Actually going by the edited additions to my post by the moderator, the validate RAM modules are these. 2666 should work but at this point no sense taking a chance and having RAM that may not work. Validated RAM has actually been tested and certified compatible by Dell.
Crucial will refund if the RAM does not work in your system. Also the post you referred to lists 2400 and 2666 as validated speeds but not 3200. It is possible that the 3200 is not compatible even though Crucial lists it as such. Possibly you can contact Crucial and see if they can swap down to a lower speed.
I didn't order it from crucial but the seller has agreed for me to return and refund it.
Just to be clear id I order this one https://www.crucial.com/memory/ddr4/ct2k16g4sfd8266/ct9462412 it should be fine? Am I right in thinking it should be just plug and play? Swap out the ram and windows just loads normally. No other action required?
Thanks again for your help. Ill play it safe and get that one as it is certified to work by dell. I doubt the difference between 2400 and 2666 will be that noticeable.
I did a good number of disk upgrades for my AW 15 R3 so now I'm rocking a total of 9TB of disk space across 4 drives. As for ram, I can confirm that 2400 speed is the only option Crucial confirms compatibility with in a 32gb configuration. If a different speed is selected on their site and a compatibility check is re-run for 32gb, it will not work. Here is the direct link:
I am unaware if this Ram actually performs better than the stock Ram that shipped with my laptop. I'm using CPU-user benchmark to cross check everything. Currently, my Ram seems to be one of the major performance bottlenecks.
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Actually going by the edited additions to my post by the moderator, the validate RAM modules are these. 2666 should work but at this point no sense taking a chance and having RAM that may not work. Validated RAM has actually been tested and certified compatible by Dell.
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April 22nd, 2020 08:00
Crucial will refund if the RAM does not work in your system. Also the post you referred to lists 2400 and 2666 as validated speeds but not 3200. It is possible that the 3200 is not compatible even though Crucial lists it as such. Possibly you can contact Crucial and see if they can swap down to a lower speed.
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April 22nd, 2020 09:00
thanks for your reply.
I didn't order it from crucial but the seller has agreed for me to return and refund it.
Just to be clear id I order this one https://www.crucial.com/memory/ddr4/ct2k16g4sfd8266/ct9462412 it should be fine? Am I right in thinking it should be just plug and play? Swap out the ram and windows just loads normally. No other action required?
HeathAnator
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April 23rd, 2020 05:00
Thanks again for your help. Ill play it safe and get that one as it is certified to work by dell. I doubt the difference between 2400 and 2666 will be that noticeable.
Thanks
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July 20th, 2023 14:00
Hi There!
I did a good number of disk upgrades for my AW 15 R3 so now I'm rocking a total of 9TB of disk space across 4 drives. As for ram, I can confirm that 2400 speed is the only option Crucial confirms compatibility with in a 32gb configuration. If a different speed is selected on their site and a compatibility check is re-run for 32gb, it will not work. Here is the direct link:
Crucial 32GB Kit (2 x 16GB) DDR4-2400 SODIMM | CT2K16G4SFD824A | Crucial.com
I am unaware if this Ram actually performs better than the stock Ram that shipped with my laptop. I'm using CPU-user benchmark to cross check everything. Currently, my Ram seems to be one of the major performance bottlenecks.
Cheers!