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17 R5, support 3200MHz ram?
I want upgrade my Alienware 17 R5 ram to 32GB 3200Mhz. Does 17 R5 support 3200Mhz ram?
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Posted November 3rd, 2020 14:00
Thx
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Posted November 3rd, 2020 14:00
So is there any chance I can run up to 3200Mhz
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Posted November 3rd, 2020 15:00
On some systems you are able to "Tweak" the memory.
Then having a higher Mhz memory would be an advantage.
Any increase in the memories Mhz would not exceed the memory specs.
Maybe one of the AW experts will chime in as I have limited experience with AW.
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Posted November 4th, 2020 05:00
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Posted November 4th, 2020 06:00
Intel® Extreme Tuning Utility (Intel® XTU)
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/gaming/resources/overclocking-xtu-guide.html
How to Overclock RAM:
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/gaming/resources/overclock-ram.html
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Posted November 4th, 2020 06:00
Yes it is
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Posted November 3rd, 2020 14:00
Welcome to the Dell Community @PPEETTEERR
Yes it does.
But it will run at the memory bus speed of 2666 MHz
Alienware 17 R5 Setup and Specifications:
https://www.dell.com/support/manuals/en-us/alienware-17-r5/alienware-17-r5-setupspecs/memory?guid=guid-e6d32a39-92c0-49ca-900d-2e51c535d7cb&lang=en-us
Alienware 17 R5 Compatible upgrades:
https://www.crucial.com/compatible-upgrade-for/alienware/alienware-17-r5
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