is pretty late but on my country laptops are extremely overpriced and get the warranty and stuff to work is a nightmare i got a nice offer for this piece and im gonna ask how has been the pc all this time since u got it? Any issues at all? My other option id the lenovo ideapad 3050 but ik a 3050 on 2022 gonna struggle a lot and i do a lot of video edition
Mine has been great I did end up doing a few upgrades like this SSD and some new RAM but I did not really need to. It has been very reliable the whole time I have used it. It is over a year old and still going strong. I feel like I use this thing way more than a normal person with all the gaming videos and video editing I do on this thing. It is for sure better than a laptop with a 3050 that is already struggling in a few new games.
@@XxViciousxX tysm for reply im gonna get an 32gb of ram and 1tb of ssd so that is gonna be upgraded already gonna give it a try
@@eloz5306 You're very welcome If you have any more questions feel free to ask.
Kinda new at this. Is there an upper limit on SSD size? Is M.2 the specific type it needs to have?
As far as I know there's no limit it can be as high as 8tb since that's the biggest m.2 right now I believe. Also grab a gen 3 m.2 as that's all this laptop supports.
@@XxViciousxX Thanks for answering. I'm looking at a Samsung 970. That is Gen 3 right?
@@MtnNerd Yep that's a gen 3. For some reason even though this is a Ryzen 5000 series CPU they limited it to gen 3 vs gen 4. So I always warn people not to waste money on a gen 4. Of course if a Gen 4 is cheaper it will still work in gen 3 mode.
@@XxViciousxX Thanks again, going to order it next month and follow your video
Are you gonna Keep this model or sell later ?
I'll probably keep it for a few years or until it can't handle games the way I want. Then I'll sell on eBay for a respectable price.
Thanks homedawgger
You're quite welcome.
Which is better samsung 980 or 980 pro 1tb please tell ? I have g15 electropunk edition I will be doing coding and gaming and one thing also can i upgrade ssd to 8tb ?
This would take only 5 min, HOWEVER, the screw on the right top refused to get out for 30 min.
@@cemcalsyor9952 Yeah that thing was really on there for me as well.
Thanks!
I just contacted Asus support and they informed me that my G15 isnt compatible with a 2TB SSD. Is it because I have an older version of the G15?
Sounds like they just have been confused as far as I know all models of the G15 can have 4TB in each slot. So far I have not heard anything about older models supporting less. Out of curiosity what is your model number mines an M6 model.
@XxViciousxX I'm not 100% certain but here's what I found on the sticker:
G512LV-HN360T
M1NRKD010....
CN: FRDY
2021-01
Hope that helps!
@@akhiem6 Seems like that's a completely different laptop this one is all AMD Advantage edition with the 5900HX and 6800m. So yours might not accept anything higher than 1TB. Might not be enough space. Any M.2 that is above 1TB has memory modules on the back of the M.2 whereas the 1TB only has them on the top.
Why you not use thermal pad on that ram and ssd ???
Because in my testing they don't do anything. it does make the laptop look nicer inside that's about it.
Hey bro. Thqnks for the tutorial on how to upgrade this latop. Im installing a 2TB NVMe and a 32GB Corsair Kit. Im so scared of messing up something, Since when I bought it I paid more than 2K for it. Any advice before I do it ?
Hi, don't worry, it's extremely easy and you won't loose warranty, as far as you don't touch anything else inside your laptop. Beware or the cables, as told in that very good video. Asus told me maximum 1TO, i think 2 are ok, but i'm not sure, please let me know.
What was that blue tool?
The little blue pry bar? That was just for getting the system to release its tabs and open the bottom up. It's made out of plastic so you don't scratch your system. They also make little guitar pick ones for even tighter systems like I had to use one of those on my Steam deck when I had to replace its fan.
Can you share link to the ifix technical materials you used?
i know my comment have nothing to do with this video but i have the same laptop do you know why the game battlefield 2042 looks so bad at 1080p i tryed the amd virtual super resolution and played the game on 1440p looks great is it a problem with the game or the pc? at 1080p its kinda looks a lil blurry
It's a game issue it looks really bad on anything under 1440p from what I have seen. No other games look blurry like BF2042 on the laptop.
@@XxViciousxX tnx you i appreciate your help
Why no cooling tape?
Did not really thnk it was necessary.
It’s necessary
@@reymondkalong4524 it's really not neither of those things really do much in the way of transmitting heat It's just a way to cover things up and make it look nice. Since many components are green and they were going for a blacked out look.
New beta GPU drivers are out!
I'll go download them thanks for letting me know.
Hey
can we add gen4 samsung 980 PRO ssd in this ..... ????
as i could see everyone is using gen3 .....
is there any limitation from the motherboard that gen4 wont be utilized to full potential in this ????
It's simply because this motherboard even though it's got a 5000 series AMD CPU only has GEN3 PCI-E so no real point in spending extra on the performance you can't use. However, if you can get a better deal on a GEN4 drive it will still work just not at full speed.
I want to ask ,i have rog strix g15 ryzen 7 4800h with rtx3050.does this second slot ssd slot support nvme?
Yes it should support NVME.
My M.2 screw was stripped, because Ifix it kit do not have M.2 screw mount for the screwdriver.
Mine was just so tight nothing but a pair of plyers would set it free. If I had tried I would have stripped the screw for sure.
@@XxViciousxX it was tight for me aswell I thought i was using a wrong screw but it was stripped so I used the rubber band and half unscrewed it and used s few pilers to take it out. IFix it did not had screw for M.2 screw.
Thank un
You're very welcome.
I had gotten a new ram for this laptop and fps and performance had increased a ton. Then i added in the ssd, pretty sure the same you have but it was colored blue and the fps had dropped back down, any ideas?
That is very random my performance did not drop when adding the second drive. Someone else also said performance dropped by adding another SSD. Wonder what's going on here.
@@XxViciousxX yeah i’ll just send it back and get a recommended one when i actually need the space. thank you for your help on all the installs tho.
@@aienrobinson6418 You're very welcome Sorry I couldn't help you get it working though.
Hi what is the white wire function once you open the laptop cover?
Those little white ribbon cables control the RGB lights on the keyboard and RGB on the front bar of the bottom lid.
@@XxViciousxX thanks man, i really appreciate it! I was wondering all this years xD
do I need a thermal pad for the SSD?
I didn't bother with one on either of my SSDs and they don't overheat and have been running good for over 2 years now.
Will a Crucial p5 plus with heatsink fit in this laptop? I dont know whether to get one with heatsink or without...
Any insight or info is greatly appreciated 🙏.
That should barely fit. The laptop's bottom casing is not completely flat so it has some room for airflow. But this laptop only supports 3.0. You can still put a 4.0 drive in it but it will only run at 3.0 speeds. So unless the 4.0 drive is a good price there's no reason to pay extra for a 4.0 in this laptop. Just don't get any with large heatsinks like say the Samsung or western digital ones with those massive heat sinks (great for desktops) not so much for laptops.
@@XxViciousxX thanks for the info. Much appreciated
@@XxViciousxX what do you think the fastest gen 3 ssd is? I looked but its only showing the overall fastest which is the gen 4s. Im looking at the 2tb Samsung 970 Evo which is on sale for $189.00 usd
@@420RyanBruce That's the fastest overall gen3 so if it's on sale grab that because I think that's how much I paid for mine and mines good but not as fast as an 970 Evo.
@@XxViciousxX Thanks again man. Appreciate it.
What's the max limit of ssd that we can use?2T or 3t?and how i can configure Raid 0?
I didn't see a max size anywhere so I'd guess 8tb. Raid 0 you'd just have to get two of the same drive. After that I'm pretty clueless never did a raid yet in a PC.
@@XxViciousxX thank you🙏🏻another question,yesterday i order this laptop (Rx6800m-Qhd 165h) and i'm not sure rx6800m is perfect for game and 3D and blender,my friend said order another config(Rtx3070) but for Vram (12g) i order this🤦🏻♂️what's your opinion generally about this laptop?any bug or issues?
Hi please
How to know which ram ya got !
The good one or the bad one
Please
I can help with that no prob. All you got to do is download a program called HWiNFO64. Once installed open it up and a little window will pop up. Just click the sensors only box as we don't need the rest of what the program can do right now. Then hit run, scroll down to memory timings. Look for Trfc, if that number is 880 or something like that you've got the slow RAM. It should read Trfc 560 if you got good RAM.
@@XxViciousxX thank yaaa
Please
If a got the slow one is it a big issue ?
Im using the laptop for architecture and 3d rendrings
@@moussaazzoun5437 That kind of thing is outside my realm of knowledge. However I can attest that I got a pretty big FPS jump in games. I would think 3D modeling would benefit from the faster RAM since games which use the GPU do. But then again I have never done that kind of work so I'm ignorant of how that all works.
However it's not like the laptop was bad with the slow RAM at all. I just wanted to get all the performance I could out of it.
tried this and think i broke my laptop i just bought :( it wont start up anymore
The SSD Kingston 1TB M.2 2280 NV2 3D QLC NVMe is a good option for a SSD?
It's not the fastest but not bad, especially for the price.
@@XxViciousxX thx for the advice
@@masterdead2838 You're very welcome.
Why you can the Aorus Eyes Leds back from Display the Colour justiering?
Hi, i've got the Asus G15 G513QY-HF002W and i've asked Asus for the maximum storage update, their answer is "max 1To. The 2To is ok on that model, then ? And what about the 4TO ? Thanks for your answer.
Theoretically you can add in as big of a drive as you want. I'm running a 2TB drive along with the stock 512GB. But if you wanted a 8TB drive it should work just fine.
@@XxViciousxX Thanks a lot 👍
@@phil6538 You're very welcome.
@@XxViciousxX 2TB works very well, thanks a lot !
@@phil6538 You're very welcome.
Tengo una azus Rog strix g 15 puedo aumentar con un disco de 2 T o solo permite ponerlo uno de 1 T.
Officially you can put up to a 4TB M.2 in each drive slot for a total of 8TB. So you can do any other combo you want in between. Just don't go over 4TB in each slot and you're good.
Do you unplug the battery first? For upgrading ram/ssd?
You can if it makes you feel more comfortable that is what most people recommend. I figured I'd mess something up (I don't have good luck with little cables) So I left it alone as well as the ribbon cables for the RGB.
@@XxViciousxX oh i see. I got my old laptop burned because i forgot to unplug the battery. So I'm looking for the tutorial to unplug it. Anyway Thanks a lot for the instructions.
@@stevenpram4978 You're very welcome.
@@XxViciousxX hello again bro, does this laptop ssd doesn't need heatsink? My old laptop have heatsink for its ssd
@@stevenpram4978 Neither of my m.2 had heat skinks though there are some that come with them and you could get one with one as long as it's not massively tall. Otherwise the bottom of the laptop won't go back on.
Make pls liquid metal changing video
I'll put some new LM on when my warranty expires.
Can you install a gen 4 SSD in this system?
Yes you can You just won't get the speed benefits from it as this only uses Gen 3 for M.2's
I have the same cooler :)
It's a very good cooling pad.
What the model of ssd already installed in laptop.
It's an INTEL SSDPEKNU512GZ 512.1 GB.
My SSD is twice as big, can't I install it??
According to Asus you can install up to a 4TB M.2 in each slot for a total of 8TB. Although they also say you can't go over 32gb of RAM yet there's lots of people running 64gb.
So there's a possibility that over 4TB could work but you'd have to take a risk and find out.
Thank u I think it's a SATA one that's why it won't fit 🧡
@@yairv13 That would probably be the issue but glad we got it figured out just got to get an M. 2 and you're good to go.
my second drive isnt showing up in disk manager, what have i dont wrong, do i have to enable something in the bios?
As long as the drive is fully seated it should show up there so you can initialize the disk.
Does it show up in BIOS?
@@XxViciousxX I tried twice and even switched the ssd around, even when its in slot one and the original ssd is in slot 2, the BIOS only sees the intel ssd. the ssd working, i currently have it in a caddy and it is showing up in windows. Now the drive is (Western Digital Blue 2TB SATA III 6Gb/s 3D TLC NAND M.2 NGFF (2280) Solid State Drive - WDS200T2B0B). Its a pcie 3.0 drive, not sure if its incompatible with my laptop.
@@hoseinqadam That is puzzling as I used a Silicon Power Gen3 2tb drive and it worked. I would think a Western Digital would work if my lesser known brand works. If your stock drive works we can eliminate the second slot being dead.
Plus if the drive works in a cady that means the drive is not dead. So there must be something not compatible there. I just did not think that was possible but it's the only thing that makes sense as I didn't enable anything in BIOS.
I just started windows and initialized the disc. Then the thing worked and has been ever since.
@@XxViciousxX does it have to have a certain partition type, MBR or GPT?
@@hoseinqadam I don't believe so, I think I went with GPT.
Thanks for helping 🫶
You're very welcome.
Alright
does this void a warranty sticker or not?
None that I saw.
Can I use SK hynix gold p31 1 Tb SSD in this laptop?
You absolutely can. Any drive you want to use is fine so long as it doesn't have a super tall heatsink. This one doesn't look like it just looks like a regular m.2 just like the silicon power one I put in mine. So you should be good to go.
1) Is it necessary to unplug battery before doing RAM or SSD upgrade on this laptop?
2) Can this laptop accept SSDs with a bigger radiators? Bigger than typical metallic sticker that come with SSD.
You can I never do, I'm more scared I'll break the little battery connector off. But so far I have never broken any laptop by not disconnecting the battery but I'm sure there are very rare occurrences where it fries stuff.
It might be able to fit one of the thinner m.2 heatsinks but it can't handle say a WD SN850 with its giant heatsink.
@@XxViciousxX Thanks for reply! :) Last question, which version of PCI-E interface this laptop supports? My unit comes with 512gb SSD from Intel, which is PCI-E 3.0. However, I got Plextor M10P SSD with PCI-E 4.0 currently running in my PC, is it gonna work in this laptop?
@@andrev6000 This laptop only does PCIE 3.0 even though it's a 5000 series processor and those normally have 4.0. I guess they didn't put 4.0 in laptops or this one in particular for whatever reason.
But good news 4.0 is backwards compatible with 3.0 so you should be fine. It just won't hit the speeds it could hit if it's anything like my desktops 4.0 drive that can do over 7200mb it will be limited to around 3500mb which sounds like a lot and it is. But unless you're moving gigantic files around there's next to no speed difference in general use or gaming. Funny enough I barely noticed a loading difference in games between a SATA SSD and a M.2
Sorry for the wall of text but I get technical sometimes.
@@XxViciousxX Thx again for reply! Yes, I am the one who moves and saves a solid 3D project files which can easily be 10+ gb for a single file, that's why Plextor M10P been bought. Losing file transfer speed just because of PCI-E 3.0 instead of 4.0( about 3gbs instead of 5-7gbps on 4.0, if I remember correctly) isn't an option, so I'm about to keep Plextor in my PC and go buy an appropriate 3.0 SSD to put into laptop.
Thx again for help! :)
Could the ssd possibly overheat since there is no heatsink that I saw
Nope so far I haven't had any overheating problems and I run all games off this drive. Even when doing SSD benchmarks the thing never throttled or overheated.
@@XxViciousxX promise?
@@rhysfairbanks6787 Can only speak for me and my SSD some get hotter than others but long as you're not putting too of the line Samsung 980 pros or something like that in there it should be fine.
@@XxViciousxX thanks for the video it totally helped because the operation was a success. I’ll covered in blood but my computer has more storage.
@@rhysfairbanks6787 Well glad you got that drive installed. I've cut my self many times on PC parts. Yet so far I haven't cut myself with any of my many many knives in my collection.
I am adding a 1TB drive. Maybe I should have added 2TB.
I'm making lots of videos so I need lots of space to fit all the games people want me to show gameplay for so I don't forget what game is next. But I also don't like reinstalling games and like to keep lots of games installed at once.
Idk if anyone can help but I’ve had so many driver issues with this laptop. Fortnite is so choppy other games don’t run great besides call of duty mw2. Ik this thing is powerful. Can anyone help?
It should be able to do Fortnite th-cam.com/video/H5dophhpsP4/w-d-xo.html. I'm always on the latest beta drivers and they seem to work well for games. Though sometimes they have issues so you got to read and see if the beta drivers do anything dissatisfactory.
@@XxViciousxXhey man! Do you install the new graphics drivers directly or use DDU to remove the existing one before you upgrade?
@@sreenaths6829 I used to just install the drivers from the AMD software or Nvidia's on my desktops. But past few months I have done DDU on all my PCs first and it seems to do better that way. Though I admit it could be a placebo however I see way fewer driver issues when I do it the DDU way.
İ have 512 GB 😅 i play and delete game
Lol yeah, I was doing that but then I had to delete all the games that I'd take when I go to my friend's houses or travel to fit all the games people wanted to see run. So figured I could use a 2TB then I won't have to worry or delete anything. Figured people would also enjoy seeing how to upgrade the SSD/Add another so figured I'd make a quick video on how to do it.
Can i ask something valorant i play qhd ultra FPS show always 165 its normal?
Sounds like VSync is turned on if it's always stuck at 165.
@@XxViciousxX can u make video valorant
Does it support DDR5 memory?
This model is DDR4 only.
Valeu mano ajudou muito obrigado 🥹
You're very welcome glad my video helped you out.
Is it the ROG STRIX-G15-G513RM-HQ264W?
Thanks for the video, didn't know there where two slots for SSD
@@ESTAS67 This is the ROG Strix G15 Advantage Edition G513 G513QY-212.SG15 to be exact. But a lot of them have the same internal layout even if they have different CPU/GPU configurations. You're very welcome as well.
@@XxViciousxX thanks for the reply ;) have a nice day and week end
How you think,samsung ssd 980 pro with heatsink will it fit?
That is a pretty small heatsink so it would probably fit. Worst case if it doesn't fit you could go with the one without the heatsink.
So the worst part that need a special tool you do off-camera...🤬🤬
Are you talking about pliers? I did not show that part because people should be able to take a screw out with some pliers without me showing how. Other than that part I cant remember not showing everything.
The Total Ssd is 2.5TB ?
Yep, the 512GB stock m.2 plus the 2TB m.2 I added
I can use a gen 4 ssd right? Not only gen 3
You can use a Gen 4 but it will only run at Gen 3 speeds. As even though this is a 5000 Series processor they only gave it PCI gen 3 to save money.
@@XxViciousxX ok thanks
@@XxViciousxX i just looked and it seems that my processr is also a gen 3. I don't think i can use a gen 4 ssd. I wanted the Samsung 990 pro. Or, what if, i can install it but it will be limited to gen 3?
@@zxcookie2600 You can still install it it'll just run at gen 3 speeds same thing with a Gen 5 drive if you install a Gen 5 drive on a Gen 4 or 3 it will only run at those max speeds. So it's generally only a good idea to get one of those drives if it's way cheaper than a Gen 3 drive. I went with the 2tb 970 Evo and that thing has been a great drive.
@@XxViciousxX thanks a lot. I plan to buy the Samsung 990 pro but with heatsink. It will fit in my laptop since the heatsink is slim. I checked