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Inspiron G7, RAM upgrade
So I wanted to upgrade memory on my G7 to 16 GB, only problem is after opening the back cover, I see 2 slots occupied by 2 4 GB chips, so adding 1 8GB would result in 12 GB? Looking at pics I was under the assumption that my G7 had 2 additional empty slots on located above the 2 occupied ones so I could plug 8 gigs into one of them and end up with 16 GB but looks like this isn't possible and I will have to throw away both 4 GB chips and replace them with 8 GB ones?
QPR_FC
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November 30th, 2018 00:00
Yes, mixing a 8gb and 4gb works ok as long as the both sticks of memory are 2666 DDR4 and not XMP compatible.
Others have already done this and using 12gb without issues, however you will not operate at Dual Channel unless they are identical chips.
JOcean
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November 18th, 2018 04:00
I am assuming you have the G7 7588? So you would have to remove one of the 4 GB RAM modules, and install an 8 GB module, which would give you 12 GB. Or purchase 2x8 GB for a total of 16. Specs for that model, regarding RAM are...
Techn0Geek
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November 18th, 2018 05:00
So my question now is, would mixing RAM sticks be an issue as long as Ram speed is 2666 and the capacity is the only difference?
Techn0Geek
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November 18th, 2018 05:00
I have decided to purchase 1 16 GB chip and replace one of the 4 GBs with that, so 1 slot would have 4 GB and one would have 16 for a total of 20 GB. That should be fine right?
sid1990
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February 5th, 2019 10:00
i am also planning to buy 16 gb crucial 2666 and replace one 4gb ram for my Dell G7. Did it work fine in your case. If you could let me which exact RAM you bought, that would be great.
mtorres9405
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virgilhorton78
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March 23rd, 2019 02:00
Can you advise the brand? I've Kingston 8GB RAM, Can I add another Corsair 8GB RAM? Will it work without problems?
Thanks
Techn0Geek
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March 23rd, 2019 06:00
I have removed the 2 4GB RAM sticks that came with my laptop and replaced them with 2 ballistix 8 GB sticks at 2666 and they have the benefit of lower CAS latency at 16. They work great!
Techn0Geek
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March 23rd, 2019 07:00
Depends, check the RAM speed and RAM timings, they should be identical. You'll need 2666mhz RAM and the lower CAS latency the better (other timings are not as important as CAS latency).
Techn0Geek
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March 23rd, 2019 07:00
See my reply to @sid1990 I used ballistix as I was able to get a great deal on a 8GB pair (total 16 GB) with 2666mhz and CAS latency of 16 for 129 Canadian dollars.
pRo_lama
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August 25th, 2019 05:00
Does this notebook support dual-channel feature?
pRo_lama
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August 25th, 2019 05:00
What is the maximum RAM capacity supported by the Dell G7 17? Can I put there 2x16GB?
unixfool
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February 16th, 2020 10:00
I'm running 2 x 16 GB in mine right now...without issue.
Vinicius26
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May 17th, 2020 16:00
hello, did this upgrade work? I'm also thinking about it on my dell g3 3590.
Once
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December 3rd, 2020 22:00
What's RAM you're using? @unixfool