derdy Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 I just ordered 2x8 GB G.Skill Ripjaws to replace the standard 4GB Micron that is showing memory faults. Did I screw up with this? Specs on Dell website show R1 only capable of 8GB max. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wannab Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 It does say on the Dells page / service manual that it only supports 8gb. However on several forums ( including dells ) there are users saying that it supports 16gb. As for finding out 100% support 16gb, its going to be rather difficult seen how everything on dells site contradicts itself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NforceRaid Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 I just ordered 2x8 GB G.Skill Ripjaws to replace the standard 4GB Micron that is showing memory faults. Did I screw up with this? Specs on Dell website show R1 only capable of 8GB max. Thanks Hi, I have 16GB HyperX 1600Mhz Ram, and all my works without problems. Ciao Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h0m3g33 Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 Well assuming that 16 gb works in the R1 it should work in the R2 right? I was also thinking of upgrading. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NforceRaid Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 Well assuming that 16 gb works in the R1 it should work in the R2 right? I was also thinking of upgrading. certainly ciao Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hokie11 Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 !! so sad, i just sold my r1 because i thought it was maxed at 8gb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
throttlebody Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 Having owned about 11 Dell laptops over the past 10 years, I have found they are conservative on most of their unit's max memory specs. I have 8GB and no page file, but 16GB is quite a bit for a laptop unless one intends on running a 12GB ramdrive; less than that and performance gains show null. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator angerthosenear Posted February 15, 2014 Moderator Share Posted February 15, 2014 I can also confirm that 16GB works just fine.I got 2x8GB @ 1333 in mine with no issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joriane Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 Most of the latest Laptops has supported this Ram of 16GB, even up to 3rd-4th gen Intel chipsets, this will be a breeze on Alienware models Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Setuptech1 Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 Thinking about upgrading my memory as well as going to an SSD. Is CL9 that much better in speed (especially for gaming) than CL11 memory? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arstury Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 I think 16gb is the maxium memory that r1 can afford Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xralex Posted May 4, 2014 Share Posted May 4, 2014 Is there any noticeable gain by going to 16Gbs of memory? I never rally see my memory get maxed with 8Gbs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thasanty Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 There is a benefit if you are using 3D Software that requires vast amounts of ram. Caching of particles is an example or caching of textures for rendering. Another good use is if you are planning on working on a really big canvas in Photoshop or on several big files at a time.For the regular use though, it is not really needed.I personally bought these bad boys and they work like a charm with the m14xR1: Corsair Vengeance Performance 16GB DDR3L 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NforceRaid Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 There is a benefit if you are using 3D Software that requires vast amounts of ram. Caching of particles is an example or caching of textures for rendering. Another good use is if you are planning on working on a really big canvas in Photoshop or on several big files at a time. For the regular use though, it is not really needed. I personally bought these bad boys and they work like a charm with the m14xR1: Corsair Vengeance Performance 16GB DDR3L there is also wanting to use a ram disk, or Virtual Machine ciao Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pav500 Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 Is it worth getting 16 over 8? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DivineAura Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 Been planning to get 16GB RAM so I can disable pagefile and set up Primo Cache or RAMDisk.Now I'm just wondering if 16GB RAM operates at 1333MHz or 1600MHz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronnie76 Posted July 4, 2014 Share Posted July 4, 2014 It is possible with 1333MHz Ram Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NforceRaid Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 It is possible with 1333MHz Ram 16GB HyperX 1600Mhz Ram, and all my works without problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigben619 Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 from what I read, it is possible but they can't be 1600 mhz. Again, I only read it, I haven't experienced it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NforceRaid Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 from what I read, it is possible but they can't be 1600 mhz. Again, I only read it, I haven't experienced it ciao Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigben619 Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 The post I read was that it supports single channel 16 gb 1333 mhz and dual channel 16 gb 1600 mhz. Now thanks to NforceRaid I'm sure it works. Makes sense though, the processor is only 2 gen old, so it should have the support to it. I always wondered though, does it make a big difference NforceRaid (not the capacity, mhz rate) ? Theoretically higher frequency should mean that is works faster but can you see any differences? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacey2911 Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 I couldn't see there being any problem running 16GB, i think the limitations would be more physical then anything, if any. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NforceRaid Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 The post I read was that it supports single channel 16 gb 1333 mhz and dual channel 16 gb 1600 mhz. Now thanks to NforceRaid I'm sure it works. Makes sense though, the processor is only 2 gen old, so it should have the support to it. I always wondered though, does it make a big difference NforceRaid (not the capacity, mhz rate) ? Theoretically higher frequency should mean that is works faster but can you see any differences? 16gb of ram 4gb I have used for the ramdisk (Dataram), and believe me the difference is apparent. 1333 to 1600 there is not much difference, but if the 1600 has a good price, why not? ciao Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edawg Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 yes 16gb will work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeLLs Posted July 12, 2014 Share Posted July 12, 2014 you can up at 32Go with this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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