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Aurora R9, error installing 64GB HyperX Fury DDR4 3200MHz RAM
I purchased and installed 4x 16GB cards of HyperX Fury DDR4 3200mhz RAM cards and am getting a 4-yellow flashing light (indicating a memory issue) when starting my computer. I have tested all cards (they all work) and tried it with 3 of the 4 cards installed and am able to get the computer started (with 48GB registering). Why am I having this error with all 4 cards installed?
Any help is much appreciated; thank you!
Jimbo818
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May 23rd, 2020 15:00
I had the same dilemma. The R9 only supports 64gb at 2933MHZ .I found that out after quite a bit of research. They(2933MHZ) run at 1.2 v.... not 1.35 v that the 3200mhz require. Dell would have to give us a bios update for this support....but you know Dell. I'm angry but I figure 48 gb is okay for now. But I really would like 64gb.. They'll probably use this support on an upcoming Alien ware for a "money" grabber LOL.
r72019
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May 20th, 2020 21:00
Also, did you buy a matched 64 gb set, or did you buy two 32gb sets or something else?
r72019
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May 20th, 2020 21:00
Have you tried disabling XMP (it may down clock the frequency to 2933 if it works though)
r72019
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May 23rd, 2020 21:00
Did you try disabling XMP and seeing if it posts with 64gb @2933?
Crossmack
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May 26th, 2020 18:00
I am about to try this and will respond, promptly. As a follow up question; will the machine run faster/better with 64gb at 2933, or with 48gb at 3200? I am a massive multitasker with many rendering/gaming/recording operations going on at once.
While solely gaming, will games run faster with the 48gb, because they are using only 8 and amping off the 3200mhz, whereas the machine will only start to see benefits if I use over 48gb of RAM at once, or will the games run faster with the 64gb of 2933mhz?
Thank you for your help.
r72019
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May 26th, 2020 20:00
For gaming I would say that the 48 gb @ 3200, everything else being equal, would be better (although the difference probably wouldn't be noticeable for most intents and purposes). I doubt you would need more than 48gb solely for gaming, or even 32 for that matter, and having more RAM than needed will not result in a performance improvement. It only makes a real difference when you're utilizing all the available RAM. If you're using a significant of RAM for other purposes, then probably it would be better to have 64 gb (the max supported by this board).
Crossmack
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May 28th, 2020 12:00
Can you point me to the place where you figured out the R9 cannot handle 64gb of 3200mhz RAM? I need to send this proof to Dell customer support because they keep telling me it can handle it.
Crossmack
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May 28th, 2020 13:00
I have switched the cards around into all the slots to test. All of the slots work, as well as all of the cards.
speedstep
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May 28th, 2020 13:00
if 3 of the 4 work and you can use each one at a time in slot 1 then the 4th slot is physically bad.
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May 28th, 2020 13:00
Here's what I found for R7:
https://www.dell.com/community/Alienware-Desktops/Aurora-R7-HyperX-Fury-2933-problem/m-p/6054291#M2876
It's the 2933 though.
Crossmack
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May 28th, 2020 14:00
I tried disabling XMP and it would reset them to 2400MHz. However, when shutting down and inserting the 4th card, it would still not start (same 4-yellow flash memory error). I put them in, individually, to set them all to XMP-Off, but Alienware seemed to keep resetting them to XMP-On after new card insertion.
I have not been able to find a way to put all 4 in and set it to XMP-Off, because the machine won't boot into the BIOS with 4 of them plugged in.
Luis Vivas
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June 3rd, 2020 20:00
I'm having exactly the same problem...
Honest mistake or scam?
tjgarland
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June 5th, 2020 22:00
I'm not certain if it was just luck or what but I had zero issues upgrading my machine today. After reading this thread, I was concerned that I'd have issues.
Today I installed (4) 16GB Corsair 3200 sticks, turned on the machine, waited for about 3 minutes before BIOS kicked in, and shazam, all good.
The BIOS automatically picked up all of the RAM, recognized the 3200 speed, enabled XMP, and set the voltage to 1.35. I literally did nothing but insert the sticks and turn the machine on.
andydragon247
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June 7th, 2020 05:00
I've just posted a message about the newest BIOS stopping my 3200 64GB RAM working. It worked perfectly up to that point. Does your PC have BIOS 1.0.7?
SkywalkerFX
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July 18th, 2020 04:00
I think you should try it again as after the Bios update to the R7 in June, I was successful at running two 16GB HyperX Fury Dimms at 3200 Mhz and they are still working fine as 18 July 2020.