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    Alienware M11x R1 Ram upgrade

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by kevinxu8, Sep 18, 2011.

  1. kevinxu8

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    Hi i have my Alienware at 4GB of ram right now. I want to upgrade it to 8GB. Any good Ram? im aiming for 50 dollars
     
    kevinxu8, Sep 18, 2011
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    kevinxu8, Sep 18, 2011
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    eh those are 1333mhz, I mean its up to you, but its a waste of speed since the cap is at 800, but yeah those will work
     
    m1_1x, Sep 18, 2011
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    my card dont work in that website for some reason? do you think you can pick out a ram for me on amazon? thanks
     
    kevinxu8, Sep 18, 2011
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    kevinxu8, Sep 18, 2011
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    you wont get a speed increase unless you do heavy photo/video editing.
    pointless.
     
    ajslay, Sep 18, 2011
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    I recently purchased a RAM upgrade for my r1. This is what I ordered Corsair 8GB(2x4) 1333mhz PC3-10666 204-pin DDR3 SODIMM vs the 1x2 that I have now. Since its PC3-10666 will it run fine on the r1?
     
    linovusa, Dec 10, 2011
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    cpu????? but yes, it will anyway
     
    James D, Dec 10, 2011
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    Oh sorry Inter Core 2 Duo U7300 1.3 overclocked to 1.7
     
    linovusa, Dec 10, 2011
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    wait....
    Download CPU-z and check what is in SPD and memory menus...
     
    James D, Dec 10, 2011
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    CPU-z shows max bandwidth in SPD PC3-10700 (667mhz)
     
    linovusa, Dec 10, 2011
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    PC3 = DDR3
    10700 = 1333 (x8)
    667 = single mode of 1333 RAM (/2)
     
    James D, Dec 10, 2011
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    So I should be fine with the RAM that I purchased?
     
    linovusa, Dec 10, 2011
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    Yes .
     
    katalin_2003, Dec 10, 2011
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    Basically, from what I can understand, the M11x R1 can run RAM at 1066 or 1333 MHz but would clock it down to 800 MHz. The RAM you bought seems too fast to be understandable by your motherboard (bad RAM would've just kept beeping). Also, your CAS timings are a little too slow for what could've been with a cheaper, slower MHz RAM (The CL, represents wait time for the CPU).
     
    IrkenLurker, Jun 18, 2013
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    ah thats a shame :( bought it cos at the time it cost 37£ at the time.
     
    dab89, Jun 18, 2013
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    ive seen people talk about unlocking the bios to reveal extra clocking options. would i be able to manually limit the speed of the ram somehow for it to be recognized? is there no bios upgrade available? had a look around and the slow chips cost like fifty pounds (mine was 37...)...seems like kinda a waste for this PC...
     
    dab89, Jun 23, 2013
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