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October 7th, 2018 20:00

Dell Precision T1700 - RAM Mixture

Hi All,

 

Not sure if i am at the right board but here's my question.

I have a T1700 and would like to know if it is possible to have a mixture of RAM in it? For example, 16gb, 4gb, , 4gb and 8gb.

 

Or do i have to have the same as in 8,8,8,8  (since the t1700 can support a max of 32gb) ?

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March 25th, 2021 22:00

There is no actual spec listed for that post.

Its not a simple Yes or No depends on other factors.

Low Density and Rank 1 or 2 and speed and voltage all matter. Quad Rank ram is NOT supported.  Mixing Rank and speed and vendor and size is not supported. ECC is ONLY for Xeon units. Mixing ecc and non ecc is not supported.

Processor has the Memory controller so ECC is ok for Xeon units but NOT for Core I3 I5 I7 units.

Up to 32GB DDR3-12800 1.35v ECC;

Intel® Xeon® CPU E3-1200 v3 product family
or

4th gen Intel® Core™ CPU, formerly code name Haswell.

Up to 16GB DDR3-12800 1.35v non-ECC DDR3 memory;

 

4 DIMM slots

DDR3-12800, 1600 MHz 1.35v low density INTEL compatible Ram

https://www.amazon.com/Tech-Desktop-Voltage-240-Pin-Unbuffered/dp/B07XDCWS93

ENERGY STAR® 5.2 configurations available including optional 80 PLUS® 365W power supplies for MINI TOWER ONLY.

Dell Optiplex 3020 7020 9020 Precision T1700 365W Power Supply For MINI TOWER ONL

OEM 365w PSU =
7VK45 365w, Huntkey
T1M43 365w, Delta

Default is 290w

There is even an Engineer who designed his own.

https://raphtec.wordpress.com/projects/dell-poweredge-t20-atx-power-supply-adapter/

Moddiy Makes an Adapter for EPS12v power supplies.

https://www.moddiy.com/products/Dell-Inspiron-3650-PSU-Main-Power-24-Pin-to-8-Pin-Adapter-Cable-30cm.html

 

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October 8th, 2018 04:00

L-Goh,

Below are the memory specs for the T1700.

Dell - Dell Precision T1700 - Essential Knowledge

  • Memory Support

    The memory offer for Dell Precision T1700 has been updated to support a maximum of 32GB memory in 4 DIMM slots. It also provides support for memory speed 1600MHz DDR3 ECC UDIMM or Non-ECC memory, as well as DIMM Density of 1GB, 2GB, 4GB and up to 8GB. Its minimum supported memory size is 2GB.

Dell - Dell Precision T1700 - System Specifications

Memory
Type DDR3 Synch DRAM Non-ECC and ECC
Memory Speed 1600MHz
Memory Connectors 4
Memory Capacities Up to 8GB
Minimum Memory 2GB
Maximum Memory 32GB
Memory options
ECC UDIMM Memory Non-ECC Memory (NECC)
32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR3, 1600MHz
16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3, 1600MHz
16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3, 1600MHz
8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3, 1600MHz
8GB (4 x 2GB) DDR3, 1600MHz
4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3, 1600MHz
X 2GB (1 x 2GB) DDR3, 1600MHz



February 27th, 2019 01:00

This  seems like a good thread  to bring together all memory related  issues.  So,  here are some further questions on  Precision T1700 RAM.  I am getting a Mini-tower version of this soon.  So, here are my questions....

  1. From the table above,  it is not clear if  i can  use  Non-ECC  to  upgrade from 16GB.  
  2. Can i have a mix of ECC & non-ECC  (2 and 2 of each to get to 32 GB) ??  Or do they all have to be the same kind  (ie.  4x 8gb  of  non-ecc will work)  ?
  3. From the other  thread here,  it seems like only  Unbuffered ECC can be used,  not  Registered memory. Can you confirm this ?
  4. Is only  low voltage (1.35V)   supported,  or both  1.35 as well as 1.5V  are  supported ?  Again,  can there be a mix of  different voltage specs in the  DIMMs ?

March 4th, 2019 08:00

As a rule, you may not use ECC and non-ECC memory together as well as registered and un-registered RAM.

Also, you may not mix RAM voltages.

They must be uniform in those specs, as the memory controller will be confused on how to treat the ram. There can be minor variances in the timings, but usually the system will select the slowest of the ram sticks' reported speeds to run them all at.

This applies across most computer systems and is not limited to the Dell T1700.

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January 3rd, 2020 12:00

Can I run 32GB of non-ECC in these?

116 Posts

September 15th, 2020 00:00

HI,

This is an old thread but a new question for me.

I am thinking of buying a T1700 but it has only 8GB.

I want 32 but not sure like in this thread what will work.

I don't know what they have in the box so far but I have seen these on sale.

https://dcomp.com.au/productdetail/2518

Would they work?

Thanks

oz

 

5 Posts

March 23rd, 2021 22:00

I want to know the same thing, ECC memory works perfectly in Xeon processors, but in my i7 4790 the pc can boot.

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March 25th, 2021 22:00

When I had Xeon processor in my Precision T1700 I installed 32gb ram (4 x 8gb) memory rams and it works fast, I'm not using it anymore because Intel i7 can't work with ECC rams.

Rams that I was using: Micron 8GB 2RX8 PC3L-12800E SDRAM DIMM ECC Unbuffered/Unregistered model: MT18KDF1G72AZ-1G6P1ZG.

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46 Posts

March 26th, 2021 06:00

"Can I run 32GB of non-ECC in these?"

Yes.  Non-ECC is supported in 4x8G

"Can I run 16G chips?"

No.  I mean, perhaps you'll get lucky, but it is not supported.

"Can I run 8G and 4G at the same time?"

No.

 

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April 18th, 2021 11:00

I have the SFF and have two slots populated with PC3 12800s so far. I have some 10600s and some 8500s laying around. Can I mix these in with the 12800s?

I got a Xeon on this Precision.

Another question. I have 1 stick of 12800 as well. Can I use this for one slot and leave my other two slots populated? Or do I have to have both extra slots populated so all four slots are used. Otherwise I would have 3 slots populated. Does this matter?

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