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    RAM Compatibility M17x R2

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by weinstein888, Sep 14, 2012.

  1. weinstein888

    weinstein888 Notebook Evangelist

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    I know a while back people were upgrading the RAM in their R2s from 8GB to 16GB. What bandwidths are compatible with the R2?
     
    weinstein888, Sep 14, 2012
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  2. Tsunade_Hime

    Tsunade_Hime such bacon. wow

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    M17xR2 only supports 1333 MHz DDR3 with a quad core i7. I bought 2 x Corsair Value Select 8 GB 1333 modules, works perfectly.

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    Tsunade_Hime, Sep 14, 2012
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  3. CptXabaras

    CptXabaras Overclocked, Overvolted, Liquid Cooled

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    I have the same ram brand & model as Tsunade_Hime, as others NBR forum members i believe, they work flawlessly
     
    CptXabaras, Sep 14, 2012
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  4. Theredninja

    Theredninja Notebook Consultant

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    haha i did ram at the same time as i upgraded to the 920xm so i bought Komputerbay ram, as crappy as that sounds its worked fine ever since ;)
     
    Theredninja, Sep 14, 2012
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  5. CptXabaras

    CptXabaras Overclocked, Overvolted, Liquid Cooled

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    For normal use, outside of the benchmark planet :D, there wont be any difference. For me ram is the cheaper the better.
     
    CptXabaras, Sep 15, 2012
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  6. Tsunade_Hime

    Tsunade_Hime such bacon. wow

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    Sometimes not even about cheaper RAM, dealing with no name RAM manufacturers can sometimes mean you just go buy new RAM because they are impossible to reach or customer service so crappy. Normally I buy Crucial or Corsair RAM, and this time Corsair was hella cheaper than Crucial wanted for those 8 GB sticks.
     
    Tsunade_Hime, Sep 15, 2012
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  7. walz25

    walz25 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I bought 16gb vengance clocked at 1600MHz it's working fine but everytime I restart my laptop it won't boot back, I need to manually turn it off and on again. Any ideas? :confused:
     
    walz25, Apr 9, 2013
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  8. Tsunade_Hime

    Tsunade_Hime such bacon. wow

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    Does your old RAM produce the same result?
     
    Tsunade_Hime, Apr 9, 2013
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  9. Alienware-L_Porras

    Alienware-L_Porras Company Representative

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    The R2 isn't fully compatible with that configuration therefore you might encounter stability issues or unexpected ones such as that one.
     
    Alienware-L_Porras, Apr 10, 2013
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  10. walz25

    walz25 Notebook Enthusiast

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    No, with my old ram it's all working perfect. Please tell me I din't just waste my money. :(
     
    walz25, Apr 10, 2013
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  11. Meaker@Sager

    Meaker@Sager Company Representative

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    You could use a program like thaiphoon burner to edit them for now and put them to 1333mhz speeds with nice tight latencies.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Apr 10, 2013
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  12. walz25

    walz25 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Do you have another alternative? A freeware program like that would be nice.
     
    walz25, Apr 13, 2013
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  13. katalin_2003

    katalin_2003 NBR Spectre Super Moderator

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    There is no freeware alternative and if you ask me Thaiphoon burner is worth the money.
     
    katalin_2003, Apr 13, 2013
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