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XPS 8930, 64GB Crucial Ballistix RGB 3200MHz?
Hello I have a XPS Special Edition Desktop with the Dell 0T2HR0 Ver. AO1 Motherboard. It says it Expandable to 64GB of RAM. I was wanting to expand to that 64gb But I can find information on the max speed the motherboard supports. I searched the Forums and saw that Crucial Ram is suggested because of the SPD speed profile so I was looking at the Crucial Ballistix RGB 3200MHz. But I want to make sure my motherboard supports that speed and is all Crucial Memory set to SPD no matter the speed or are there XMP profiles mixed into their brand? Can anyone help?
Vic384
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February 8th, 2021 04:00
@EphinCrazee If my search resulted in the correct results, it appears that that motherboard is used in the XPS 8930. The Setup and Specifications for the XPS 8930 state that the PC supports 2666 MHz memory if the CPU is an i5/i7/i7k or 2333 MHz if the CPU is an i3. You could use Crucial Ballistix RGB 3200MHz but you will be paying more than you need to because you will not be able to use the extra speed. Here are my search results from Crucial.
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February 8th, 2021 05:00
having the name crucial on it does NOT mean its compatible
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_Yt4vSZKVk
installing faster ram will not make your system faster.
mixing speed and rank and vendor is NOT recommended and NOT supported.
Crucial will not allow you to return it if its not the EXACT model that they specify compatible.
16 gig modules are VERY expensive.
https://www.crucial.com/memory/ddr4/blm2k16g44c19u4bl/ct18952215
T2HR0 is an XPS 8930
https://www.crucial.com/compatible-upgrade-for/dell/xps-8930
https://www.crucial.com/memory/ddr4/ct2k16g4dfra266/ct18794473
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February 9th, 2021 06:00
My experience with crucial memory and my XPS8910 (I7 cpu) was a positive one - I replaced both memory sticks with standard 16gb 3200mhz (do not mix and match brands and speeds) and my system ran at 3200mhz (verified in bios, cpuz & task manager) even though Dell specs stated 2133mhz was max speed. So I would assume if you filled all 4 slots with 16gb 3200mhz crucial memory you should get your 64gb with the same results.