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September 10th, 2015 11:00

4x4gb @2133Mhz

Hi all, I have an Aurora R4 bought on september 2012 and I want to upgrade from 8GB ram to 16GB configuration

Actually I have 4x2GB module Patriot Viper extreme (provided by Dell) set at 2133MHZ.

I know that some people have 4x4GB working @2133mhz, so I need to know exactly what module  is compatible with Aurora R4 to have working 2133MHZ config

Anything like Gskill, Patriot, Corsair with exact part number.

Thankyou

  • Alienware - Rodrigo

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    Posted September 10th, 2015 14:00

    Hi, 

    The Aurora R4 supports Quad Channel DDR3 2133 MHz XMP, 8 GB to 32 GB (four slots).

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    Posted September 12th, 2015 04:00

    Lot of people tried updating to 4x4GB and 4x8GB at 2133, but with no success: excluding some exceptions all of them working at 1600mhz or not working at all

    I need advice form people that had success in 4x4GB 2133 config about what module part number is able to achieve those speeds.

  • Alienware - Rodrigo

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    Posted September 14th, 2015 13:00

    You could also try posting this on the Notebook Review and Alienware Arena forums for this information. 

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    Posted October 4th, 2016 03:00

    Hi there,

    I have aurora r4 i7 3930K. I wanted to upgrade to 4x4GB and bought G.Skill 4x4gb 2133mhz quad channel sticks. It took me a week and lots of trouble to get to where I am now. I got them working but unstable at 2133mhz so now they run at 1600mhz until I find a better solution. I mismatched first so that the bios would go to xmp mode but it went unstable. I do not understand why does dell not give us tested profiles so we need not bother with manual experimenting but overclock easily!

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    Posted October 4th, 2016 06:00

    16GB 2133MHz PC3-17000 was never validated by Dell. We only validated 8GB PC3-17000 (4x2GB). We tested/validated our Dell OEM memory below =

    6CY34 2GB, 2133MHz, PC3-17000, Non-ECC, DDR3, 256x64, XMP, Kingston
    9W02G 2GB, 2133MHz, PC3-17000, Non-ECC, DDR3, 256X64, XMP, Patriot

    For our 2133MHz XMP ram, you must go into the Bios -Advanced -Frequency/Voltage Control -Extreme Memory Profile and choose Profile 1.


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