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    does it take 2 pieces of ram?

    Discussion in 'Alienware 14 and M14x' started by mrbloo, Apr 25, 2011.

  1. mrbloo

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    im shopping for ram so i need to know
    and can it take desktop ram seems to be only kind of ram i can find
     
    mrbloo, Apr 25, 2011
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    nope. ram name themselves into desktop ram and notebook ram for a reason.
    newegg and crucial.com have loads of them at reasonable price
     
    c1ro, Apr 25, 2011
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    It uses 2 piece of ram like the m11x I believe
     
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    It takes two pieces, and no it can't take desktop mem since they are diferent sizes and everything... On my post you replied there is a link for an opition for ram change, but you can find many of them avaible on amazon/newegg...
     
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    anyone got a link to the best deal for 1600 mhz ram i want the 8 gb ram
     
    mrbloo, Apr 25, 2011
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    nanias, Apr 25, 2011
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    You also need the highest processor to use the 1600mhz ram, any other CPU will underclock it to 1333mhz I believe
     
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    i got the 2720 and it says on intels site it supports 1600 mhz
     
    mrbloo, Apr 25, 2011
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    I wonder why 16 GB isnt an option. I cant even find 16 GB (8x2) on newegg for DDR3 1333 modules. Seems odd - is it a limitation of the motherboard? the chipset?
     
    azizhp, Apr 26, 2011
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    Supports yes, but you probably won't actually hit those speeds unless you overclock your CPU. The CPU and memory speeds are in effect linked, so in order to achieve high memory speeds you must also be able to achieve high CPU clock speeds.
     
    TostitoBandito, Apr 26, 2011
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    8+ GB notebook memory moduls are still crazy expensive as far as I know.
     
    TostitoBandito, Apr 26, 2011
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