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March 10th, 2021 18:00
Area 51 RAM options
Almost everyone I have seen recommend RAM amounts recommends 16gb of RAM for gaming however the area 51 only has 8gb or 32gb. Shall I buy 8gb and then buy another 8gb separately or is 8gb enough? I would mainly like to play doom eternal
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Posted March 10th, 2021 20:00
Hi @userabcdef
The Alienware Area 51 R1 Desktop Comprehensive Specifications RAM entry says
Connectors: three internally-accessible DIMM sockets
Capacities: 2 GB and 4 GB
Memory types: 1066 MHz DDR3, 1333 MHz DDR3, and 1600 MHz XMP
Minimum: 6 GB
Maximum: 12 GBWhich Area 51 system do you have?
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Posted March 13th, 2021 18:00
Sorry I meant the laptop area 51m
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Posted March 13th, 2021 18:00
Sorry I meant the area 51m laptop
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Posted March 14th, 2021 01:00
AHi @userabcdef thank you for sharing update.
The Alienware Area-51m R1 RAM and Alienware Area-51m R2 RAM configurations are similar, but Dell do not update their documentation. Please check how much RAM your games require to operate at maximum performance. To future proof the system for other games that require more RAM, visit the Corsair webpage and you may find that 64GB of RAM is recommended for your system.
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Posted March 10th, 2021 19:00
For gaming, you need 16 GB of RAM for the best operation. Are you sure that the Area 51 cannot be ordered with 8 GB or 32 GB? I am seeing various RAM configurations including 16 GB and more. But to answer the question, if you have 8 GB then buy another 8 GB (preferably the exact same match).
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