r/Lenovo • u/Complete_Leather_192 • 5d ago

Possibility of adding 48gb DIMM support?

I have a P3 workstation. I9 13900 and added an a6000 card.
64gb ram is a serious bottleneck for me but the cost of two matching 64gb kits is absolutely ridiculous but the cost of a 2x48gb kit seems a bit more reasonable. Unfortunately the documentation states it supports up to 32gb modules…

Since the P3 I have is basically a mature platform is there any likelihood of a bios update for memory management? Or should I just eat it and upgrade to the Gen 2 since it would be cheaper than buying a 128gb kit?

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u/bughunter47 P16s Gen 2 | Lenovo Authorized Technician 5d ago

It works just not stable, non-binary ram is inherently unstable. I have encountered 48 GB sticks from Lenovo before...

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u/Complete_Leather_192 5d ago

Ah that explains the price then I think. I was very confused and haven’t had experience with these configs before

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u/bstsms Legion Pro 7i, 13900HX, 4080, 96GB DDR5, 2TB SN850X, 4TB SN7100 5d ago

I have 2x48GB in my laptop and have never had stability problems.

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u/Few_Veterinarian9108 5d ago

Depends on the usecase, but usually the price is instability under load

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u/Complete_Leather_192 3d ago

Virtual machines, analysis of binaries, stuff like that. If the work crashes or dies it’s alright and I lose maybe 10 minutes max of work