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    A question on 1600MHz RAM in an R1

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by TiMN8R, Jun 7, 2011.

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    TiMN8R Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hey guys,

    I have 8GB (2 x 4GB) Kingston RAM coming in the mail, it's rated at 1600MHz, 9-9-9-27 timings, and XMP is supported; Kingston's part number: KHX1600C9S3K2/8GX. I know that this stuff natively boots to 1333MHz, according to the JEDEC standard, but also that one of the Intel XMP profiles allows 1600MHz with the same timing. Well, I don't have a Sandy Bridge processor, or a socket compatible with a S.B. proc, so that profile will never be activated in my lifetime, unless I go into the SPD chip on the RAM and reprogram it to natively do 1600MHz. Which I really don't want to do, because I don't like lemons, especially when I create them.

    So, I'm wondering if I can simply OC the modules up to the same speeds. Does anyone have objections to this idea? My only one would be that I may be pushing too hard at some other, more basic, hidden, or unreported latency setting/s that the XMP profile would have otherwise modified if activated. But eliminating that, I think it ought to work. Opinions?

    A little info: I only have access to changing frequency in my BIOS, and I can push it up to 1600, but not beyond that. I have no access to any latencies, voltages, etc.

    Thank you!
    ~Tim
     
    TiMN8R, Jun 7, 2011
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