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    6gb or 12gb?

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by cathal6000, Mar 12, 2009.

  1. cathal6000

    cathal6000 Notebook Consultant

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    hey guys,
    ok so im selling my m15x so i can get an alienware desktop and im gettin the new core i7 @2.66.
    im having trouble deciding on 6 or 12gb of ram.
    is 12gb just unnecessary? also saw somewhere that having 12 can cause problems when overclocking the cpu?
    i would like to overclock the i7 to maybe 3.2 or something.
    what are your thoughts?
    thanks
     
    cathal6000, Mar 12, 2009
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    12gb is ridiculously overkill. 6gb will be more than enough.
     
    whizzo, Mar 12, 2009
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    Unless you're going to be using virtual machines, 12gb of ram is highly unnecessary. Even with 6gb, it is an overkill for most gamers.
     
    David, Mar 12, 2009
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    ryujin 2B or not 2B

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    if money is not an object and status is..get the 12....i bet you would then be the only one on the block with a 12G AW system for sure.... :D
     
    ryujin, Mar 12, 2009
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    thanks for the quick replies.
    ye i thought 12 would be a bit much.
    one more thing do any of you know any info on overclocking the core i7?
    any tutorials etc?
     
    cathal6000, Mar 12, 2009
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    Wow, if you do not see money as an important factor, get the 12 GIGs, though I wonder how you could ever use 12 GIGs sans Virtual Machine.
     
    FoxTrot1337, Mar 12, 2009
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    I myself would go for the 6 because:
    1- I'm sure 12 is very expensive ;)
    2- The speed of ram is more important than the ammount.

    In the futer more ram will be necessary but currently not many programs/games can take advantage of that.
     
    elijahRW, Mar 12, 2009
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    Getting 12gb is a total waste of money if you are not using every bit of it, even if you dont buy it from AW. And right now you wont even use all the 6gb either.

    The machine will be old well before you find that 12gb app.
     
    Soloman, Mar 12, 2009
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    do any of you know any info on overclocking the core i7?
    any tutorials etc?
     
    cathal6000, Mar 12, 2009
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    you mean beyond increasing the multipliers and staying within a safe temperature range? ;)
     
    whizzo, Mar 12, 2009
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    David, Mar 12, 2009
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    haha ye but i dont wanna overdo it 3.2 GHz would be nice and have no clue about overclocking the ram an all. any help?
     
    cathal6000, Mar 12, 2009
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    David, Mar 12, 2009
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    cool thanks david
     
    cathal6000, Mar 12, 2009
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    plasma., Mar 12, 2009
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  16. cathal6000

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    even though i want to call you an for bein like that, that was actually pretty cool
     
    cathal6000, Mar 12, 2009
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  17. The_Moo™

    The_Moo™ Here we go again.....

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    AMAZING :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D +1 plasma
     
    The_Moo™, Mar 12, 2009
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    Hehe thanks guys, I do try my best :D.
     
    plasma., Mar 13, 2009
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    Also is using 12 gb possible?
    As I read in other news that the max you can get is like around 6.7 gb in 64 bit windows because of chipset limitations so how can one use 12 gb???
     
    spradhan01, Mar 13, 2009
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    i highlighted the important bits for you ;)
     
    whizzo, Mar 13, 2009
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    He means ...
    "will it work?" => Yes
    (he also means: it's not a windows problem its a chipset problem^^)
    ... go with the 64bit windows and your m15x (or m17x ... a.s.o) will give you 12gb^^

    Am I right whizzo?

    Greetings
    Julian
     
    julian-nold, Mar 13, 2009
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  22. plasma.

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    First of all, the OP is talking about a i7 desktop not the m15x or m17x.

    Secondly, yes the maximum RAM that can be used by notebooks is 6.7GB due to a chipset limitation. Who said that applied to desktops?

    Also, the m15x or m17x can't even have 12GB, julian. 64 bit windows can theoretically use 128GB of RAM, while 32 bit can use 3.2GB (barring chipset problems of course).
     
    plasma., Mar 14, 2009
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    FTFY :) {ten characters}
     
    whizzo, Mar 14, 2009
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  24. plasma.

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    Or to be more precise, what whizzo said :)

    Congrats on the 4.5K!
     
    plasma., Mar 15, 2009
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  25. whizzo

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    why thank you. i didn't even notice.
     
    whizzo, Mar 15, 2009
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