"so I was either going with Kingston as the same as came with the computer"
They are not the same. You cannot run Kingston 3200 from amazon with Kingston OEM Dell in XMP 1 or XMP 2. These are different RAMs, different timings. XMP is a canned profile. OEM dell Kingston and retail Kingston share different XMP profiles. They are mismatched RAM which should be run single channel XMP disabled if mixed together.
I was just going off the title of the thread and question from the first post; purchasing 32gb hyperx fury sticks (which was noted from the service manual Dell doesn't offer for the R11) and just wanted to put that clarification out there so there was no confusion to other people reading this thread here now or in the future. Sorry, no offense was intended to anyone.
I ordered the HyperX Fury 32GB 3200MHz DDR4 to test. I'll remove the two 8GB sticks and try 2 32GB modules.
I have the same one. I also ordered HyperX Fury 32GB 3,200MHz DDR4 (XMP). I did not mix the consumer-market RAM sticks with OEM RAM sticks (the OEM RAM has a proprietary sequence and CL timing), fearing that doing so could cause hardware damage. My OEM 8GB RAM is now on my table.
The HyperX Fury 32GB worked like a charm for me. When I use MemTest64 and the UserBenchmark tool to test them, I realized that the BIOS automatically underclocked them to XMP1. I had to go into BIOS to change XMP profile to XMP2 for them to operate at 3,200MHz.
I've got 16gb now with two 8's and if I read this correctly, I can't add two more 8's to get 32Gb total, I have to get two 16's and toss my existing 8's correct?
If you go to my first post, you'll see the chart. You can add two more 8 gig sticks, you just can't mix sizes. So no adding 16/32gb sticks to your existing 8gb sticks.
I didn't see any 4x8Gb hence my confusion and in ordering the two additional 8Gb DIMM's the price for the 3200 MHz is actually cheaper than my current 2933MHz, however can I run two different memory speeds? Two at 2933 and two at 3200? It is all Dell memory if that makes a difference?
can I run two different memory speeds? Two at 2933 and two at 3200? It is all Dell memory if that makes a difference?
Sorry, no, you can only run at one memory speed, who the manufacturer is would be immaterial.
If you put them in and they boot, they will probably run at their SPD (serial presence detect) speed, which is the default speed and voltage for the slower RAM.
Probably old news, but figured would try to help out.
I just recently purchased an Aurora R11, the updated specification manual online from February 2021 says 32 gig modules at 3400 MHz are supported for the 128 gig configuration.
In a chat with sales, the HyperX modules currently used at the factory are on backorder with an ETA of 3 weeks.
Hi, I wanted to add in my ram upgrade experience as it was easy and worked out of the box with no Bios changes whatsoever. You don't need to only use the HyperX branded memory.
I originally had 32GB of ram (2 x 16gb) from Dell running at 3200 mhz (their proprietary HyperX brand sticks that aren't sold to the public and are overpriced, I won't say more as it's a widespread complaint and not clear to consumers how this impacts the steps needed to upgrade). Having said that, I wanted to move up to 64gb and knew that it was best to start fresh with memory sticks and not mix new sticks with the Dell OEM sticks.
I bought ram from Crucial.com who guarantee compatiblity and I had seen a lot of posts here and in Reddit about their sticks working no problem. I used 4 sticks at 16gb each as was specified in the R11 Service Manual where it shows the various configurations that they have tested in the slots. I also bought 3200 mghz sticks and they actually have faster timing than the Dell OEM (CL16 versus CL20).
Plugged in the new sticks, turned on the machine, and the Bios screen popped up and let me know that the memory had changed, I clicked approve/accept and made no changes here in the Bios sub-menus for memory (under the performance tab where you can turn on/off the overclock feature, set speed, etc.)....and then simply used CPU-Z and Task Manager (either will work) to see what was recognized and it ran the 64gb at 3200 no problem.
Hope this helps others -- it was an easy upgrade and cheaper than buying the Dell sticks at their inflated prices as compared to aftermarket.
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"so I was either going with Kingston as the same as came with the computer"
They are not the same. You cannot run Kingston 3200 from amazon with Kingston OEM Dell in XMP 1 or XMP 2. These are different RAMs, different timings. XMP is a canned profile. OEM dell Kingston and retail Kingston share different XMP profiles. They are mismatched RAM which should be run single channel XMP disabled if mixed together.
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I ordered the HyperX Fury 32GB 3200MHz DDR4 to test. I'll remove the two 8GB sticks and try 2 32GB modules.
I had someone from DELL PM me and after looking at my service tag/express code, confirmed it will accept the 32GB.
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r72019
Sorry, apparently I wasn't clear..."
"so I was either going with Kingston as the same as came with the computer"
as in buying more from Dell/Alienware. I never mentioned Amazon.
I decided against that and went with all Crucial.
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I was just going off the title of the thread and question from the first post; purchasing 32gb hyperx fury sticks (which was noted from the service manual Dell doesn't offer for the R11) and just wanted to put that clarification out there so there was no confusion to other people reading this thread here now or in the future. Sorry, no offense was intended to anyone.
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I have the same one. I also ordered HyperX Fury 32GB 3,200MHz DDR4 (XMP). I did not mix the consumer-market RAM sticks with OEM RAM sticks (the OEM RAM has a proprietary sequence and CL timing), fearing that doing so could cause hardware damage. My OEM 8GB RAM is now on my table.
The HyperX Fury 32GB worked like a charm for me. When I use MemTest64 and the UserBenchmark tool to test them, I realized that the BIOS automatically underclocked them to XMP1. I had to go into BIOS to change XMP profile to XMP2 for them to operate at 3,200MHz.
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This is what I'm hoping for. That a simple BIOS change will accept the memory. If it does, I'll add another 64GB and be good for a few years.
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I've got 16gb now with two 8's and if I read this correctly, I can't add two more 8's to get 32Gb total, I have to get two 16's and toss my existing 8's correct?
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If you go to my first post, you'll see the chart. You can add two more 8 gig sticks, you just can't mix sizes. So no adding 16/32gb sticks to your existing 8gb sticks.
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December 8th, 2020 08:00
I didn't see any 4x8Gb hence my confusion and in ordering the two additional 8Gb DIMM's the price for the 3200 MHz is actually cheaper than my current 2933MHz, however can I run two different memory speeds? Two at 2933 and two at 3200? It is all Dell memory if that makes a difference?
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December 8th, 2020 09:00
Sorry, no, you can only run at one memory speed, who the manufacturer is would be immaterial.
If you put them in and they boot, they will probably run at their SPD (serial presence detect) speed, which is the default speed and voltage for the slower RAM.
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December 9th, 2020 04:00
Sorry, to be more clear, all the RAM would run at the SPD speed settings for the slowest RAM.
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December 23rd, 2020 15:00
My situation is similar. I am looking for RAM while waiting for my R11. Did you get this? Could you confirm they work for your R11?
https://www.amazon.ca/HyperX-Fury-32GB-3200MHz-Black/dp/B07WJJJ5M6/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=HyperX+Fury+32GB+3%2C200MHz+DDR4+%28XMP%29&qid=1608766904&sr=8-1
There is a newer model on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.ca/Kingston-HYPERX-3200MHz-HX432C16FB4K2-32-dp-B089QTJH4C/dp/B089QTJH4C/ref=dp_ob_title_ce
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I have a question for you can I remove the fury 8gb ddr4 2933mhz and replace a 32 gb ddr4 3200mhz
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Probably old news, but figured would try to help out.
I just recently purchased an Aurora R11, the updated specification manual online from February 2021 says 32 gig modules at 3400 MHz are supported for the 128 gig configuration.
In a chat with sales, the HyperX modules currently used at the factory are on backorder with an ETA of 3 weeks.
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Hi, I wanted to add in my ram upgrade experience as it was easy and worked out of the box with no Bios changes whatsoever. You don't need to only use the HyperX branded memory.
I originally had 32GB of ram (2 x 16gb) from Dell running at 3200 mhz (their proprietary HyperX brand sticks that aren't sold to the public and are overpriced, I won't say more as it's a widespread complaint and not clear to consumers how this impacts the steps needed to upgrade). Having said that, I wanted to move up to 64gb and knew that it was best to start fresh with memory sticks and not mix new sticks with the Dell OEM sticks.
I bought ram from Crucial.com who guarantee compatiblity and I had seen a lot of posts here and in Reddit about their sticks working no problem. I used 4 sticks at 16gb each as was specified in the R11 Service Manual where it shows the various configurations that they have tested in the slots. I also bought 3200 mghz sticks and they actually have faster timing than the Dell OEM (CL16 versus CL20).
Crucial Ballistix 3200 MHz DDR4 DRAM Desktop Gaming Memory Kit 32GB (16GBx2) CL16 BL2K16G32C16U4B
Plugged in the new sticks, turned on the machine, and the Bios screen popped up and let me know that the memory had changed, I clicked approve/accept and made no changes here in the Bios sub-menus for memory (under the performance tab where you can turn on/off the overclock feature, set speed, etc.)....and then simply used CPU-Z and Task Manager (either will work) to see what was recognized and it ran the 64gb at 3200 no problem.
Hope this helps others -- it was an easy upgrade and cheaper than buying the Dell sticks at their inflated prices as compared to aftermarket.