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May 25th, 2020 22:00
Aurora R6, memory upgrade, #4
A friend is buying a new Alienware system and will be sending me their Aurora R6. It currently has 16GB of memory in it and I want to upgrade to 64GB and wondering if I can use this:
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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r72019
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July 18th, 2020 13:00
So for example you can see the canned values for XMP1 and XMP 2 in the first cpuz image (left) Black box is XMP1. These are canned and cannot be changed, it's preconfigured that way by Kingston.
I selected XMP1 on startup, and you can see from CPUz image 2 (right) that the canned XMP1 timings were then auto-loaded by the PC. CPUz image 2 are the timings currently being applied.
M0710NM4N
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May 27th, 2020 13:00
Sorry... that should read "32 GB" not 64.
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May 27th, 2020 23:00
Nobody... nothing? I hate to buy the memory and then end up having to return it if they won't work.
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May 28th, 2020 07:00
I don't see any reason why it shouldn't work with the latest bios update but I couldn't guarantee it. This Aurora line is especially picky with RAM. You'd need to fine someone with an R6, same bios version, and same RAM to know for sure. Try searching this forum to see what others have reported works and buy that if you want certainty.
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May 28th, 2020 10:00
Appreciate the reply. I reached out to a couple people but so far no response. I'm probably going to end up having to just take my chances and hope for the best. Do you happen to know if these motherboards are by any of the big mobo companies like ASUS etc or are they through Dell?
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May 28th, 2020 10:00
Thanks. Hopefully that means I'll have good luck with the 2x16 Dominators. Wanted to get the 4x8 but can't find them anywhere. As is, the 2x16's are coming out of the UK.
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May 28th, 2020 10:00
I believe the R6 mobo is by Pegatron.
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May 28th, 2020 10:00
See the second to last comment here on Corsair RAM compatibility:
https://www.dell.com/community/Alienware-General-Read-Only/Aurora-R6-Memory-Question-Why-a-single-DIMM/td-p/5591756/page/7
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May 30th, 2020 09:00
If you haven't purchased the Corsair yet, I recently (like in the last 2 weeks) upgraded to 2 x 16GB of Fury 2400Mhz DDR4 and had zero issues with the bios recognizing the upgrade. Here's a link if you want it:
https://www.hyperxgaming.com/us/memory/fury-ddr4-rgb
M0710NM4N
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May 30th, 2020 12:00
Thanks for the reply.
Wondering though... I thought I read the R6 should be able to handle up to 2666? And in regards to the HyperX... do they not come in a non RGB version? I hate buying something where you pay extra for a feature you don't need. I'm a major fan of Corsair it's the only thing that stopping me from outright buying these. I'm conflicted. LoL
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May 30th, 2020 20:00
I have the non-RGB retail hyperx fury in my aurora.
https://www.amazon.com/HyperX-2666MHz-Desktop-HX426C16FB3K2-32/dp/B07WCQRQ8N/
M0710NM4N
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May 30th, 2020 22:00
Thanks for the reply. So to verify I'm not getting confused... you have the 2666? I wonder how these stack up to Corsair? And did you have to go into the bios and change settings to get them to work at 2666?
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May 30th, 2020 23:00
I have an R7, with the 2933 version (so 2666 without XMP). The XMP settings can be enabled in Bios, F2 on startup.
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June 23rd, 2020 23:00
Stupid question probably, but what's the feasibility of just getting another 16GB of what's already installed to upgrade to 32GB?
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July 18th, 2020 00:00
So I ordered the HyperX Fury 32GB (2x16) 2666MHz DDR4 Black XMP and it comes in the same day as the R6 my friend shipped out of Florida.
What exactly is the XMP and should I enable it (in the bios) and what if I didn't enable it?
Also... is this as simple as popping in the memory and using the recommended timings etc suggested by HyperX or would it be Plug and Play to get the 2666MHz?