TitanGod Posted June 4, 2011 Share Posted June 4, 2011 Since you can choose the frequency in the BIOS for the memory, would the laptop be able to support these? Newegg.com - Kingston HyperX 4GB (2 x 2GB) 204-Pin DDR3 SO-DIMM DDR3 1866 HyperX Plug n Play Laptop Memory Model KHX1866C11S3P1K2/4G They are not XMP, but they are PnP @ 1866 already. Would like some feedback 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevenxowens792 Posted June 4, 2011 Share Posted June 4, 2011 No idea Titan. You may have to kick the voltage up to 1.6 or 1.7. The heat may be an issue as well. If you were to buy 1x4gb 1866 maybe. 2 might be pushing it. If you can find a deal where they will allow you to return them you can try and let us know!Best Wishes,StevenX 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mw86 Posted June 4, 2011 Share Posted June 4, 2011 Commonly it is hard to use ram at higher speeds when your CPU don't support those speeds at all... I believe at least.. correct me if I am wrong. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevenxowens792 Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 @Titan - you know I was thinking.. If you can download or have a second computer handy. Get the m14x manuals out to be able to quickly disassemble the m14x to get to the bios battery (just in case). Try clocking the ram you have in the notebook now to the higher scores and increase the voltage. I think you have a better chance than most as you have the best (fastest) processor available. With the 2630 that I have I don't think I will be able to get that high. I am probably pushing it now at 1600mhz. The kingston's might be worth it in the long run due to less heat compared to the overclocked stock mem modules.Thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mw86 Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 I am interested in those results, if it works and shows performance improvement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ragingazn628 Posted June 9, 2011 Share Posted June 9, 2011 It's not worth it. Memory speed only affect performance slightly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo Posted June 10, 2011 Share Posted June 10, 2011 Yeah, even then only in certain synthetic benchmarks, largely those having to do with memory bandwidth (who'd a thunk it). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mw86 Posted June 19, 2011 Share Posted June 19, 2011 Still if this test is done the results can tell all of us a whole lot about the Chipset capabilities of the R3 versions of alienware laptops and the M18x R1... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevenxowens792 Posted June 19, 2011 Share Posted June 19, 2011 Some folks are saying that even though the memory speeds don't impact gameplay with dedicated graphics at all they increase FPS with the integrated graphics card. I see some relevance here but I had no idea folks wanted to play games on integrated graphics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo Posted June 19, 2011 Share Posted June 19, 2011 @Stevenxowens792 I've heard the same thing, could be crucial for certain systems. Personally, if I'm gaming it's gonna be well beyond the capabilities of the integrated GPU anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mw86 Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 So is anyone here running their laptops with ram over 1600mhz... Any laptop at all using second generation Intel chipset? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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