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Hi,

I am about to receive my m11xR2 soon, and I am looking to upgrade my memory to 8GBs.

I am assumming that since I ordered the laptop with 4GB of memory, it will come in 2 sticks of 2Gb each, and so will have to replace both of the original sticks. Is this correct?

Does anyone have any suggestions for which brands/configs are the most stable memory to buy for it?

I am currently looking at this memory:

(2 x 4GB) 204-Pin DDR3 SO-DIMM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) Laptop Memory
Will a memory with the above specifications work with the m11xR2?

Thanks for any feedbacks.

 

Can't say anything about the second question, but yes, the Alienware M11x has 2 sticks of 2GB and you will have to replace both.

 

Thanks for your quick reply Noah14! I had posted a similar question twice in the past and got no answers.

Now, all i need to try to find out is if the specificions of the memory I posted above will work with the m11x R2. I was actually looking at a G.Skill branded memory, wonder if those will work fine.

 

Well, I am honestly no tech expert(minimal experience with computer parts) but I do know that that the original RAM runs at 800Mhz. Now as far as if this is useful or not, I don't know. But I thought I mind as well throw that out there.

 

Well, after some digging around I have confirmed the memory specs that can be upgraded on the m11xR2.

I see this memory upgrade module posted on the Dell eu site:

DELL 4 GB Memory Module for Alienware M11x R2 - 1333 MHz - Non ECC : Computer Components | Dell Ireland


And I saw this reply made by a Dell liason on a dell forum board:

New Alienware M11x Ram Upgrade Question - Alienware Forum - Alienware Club - Dell Community


For reference, below are the Dell memory specifications -

M11x = Two user accessible SODIMM sockets for 1GB, 2GB, or 4Gb sticks
F679F 1GB, 1066MHZ, 128X64, 8K
H299F 2GB, 1066MHZ, 256X64, 8K
Y995D 4GB, 1066MHZ, 512X64, 8K
W840D 1GB, 1333MHZ, 128X64, 8K
F073F 2GB, 1333MHZ, 256X64, 8K
V1RX3 2GB, 1333MHZ, 256X64, 8K
X830D 4GB, 1333MHZ, 512X64, 8K

M11x R2 = Two user accessible SODIMM sockets for 1GB, 2GB, or 4Gb sticks
W840D 1GB, 1333MHZ, 128X64, 8K
F073F 2GB, 1333MHZ, 256X64, 8K
X830D 4GB, 1333MHZ, 512X64, 8K


With the above info, I think that I should be able to purchase the G.SKill memory from new egg with the specs below:

G.SKILL 8GB (2 x 4GB) 204-Pin DDR3 SO-DIMM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) Laptop Memory Model F3-10600CL9D-8GBSQ

 

the ram are fine... look at my sig... my ram are the 1333mhz ones if this answer your question

 

what is the reason you need 8 gb of memory on the M11x? don't just get more memory if you don't need it - it's expensive

 

I would tend to agree with you and would love to save the extra cash. However, I am going to be using the m11x for work too, and need the extra RAM as I always have quite a few apps open and running in the background. Dreamweaver CS5, Fireworks CS5, Coldfusion server, MySql Server, Mysql Benchtop, CuteFTPPro, InternetDownload Manager, Photoshop CS5, and about 10browser windows opened.

Believe me, I would rather spend the cash on an SSD, but I think for my purposes, the extra RAM will help in speeding up my system. I would love to have the SSD to load apps and boot faster, but an SSD will not help me if I need all my apps open like this. As it is, my current laptop with only 4Gbs of memory is struggling and not able to keep up.

 

cant really agree with you. 64bit os uses double address which tend to use slightly more ram than 32bit os. try running 3GB ram on 32bit and do the same on 64bit you can immediately feel the impact. right now i have wow running in the background with a few browsers open, steam chatting and some other small stuffs running i have already use 4GB ram or so... so it still make sense for the op to get more ram if he intend to multitask a lot.

 

I'm pretty sure getting anything above 800mhz for this particular motherboard is useless. It lowers it's clock value back to 800mhz, so you're wasting your money.

 

It's not very common to find 2 sticks of 4GB 800mhz memory that would be suited for the m11xR2 I think. Don't see any available at Newegg. What would the price difference be? For the 2x4GB sticks @ 1333mhz, the price is $235.

 

Yeah the memory will run at 800MHZ and 4GB is enough for most people. If you have a reason for 8GB or have the cash to burn than why not. I would get an SSD first though.

 

that's quite of alot of usage to run steam a few browsers and wow and utilize 4gb of addressable memory. you must be running the game with many addons then. i still wouldn't purchase 8gb of memory for the m11x for resource purposes in your situation.

but of course, if you're running the CS5 suite and doing SQL work, i would up the ram to 8gb. and i think the price difference would be significant, but i don't see much DDR3 800mhz ram around for notebooks. can you find 1066mhz ram? i feel ddr3 800mhz memory would be cheaper than 1333mhz

 

Oh god yeah.. the money you'd spend on those expensive 4x2gb ddr3 modules doesn't outweigh the benefits of upgrading to an SSD.

Intel x25m 160gb (250read/100write) is a good price. Intel is supposed to have the best SSDs out there at the moment. OCZ agility/vertex are good too (285read/275write), but they're reliability isn't as good as intel. The OCZ, read and write speed, from what I hear, degrades.

Newegg.com - Intel X25-M Mainstream SSDSA2MH160G2R5 2.5" 160GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)

I'm buying this as soon as I can. First I gotta get the m11x.. =(

 

Yeah, sadly though I want an SSD, for my current purposes, it is more practical to up my RAM to 8GBs. I would most likely get an SSD in 6 months or so, about the end of the year. Price wise, I think the current prices for SSDs will drop quite a bit in 6 months. I think the prices paid for a 160GB intel SSD(~$400) purchased now may likely get you a 256GB SSD than. However, I don't think the prices for the Memory will drop as drastically in the same period.

 

Wise words I wish I had your patience...

 

Haha. The logic is backed alot more by budget than by patience...if I had the $$, I would get the SSD on top of the 8GB ram . But in this case, I guess there is a side benefit to having a lack of budget and what suits my purposes at this time.

 

Interesting, I have MySQL workbench, Apache Server, PHP, Perl, Java and Gimp + the 10 tabs in multiple browsers.

And it's fine in 4GB Win7 Pro.

I have an old Adobe Design suite on my WinXP Pro 2GB RAM desktop and it runs fine. Even complex multi-layer fireworks PNGs. Have an ATI 3850 GPU on my desktop which probably helps too.

What OS was your other laptop using? Win7 or Vista 64bit?

The reason I ask is that WinXP and Vista 32bit doesn't address 4GB RAM as far as I know, so 4GB of usable RAM on Win7 could be quite different from 4GB on an older OS.

Just a thought, but I'm sure there's more knowledgeable people than me on this subject in the forum.

Mind you, if you've bought $Adobe$ $CS5$, then a few dollars for memory probably isn't a big deal

I find my M11xR1 is a good little processor and connected to two 24" IPS monitors you hardly know you're on an 11.6" notebook.

Enjoy.

 

God.. you're really that person who uses their computers to the maximum. LOL.

 

HHmm......my current laptop uses Win XP. With Adobe CS5 dreamweaver, fireworks, mysql server, coldfusion server, Internet downlaod manager, cuteFTPPro, photoshop, mysql benchtop, and 10+ browsers open, it really struggles. Interesting.....I may hold off the purchase of the 8GB RAM until I see how this beast performs with win 7 and 4GB RAM.

On my current set-up, I do use two external monitors too. And I was hoping to be able to do the same for the m11xR2. Although I was intially uncertain if this was possible given the fact that the m11xR2 got rid of the VGA port.

However, I did confirm with erawniela that the machine could display to two externals fine(Displayport + HDMI). Only thing is that I plan to use a Displayport to VGA cable which I just bought, and hope it works since I have one HDMI monitor and one VGA monitor.

 

erawniela is correct.

Each of my U2410 monitors have 2xDVI,1xHDMI,1xDisplayPort and 1xVGA.

So I have my desktop, my other 'netbook' and my M11x (when the mood takes me) all connect at once to my monitors.

Have a USB switch for the wireless Keyboard/Mouse, power USB hub and OSD touch on monitors to switch systems.

Audio can also be piped via both DisplayPort and HDMI.

I'd hang off on getting the extra memory if you're buying it as an after market product. You can always add it later.

BUT, I'd consider the SSD first as that'll speed up resource access big time.

With all you're running on an winXP system with approx 3GB usable memory it probably is struggling a bit.

I used to think my P4 3.2Ghz HT desktop was the man, but now my OC'd M11xR1 beats it hands down.

I think you'll find an M11xR2 with 4GB RAM is a whole new ball park compared to your winXP system.

Prepare to be impressed.

Anyway, back to Germany/Spain.

 

mine was pre-configured by Dell with 8GB. Also I did not stat that I wanted 1333mhz. all these are default from Dell. in fact i dont have the option to reduce those stuffs for the specification I choose . also you are right i do run quite a bit of addons in wow which are mostly things i cant live without if i play. so yeah if that answer your questions.

in theory the ram got downclock to 800 by the mb. unless i am wrong i remember some hardware in the past thou the fsb say its fix at 800 for the processor you running, if you overclock it and your mainboard support 1066 ram it actually helps the overall stability and performance. not sure for m11x case since its possible to do a proper comparison as everyone's m11x seems to run a little different.

 

The RAM in both the M11x and the M11xR2 runs at 800 regardless of what speed you install...