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XPS 720 Ram upgrade Question
Hey, I purchased my XPS 720 Vista 32-Bit in December 07' with 2/4 Ram sticks.
(2) 1GB Nanya PC2-6400 800MHz DDR2-800 240 pin CL 4 1.8V
I'm looking to add more RAM to my system but not sure what to buy. Does anyone know how many Mgz's the Motherboard can push? Should I go with 2 more sticks of the same speed & type or even look into 2Gig sticks? I know XP can only push about 3.8 gig's but I guess even RAM needs RAM so not overly concerned with having too much RAM.
Also. If I decided to purchase 2 sticks with a higher Megahertz will that negatively reflect on my system?
Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated.
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XPS 720
Vista 32/SP1
512 Geforce 8800 GT
512 Geforce 8800 GT XLR8 Edition
(2) 1GB Nanya PC2-6400 800MHz DDR2-800 240 pin CL 4 1.8V
LeahcimAz
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June 13th, 2008 04:00
Crucial The Memory Experts
Following from Service Manual:
Memory
Type 800, and 667-MHz DDR2 unbuffered SDRAM; SLI memory
Memory connectors four
Memory capacities 512 MB, 1 GB, or 2 GB non-ECC
Minimum memory 1 GB
Maximum memory 8 GB
NOTE: See "Addressing Memory Configurations" on page 91 to verifythe amount of memory available to the operating system.
Note: Make sure that you use the correct voltage setting, the wrong setting can/will damage the memory.
Mike
aka "The Commander"
System (1) XPS720
Windows Vista Ultimate
Intel® Core™2 Quad Q6600 2.40 GHz 1066 Mhz, 4Gb Crucial DDR2 PC2-6400 800MHz SLI-Ready
Qty.(1) Seagate Barracuda 250Gb Hard Drive, Qty.(2) Seagate Barracuda 500Gb Hard Drive
nVidia GeForce 8800 GTX 786Mb Memory, Dual Drives: 16X DVD-RW & 16X DVD-Rom
Dell 24" Widescreen Flat Panel LCD Monitor
System's (2) thru (17) Vostro 400's
Intel® Core™2 Quad Q6600 2.40GHz 1066MHz, Windows XP Home Edition
2GB Dell DDR2 PC-6400 800MHz, 128MB NVIDIA® GeForce® 8300GS
250GB Serial ATA Hard Drive, Dual Drives: 16X DVD-RW Burner & 48X CD Burner/DVD
Dell 20" Widescreen Flat Panel LCD Monitor
MoneyGuyBK
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June 13th, 2008 06:00
Kiso, Welcome to DCF
If you are planning to stay with 32-Bit OS, stay with maximum 3 Gig, as that is about the max a 32-Bit OS will be able to address, anything more will be a waste.
If you plan to move to 64-Bit OS, you can invest in 4 to 8 Gig total.
The MoBo in your system is maxed out to 2Gig per RAM slot.
Your system will automatically run at the speed of the lowest RAM you are using.
IMHO, stay with same RAM specs for ALL slots.
And more so, invest in 64-Bit and go for at least 4Gig (4x1Gig) ... preferrably 8Gig (4x2Gig)
Peace
Kiso
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June 14th, 2008 00:00
LeahcimAz
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June 14th, 2008 01:00
No, 64bit will work with what you have. You just need the proper 64bit drivers.
Mike
aka "The Commander"
System (1) XPS720
Windows Vista Ultimate
Intel® Core™2 Quad Q6600 2.40 GHz 1066 Mhz, 4Gb Crucial DDR2 PC2-6400 800MHz SLI-Ready
Qty.(1) Seagate Barracuda 250Gb Hard Drive, Qty.(2) Seagate Barracuda 500Gb Hard Drive
nVidia GeForce 8800 GTX 786Mb Memory, Dual Drives: 16X DVD-RW & 16X DVD-Rom
Dell 24" Widescreen Flat Panel LCD Monitor
System's (2) thru (17) Vostro 400's
Intel® Core™2 Quad Q6600 2.40GHz 1066MHz, Windows XP Home Edition
2GB Dell DDR2 PC-6400 800MHz, 128MB NVIDIA® GeForce® 8300GS
250GB Serial ATA Hard Drive, Dual Drives: 16X DVD-RW Burner & 48X CD Burner/DVD
Dell 20" Widescreen Flat Panel LCD Monitor
Davet50
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June 14th, 2008 01:00
The 720 will handle the 64 bit with ease. In fact if your hardware and software will support it I would highly recommend the switch..
It run very very well on my system and has handled anything I have thrown at it including my games.
itzmillertyme
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October 25th, 2008 20:00
I have an XPS 420. I would like to upgrade to 64bit vista but I heard there aren't alot of drivers or software that support it yet. Can you verify what kind of software your running. I would like to upgrade with OCZ SLi ready ram as well 4x2GB will my motherboard accept it?
Thanks