The Notebook Review forums were hosted by TechTarget, who shut down them down on January 31, 2022. This static read-only archive was pulled by NBR forum users between January 20 and January 31, 2022, in an effort to make sure that the valuable technical information that had been posted on the forums is preserved. For current discussions, many NBR forum users moved over to NotebookTalk.net after the shutdown.
Problems? See this thread at archive.org.

    Alienware m11x R1 upgrade

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by kevinxu8, Oct 26, 2011.

  1. kevinxu8

    kevinxu8 Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    26
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    kevinxu8, Oct 26, 2011
    #1
  2. deadboy90

    deadboy90 Notebook Evangelist

    Reputations:
    44
    Messages:
    625
    Likes Received:
    2
    Trophy Points:
    30
    i wouldnt try it im not sure if it 1600 mhz will work, I THINK 1333 mhz works and there are kingston hyper X 1333 mhz sets if your dead set on getting that
     
    deadboy90, Oct 27, 2011
    #2
  3. SA Spurs1

    SA Spurs1 Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    151
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    SA Spurs1, Oct 27, 2011
    #3
  4. IKAS V

    IKAS V Notebook Prophet

    Reputations:
    1,073
    Messages:
    6,171
    Likes Received:
    535
    Trophy Points:
    281
    I'm pretty sure that the R1's RAM only can do 800MHZ so anything faster than that would be downclocked to that speed and be a waste of money.
     
    IKAS V, Oct 27, 2011
    #4
  5. deadboy90

    deadboy90 Notebook Evangelist

    Reputations:
    44
    Messages:
    625
    Likes Received:
    2
    Trophy Points:
    30
    I thought it looked wierd
     
    deadboy90, Oct 27, 2011
    #5
  6. Jedispooner

    Jedispooner Notebook Geek

    Reputations:
    12
    Messages:
    82
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    15
    Jedispooner, Oct 27, 2011
    #6
  7. bus_dr1v3r

    bus_dr1v3r Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    10
    Messages:
    203
    Likes Received:
    17
    Trophy Points:
    31
    I bought the laptop version of that ram in 1600mhz and it downclocks and works great for me. Here's the link.
     
    bus_dr1v3r, Oct 27, 2011
    #7
  8. DDriver

    DDriver Notebook Guru

    Reputations:
    3
    Messages:
    50
    Likes Received:
    1
    Trophy Points:
    15
    The memory should be 204pin Amazon.com. However I am not sure that R1 will guaranteed to work with 1600Mhz (PC3-12800). The PC3-10600 and PC3-8500 versions will work.

    @IKAS V for that price it's cheaper than "regular"
     
    DDriver, Oct 27, 2011
    #8
  9. IKAS V

    IKAS V Notebook Prophet

    Reputations:
    1,073
    Messages:
    6,171
    Likes Received:
    535
    Trophy Points:
    281
    OK.
    Haven't bought any new RAM in a while so wasn't sure how it's priced, anyway there is no need to get faster RAM than your laptop uses only to see it downclocked. That's all I was referring to :p
     
    IKAS V, Oct 27, 2011
    #9
  10. Rishwin

    Rishwin Notebook Deity

    Reputations:
    215
    Messages:
    886
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    Depending on the RAM, usually downclocking will tighten up and lower the timings. So it's not completely useless.
     
    Rishwin, Oct 27, 2011
    #10
  11. DDriver

    DDriver Notebook Guru

    Reputations:
    3
    Messages:
    50
    Likes Received:
    1
    Trophy Points:
    15
    In m11x timings are kind of fixed. So IKAS V is absolutely correct, for m11x there is no need of such RAM, even in case of overclock (hardmode) it won't necessary help. But again for that price, just buy a set, then if you decide to upgrade the rig, you will have a set of nice memory in hand.
     
    DDriver, Oct 31, 2011
    #11