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DELL XPS 14 max ram speed
Hello. I have a XPS 14 L421X with the i5-3317U, 4GB RAM, and the standard HDD.
I am giving the computer to a friend who is going to use it for Photoshop. The standard HDD is slow so I am going to put a used 840 Evo 250GB in it.
What I was wondering about was the Ram. Adobe's website says 2GB min for Photoshop, and though the computer exceeds this, 4GB is kind of low, so I want to upgrade the ram to 8GB. I saw that the equipped ram is 1600 mhz.
Would 2400 mhz ram not work, or would it have no effect?
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October 17th, 2019 13:00
Welcome to the Dell Community @ZackyB2003
Your system has only one slot for memory.
2400 MHz should work but it would clock down to your CPU's specification 1600MHz:
https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/65707/intel-core-i5-3317u-processor-3m-cache-up-to-2-60-ghz.html
XPS 14 L421X Specifications:
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October 17th, 2019 13:00
It should work but will in all likelihood run at 1600. Crucial calls for DDR3L 1866 as well as 1600 as compatible RAM. Keep in mind there is only 1 SODIMM slot so that would be a single 8 GB RAM module. Unless you have a 2400 MHz module laying around there is no purpose to going with a 2400 MHz module.
https://www.crucial.com/usa/en/compatible-upgrade-for/Dell/xps-l421x
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October 17th, 2019 15:00
Thanks guys! I was planning on getting 1x8GB Samsung RAM. Now I know not to get anything more than 1600!
https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-original-204-pin-PC3L-12800-1600MHz/dp/B00I21G832
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October 17th, 2019 16:00
Your very welcome @ZackyB2003
Regards,
U2