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kbckbc

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September 7th, 2012 16:00

Optiplex 7010 memory question

I just bought an Optiplex 7010 from Dell Outlet, and have a question.  The technical guidebook to the 7010 says that each of the four DIMM slots can handle up to 8GB memory modules, but then says the system maximum is only 16GB.  I know you must have Windows 7 Professional or Ultimate to access more than 16GB. Provided you have that, can this motherboard handle over 16GB?  If I added two 8GB sticks to the 2X4GB already installed, would it work, or would the machine not function or only recognize 16GB of it? 

dlsargeant

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April 26th, 2014 05:00

Hi Osprey4, I guess they are only following the official guidance from Dell when they say max. 4GB per slot. I presume they are covering their backs in case a user is unwittingly running a 32-Bit version of Windows (which will only support max. 16GB). I'm no expert, but I tried prompting Dell about the nature of invalidating the warranty (for my machine it is already expired anyway), asking if the machine might overheat or something (I have the small form factor case), but they pushed that suggestion aside and did not think that overheating would be an issue.

osprey4

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April 26th, 2014 13:00

I was going to comment on that. Any 32-bit OS will not use more than about 4GB. I know of no OS situation that would limit a PC to 16GB, so I find it strange that they told you that.

As far as Crucial, they test these things and are usually more than happy to sell as much RAM as they've verified will work but maybe they're just going by Dell's specifications.

And no, more RAM should not cause anything to overheat, nor would the use of aftermarket parts invalidate the warranty, even for a brand new machine.

nkelkar

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June 25th, 2015 16:00

I can confirm the memory capacity is 32GB with Windows 7 Pro 64 Bit.

The computer came with 4GB x 2 DIMMs for a total of 8GB. I needed more.

Memory used was Kingston - DDR3 - 8 GB - DIMM 240-pin. I purchased 4 DIMMs (each 8GB, for a total 32GB)

  • Manufacturer Part Number KTD-XPS730C/8G
  • DDR3
  • 8 GB
  • DIMM 240-pin
  • 1600 MHz / PC3-12800
  • unbuffered
  • non-ECC

www.cdw.ca/.../2871248.aspx

testthingy

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November 3rd, 2015 10:00

Can confirm 32GB works.


Am running a Optiplex 7010 "Small Form Factor". Installed 2x of "G.Skill F3-1600C9D-16GXM".

Ran memtest for 3 days, currently using ubuntu linux 15.10 with cinnamon ui, no problems. I updated to the latest bios first fwiw.

xalPhie

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January 7th, 2016 20:00

I just got two 2 x 8GB RAM kits from Newegg (Team Vulcan 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model TLRED316G1600HC9DC01) and it shows up but only as 1333 MHz.  Is it true that some of you guys are getting full 1600 MHz speed with your kits?

talk2020

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April 9th, 2017 23:00

Hi, what is the exact name of Kingston Hyper X? I have also an 7010 and would like to upgrade to 16gb.

xalPhie

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April 10th, 2017 01:00

Mushkin Enhanced STEALTH 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3L 1600 (PC3L 12800) Desktop Memory Model 997110S

www.newegg.com/.../Product.aspx

$ free
              total        used        free      shared  buff/cache   available
Mem:       32827184     5609400     6599972     1457284    20617812    25039620



speedstep

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April 10th, 2017 07:00

KTD-XPS730C/8G  1.5v


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