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    Alienware 15 R1 RAM upgrade

    Discussion in '2015+ Alienware 13 / 15 / 17' started by Walpurga, May 7, 2016.

  1. Walpurga

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    I'm thinking of upgrading the RAM on my Alienware 15 R1 with Windows 10 64bit from 8gb (4gb x 2) to 32gb (16gb x 2), would I run into any problems doing so? has anyone ever done that? since I don't recall having the option to upgrade to 32gb when I bought this laptop a few months ago, although now I see that the Alienware 15 R2 has the option to upgrade to 32gb ram, but that wouldn't be cost efficient.

    Here's the RAM that I'll be purchasing:

    http://www.amazon.com/Crucial-16GBx...462636555&sr=8-1&keywords=SODIMM+DDR3L+16gbx2

    Any tips are welcome, and thank you in advance.
     
    Walpurga, May 7, 2016
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  2. Game7a1

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    16 GB DDR3L SO-DIMMS do not work in Haswell-based laptops, so you won't be able to upgrade to 32 GB of RAM.
     
    Game7a1, May 7, 2016
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  3. Walpurga

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    Oh that's too bad, thanks for the advice, I'll be settling with 8gb x 2 then
     
    Walpurga, May 7, 2016
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