The Corsair 4x8GB kit (CMK32GX4M4B3200C16) that I bought worked perfectly. Didn't even have to go into the BIOS. The system picked it up at XMP 1 and booted straight to Windows. Benchmarks show that all 4 slots being full gave me about a 20% speed bump over just having 2 slots filled and latency is down. I'm a happy camper now, I just wish I didn't have to totally replace the stock RAM because it wasn't built to industry standards.
I had the same problem with that mix. I swapped original OEM ram into banks 1 and 3 and the new ram into banks 2 and 4. Finally booted up and all used XMP2 as planned and all clocking at 20 20 20. I think the slots 1 and 3 are priority slots. Works great, Cupid shows everything working well.
I bought the same machine with the same RAM as yours. And I too bought the same 16GB upgrade as you did (X432C16FB3K2/16) and i'm having the same problem I think. When I installed the 2nd stick, the system booted up fine and showed that it was running 32GB. But when I tried to reboot the system it wouldn't boot up.
I don't know much about BIOS or any of that stuff, but clearly something isn't right. I posted the issue in the forum this morning and received a note from the Dell Cares virtual assistant. Whatever that is....
When I ordered my R10, I went ahead and got 32GB of Hyper 3200 RAM...
I thought about maybe using g.skill 3200 DDR4 that I put in my wife's home-built system but then I thought it might not be compatible with Dell Alienware as these systems can be picky about memory installed.
Note: I did swap out the GPU with an RTX 2080ti Founders Edition and with the delldatavault and support assist disabled (although I can manually run support assist by starting the services for it) the system runs reliably now
Yes, that's what my post was about. Dell is using a vendor-specific RAM type although it's marketed as mainstream/independent. My findings show that you can indeed mix RAM with the same overall specifications but if one pair is coded with a different XMP profile then none of it will work together is XMP is not disabled.
The solution for me, since I bought 16GB with my R11, is to spend another $150 for 16GB of stock RAM from Dell (although they don't list the part for individual sale), or to rip out the RAM Dell sent and pay $141 for a 32GB kit (16GBx2 - HX432C16FB3K2/32) that actually has faster timing and will leave me with 2 DIMM slots for future expansion.
Maybe I can sell the 16GB that Dell sent me to some other hapless schlep who doesn't want to go through the trouble.
Maybe I can sell the 16GB that Dell sent me to some other hapless schlep who doesn't want to go through the trouble.
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Yes, that's what we did back in the days of Aurora-R5 and R6 ...
Some bought all new ram. Others bought those pulled Dell-OEM Hyper-X Fury DIMMs (to match their existing ones). It's really better when ALL installed DIMMs MATCH EXACTLY.
Just got off the phone with Kensington support & they confirmed my findings. They said Dell (and HP for their Omen desktop) contracted them to make the HyperX FURY RAM in the R11 to Dell specifications using a non-standard XMP profile.
I have the same exact issue as you. I am interested in buying your 2 8gb Dell cards! Or sell you mine. Haha. Let me know before I purchase 2 new sets. I would love to take yours off your hands.
MeatRocket
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The Corsair 4x8GB kit (CMK32GX4M4B3200C16) that I bought worked perfectly. Didn't even have to go into the BIOS. The system picked it up at XMP 1 and booted straight to Windows. Benchmarks show that all 4 slots being full gave me about a 20% speed bump over just having 2 slots filled and latency is down. I'm a happy camper now, I just wish I didn't have to totally replace the stock RAM because it wasn't built to industry standards.
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I had the same problem with that mix. I swapped original OEM ram into banks 1 and 3 and the new ram into banks 2 and 4. Finally booted up and all used XMP2 as planned and all clocking at 20 20 20. I think the slots 1 and 3 are priority slots. Works great, Cupid shows everything working well.
Alienware Aurora R11, i9, Fury Beast and FuryX
NavySKCS
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July 19th, 2020 11:00
I bought the same machine with the same RAM as yours. And I too bought the same 16GB upgrade as you did (X432C16FB3K2/16) and i'm having the same problem I think. When I installed the 2nd stick, the system booted up fine and showed that it was running 32GB. But when I tried to reboot the system it wouldn't boot up.
I don't know much about BIOS or any of that stuff, but clearly something isn't right. I posted the issue in the forum this morning and received a note from the Dell Cares virtual assistant. Whatever that is....
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Unmatched pairs might work as long as they are in separate banks (there are 2).
However, pretty sure that ALL INSTALLED DIMMs - IN ALL BANKS must match if you want to use XMP .
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When I ordered my R10, I went ahead and got 32GB of Hyper 3200 RAM...
I thought about maybe using g.skill 3200 DDR4 that I put in my wife's home-built system but then I thought it might not be compatible with Dell Alienware as these systems can be picky about memory installed.
Note: I did swap out the GPU with an RTX 2080ti Founders Edition and with the delldatavault and support assist disabled (although I can manually run support assist by starting the services for it) the system runs reliably now
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@Tesla1856
Yes, that's what my post was about. Dell is using a vendor-specific RAM type although it's marketed as mainstream/independent. My findings show that you can indeed mix RAM with the same overall specifications but if one pair is coded with a different XMP profile then none of it will work together is XMP is not disabled.
The solution for me, since I bought 16GB with my R11, is to spend another $150 for 16GB of stock RAM from Dell (although they don't list the part for individual sale), or to rip out the RAM Dell sent and pay $141 for a 32GB kit (16GBx2 - HX432C16FB3K2/32) that actually has faster timing and will leave me with 2 DIMM slots for future expansion.
Maybe I can sell the 16GB that Dell sent me to some other hapless schlep who doesn't want to go through the trouble.
Tesla1856
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Maybe I can sell the 16GB that Dell sent me to some other hapless schlep who doesn't want to go through the trouble.
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Yes, that's what we did back in the days of Aurora-R5 and R6 ...
Some bought all new ram. Others bought those pulled Dell-OEM Hyper-X Fury DIMMs (to match their existing ones). It's really better when ALL installed DIMMs MATCH EXACTLY.
r72019
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July 19th, 2020 18:00
That was about a year ago though.
r72019
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July 19th, 2020 18:00
I sold the 16gb oem RAM for $80. It was pretty easy/quick to sell.
MeatRocket
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@Anonymous "This is another good idea, but the marketing technique needs a little polish"
NavySKCS
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July 20th, 2020 17:00
So did the 16GBx2 - HX432C16FB3K2/32 kit work?
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I haven't ordered it yet but I'm sure it will, just not with the original RAM in the mix.
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July 21st, 2020 10:00
Just got off the phone with Kensington support & they confirmed my findings. They said Dell (and HP for their Omen desktop) contracted them to make the HyperX FURY RAM in the R11 to Dell specifications using a non-standard XMP profile.
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July 22nd, 2020 23:00
MeatRocket,
I have the same exact issue as you. I am interested in buying your 2 8gb Dell cards! Or sell you mine. Haha. Let me know before I purchase 2 new sets. I would love to take yours off your hands.
Skyrick
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July 23rd, 2020 05:00
Try a pm, not online post. I don't think you're allowed to do selling activities on here.