15 R4, ram upgrade 32 or 64?

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hey guys! I have Dell Alienware 15 R4, i7-8750H 2.2GHz, GTX1060, 16 Gb. Now I gonna do upgrade for the ram. Please, can you suggest some models which are good quality and 100% compatible with my laptop and is it possible install 32gb or 64gb either? Thanks for your advices!

crimsom · Accepted Answer

Hi @Andrew 3d welcome to this user to user discussion forum. This is not Dell Support.

Dell support recommends maximum of 32GB at 2666 MHz, but vendors are recommending 64GB (or more) of RAM. The maximum speed of the RAM is dictated by the system board (aka motherboard) and its CPU. If getting matched 64GB (2 x 32GB) of RAM that is recommended by Corsair, they will accept returns and give refund. Check out what other vendors will offer. There are RAM reviews on the internet.

Windows 10 can provide virtual RAM, if your physical RAM is at maximum. Virtual RAM is slower than physical RAM, but may offer a good option if allocated to ultrafast NVMe card.

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crimsom · Answer

Hi @Andrew 3d  the ideal would be to assign virtual RAM allocation to a different drive, so that it has access to a different PCIe Gen3.0 x4 bus (data highway) and does not reduce the OS(C:) drive read/write speed. The usually ignored M.2 2242 slot could be used to provide the dedicated virtual RAM.

Andrew 3d · Answer

@crimsom

Thanks for your advise. By the way good to hear about virtual RAM from Windows, just ordered 1TB ultrafast ssd. So to make it work as virtual RAM - free space should be on system disk C: (in my case)?

Andrew 3d · Answer

by the way is it possible to install 3200 Mhz? Already find some crucial for order...

crimsom · Answer

Hi @Andrew 3d  thank you for sharing update. The Crucial buying guide for Alienware 15 R4 recommends Crucial Ballistix SODIMM 32GB Kit (2 x 16GB) DDR4-3200 Gaming Memory (Black) BL2K16G32C16S4B $175.99 Free Shipping. If purchased from Crucial store, these can be returned for a full refund. The link to your vendor was not included, so unable to compare price, etc.

rac liu · Answer

I successfully used 64GB of memory on 15R4, refer to this YouTube video: KiytGGy-k8U

rac liu · Answer

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