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October 1st, 2019 11:00
Aurora R8, memory questions
Hello.
So I purchased and just received my new Aurora R8 today. I had it built with an HDD, not an SSD. My plan was to use the HDD for secondary storage and I already have an SSD I was going to install in it. Just trying to save a few bucks. This is the memory I had installed, "Memory32GB: 16GB M.2 PCIe Intel Optane Memory + 16GB HyperX™ FURY DDR4 XMP at 2666MHz".
So my questions / problem is did I make a mistake by ordering optane memory?
Not being an expert I missunderstood exactly what optane memory was. Unfortunately after the fact I am now starting to understand, if I am correct about this, that it is mainly used with an HDD and will not produce much benefit for an SSD. Also, I'm reading that I may need to disable the optane memory if I do put a primary SSD in.
Did I waste my money? Could I have made a wiser choice with the memory?
Thanks
JoeSkieez
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October 4th, 2019 12:00
Thank you for the info
mikemilk
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October 4th, 2019 15:00
Just found one more thing interesting.
At least with my setup you cannot order the optane memory by itself. The only way you can order optane memory is with at the very minimum 16GB of hyperx fury ram. As you can see, there is no way to order optane without ordering the hyperx fury.
Now I just feel plain ripped off!
GTS81
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October 4th, 2019 15:00
Never even got a placemat like you did. But then again, my R8 costs roughly half your R7 due to going for the cheapest configuration.
Better blot out the service tag for privacy sake.
GTS81
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October 4th, 2019 15:00
This board could very quickly turn into literally a "Raid Dell's Area 51 Launch", similar to the "Raid Area 51" prank. Time to go see them next gen .
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October 4th, 2019 19:00
Not sure. Depends whether the Naruto-run worked and those who did it lived to tell the story.