Upgrading memory on my aurora.

Question

I just got my alienware aurora desktop and want to upgrade its memory from 3gb 1333mhz to 6gb 1600mhz (gonna sell my current memory then buy the new sticks)... But it got me thinking since the dell canada doenst have 1600mhz sdram as an option, does this mean it wont support it? But if it does support it, will run at 1600mhz speed? Is it also best if i get the ram with xmp support if im only overclocking the cpu to 3.2GHZ?

Alienware Aurora	Alienware Aurora Desktop	[224-7419]
Processors	Intel® Core™ i7 920 (2.66GHz, 8MB Cache)	[317-1885]
Memory	3GB DDR3 SDRAM at 1333MHz - (3x 1024MB)	[317-2662]
Keyboard	Alienware Multi-Media Keyboard	[330-6074]
Monitors	No Monitor	[320-7810]
Video Cards	Dual 1GB GDDR5 ATI Radeon™ HD 5670 CrossfireX™ Enabled	[320-8971]
Hard Drives	500GB - SATA-II, 3Gb/s, 7,200RPM, 16MB Cache HDD	[341-0467]
Chassis Color	Cosmic Black, Alienware Aurora Chassis	[313-8322]
Operating Systems	Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium, 64bit, English	[317-2818] [330-4769] [420-6436] [420-9691] [421-2064]
Mouse	Alienware Optical Mouse, MG100	[330-6082]
AlienFX	AlienFX Color, Quasar Blue	[313-8750]
Adobe Software	Adobe Acrobat Reader	[410-1867]
Optical Drives	Single Drive: 24X CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW) w/double layer write capability	[313-8339] [421-0975]
Sound Card	Integrated 7.1 Channel Audio	[313-9776]
		[330-6350]
		[410-0333]
		[905-6097] [906-5260] [906-6940] [988-7347]
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spaceengineer · Answer

If you have the P55 motherboard (4 RAM Slots), then memory speed is 1333.  The x58 board has 6 slots and can use 1600 MHz RAM. See chapter 8 of the owners manual for more details and capacity limits.

Jay_P · Answer

Awesome....thanks! i got the one with the x58 chipset! Would it also support 1866mhz ram too?

morblore · Answer

Awesome....thanks! i got the one with the x58 chipset! Would it also support 1866mhz ram too?

This is what i am trying to find out for my Area-51. I know Dell supports the 1600,have for quite some time but nothing over that. I have seen a few people who have 1800 and 1866 listed in there sigs.

Right now Corsair is sending me 1866 to replace my 1600. I have OC my 1600 to 1866 before but not for long. I want someone that has tried the 1866 to post. But even if the 1866 doesnt work ( I think it will ) then all you need to do is downclock it to 1600 and then lower the latency to help to make up for the slower speed.

Guess if nobody that has tried this posts ill be the guinea pig. I should have them in 5-7 business days.

parkxps1124 · Answer

so i can put in ddr3 1600mhz ram and enable xmp in my x58 aurora?

Orate pro nobis · Answer

I have X58 chipset (intel i7 980xt) and have 12GB of 1600 Mhz memory. The program CPUID verifies my computer is also running the memory at this speed and not 1333 Mhz.

morblore · Answer

so i can put in ddr3 1600mhz ram and enable xmp in my x58 aurora?

I would say yes but don't take my word on it. I do know for fact the XPS730x with the i7 and the Area-51 with the i7 can take the 1600. I also know for fact the XPS 730x can take 1800.

The thing is your Mobo and mine are not the same. Here is what i do know. The memory controller for the i7 is on the CPU. The better the i7 CPU you run the better the speeds. The extreme CPUs have 6.4GT QPi while the non-extreme has 4.8GT QPI speed. I think (not sure) that non extreme would need a boost in volts on the NB while the extremes dont because of the NB/QPI speeds. This is about all I know.

Do this. Buy Corsair at the speed you really want and try it. Of all the stuff I have ever bought in my life Corsair has THE BEST warranty/return/exchange I have ever seen. If for any reason it wont work send it back to them and get the speed you need.

parkxps1124 · Answer

thanks for hte replies..i think i remember reading somewhere on these forums that it does support xmp only when 1600 ram is put in.  I' guess that'll have to be my next major upgrade...or get a ssd but im hoping the prices go down a bitr more

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