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Aurora R10, cannot enable smart access memory
Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition R10
I've tried everything I thought of and looked up, updated bios ( bios looks old with none of the options to enable SAM)... my rig is linked here, am I able to have SAM on my PC....can't find a answer if my motherboard supports it....ANY KIND OF HELP IS MUCH APPRECIATED
Vanadiel
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April 23rd, 2023 12:00
Dell uses this support matrix from Nvidia to explain why it's not supported: Resizable BAR support
Now I can tell you first hand that a Ryzen 3000 CPU supports resizable BAR just fine, as I pulled my 3700X from my R10 board and put it in a retail board, and resizable bar worked just fine.
Now as to why it's not supported on an R10 with a Ryzen 3000 series CPU, is because of the AGESA version on those motherboards. Dell has never updated the microcode that is required to support resizable bar.
That is why it works on a 5000 series R10, because they have a more recent AGESA version.
I gave up on trying to find out why they cannot update the AGESA code on the 3000 series long time ago and switched to a retail board. I actually just updated the BIOS on my motherboard the other day, which also came with the latest AGESA code ComboV2PI 1208.
Vanadiel
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April 23rd, 2023 12:00
Just be aware the R10 use OEM motherboards and therefore a retail board does not directly fit into the case. You will need to "modify" the case to make it fit.
In my opinion, considering the airflow and cooling situation in the R10 case, a case upgrade should be considered.
Evonsky
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April 23rd, 2023 12:00
Welp on to new upgraded motherboard
Vanadiel
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April 23rd, 2023 12:00
Not supported on the R10 3000 series. I do believe it is supported on the R10 5000 series.
Evonsky
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April 23rd, 2023 12:00
https://www.extremetech.com/gaming/320548-amd-will-support-smart-access-memory-on-ryzen-3000-cpus-for-gaming#:~:text=When%20AMD%20announced%20its%20Ryzen,memory%20at%20any%20given%20time.
Saw this in a few different posts, as u can see my confusion lol
Evonsky
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April 23rd, 2023 12:00
Here is specs
Motherboard has no name just this: 0NWN7M :Version A00
Cpu: amd Ryzen 5 3500 6core
Gpu: Radeon Rx 5700xt 8gb
Bios version : Alienware 2.4.1