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Area-51 R5, SSD and RAM upgrade questions
Hey all. So I want to replace the stock 2tb HD that came with my system with an SSD and it seems like in the past some people have had issues adding one. So my 1st question is will it be possible to just replace the HDD with a SATA SSD? without any crazy problems?
If so, will a Samsung or SanDisk SATA SSD work fine or is there a specific one that I should use (or avoid) ?
Also curious about RAM. While not a big issue, I currently have 32GB of 2933 RAM and I was wondering if it's possible to buy 3200 RAM and actually get it to run at 3200 in the R5. For some reason I feel like I read in the past that the R5 may be limited to 2933 so I wanted to make sure. Thanks for any help.
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February 9th, 2021 19:00
Hello, i have an Alienware Area 51 R5.
Intel(R) Core(TM) i9-9980XE CPU @ 3.00GHz 3.00 GHz
Purchased 64 mb HyperX Kit RAM DDR4 UDIMM RGB Gamer Predator 64GB 3200 MHz.
I went to the Bios and enable XMP profiles, but in profile No1 3200mhz when i save changes tries to boot but it doesnt. Black screen and it wont boot, i have to press the start button for 10 sec then wait a while as the systems try to boot and finally i can enter BIOS again but the changes are not saved. Before i knew that by pressing the start button for 10 sec the system could boot again i had to clear CMOS by pulling the batery out and pressing power button for another 10 sec.
I also tried profile No2 at 3000 mhz and the same problem it won boot after saving. Finally i have only been able to save it leaving it XMP profile in "manuall" mode. But i have not tried changing clock speed manually in the BIOS , because i am afraid of messing something up, and that my PC wont boot again. This picturtes shows the PC working with the new Ram but only at stock speeds of 2400 mhz.
There is another tread open on this subject a lot of treads, but no solution, i have premium Support and the Dell Support has been giving me a runaround , asking me in private for information but it has been 3 weeks and nothing yet, today i received another email asking me if i was available to see this problem, they are just wasting my time and they dont give you a straight aswer on how you can get this memory working at 3200mhz. They keep asking for more days and they dont tell you anything is frustraiting.
I hope you get an answer on how to get this Ram working at 3200 mhz.
Regards.
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February 9th, 2021 20:00
Thank you for all your answers. I guess I don't need the adapter if I put the SSD in the SSD bay and keep the HDD installed for regular storage right?
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February 9th, 2021 21:00
Yes.
I made a mistake thinking it was Aurora R5.
crucial memory for A51 R5
https://www.crucial.com/compatible-upgrade-for/alienware/area-51-r5#memory
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February 10th, 2021 17:00
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February 11th, 2021 10:00
OK. One more one more question. Am I better off getting 4x16GB or 2x32GB for RAM setup? I assume 4x16 but again this is Alienware so... you know.
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February 11th, 2021 17:00
If you plan to upgrade ram to 128gb in the future, then 2x32 (dual channel) gives you option to add 2x32 to upgrade to 4x32. If 4x16 then in the future you need to buy 4x32.
if 4x16 and 2x32 price are similar then consider 2x32.