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    Well, Broadwell 13 just got slightly better

    Discussion in '2015+ Alienware 13 / 15 / 17' started by Game7a1, Mar 5, 2015.

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    http://www.notebookcheck.net/Intell...modules-for-Broadwell-notebooks.137492.0.html
    So yeah, Broadwell 13 (i5-5200u/i7-5500u) can have 32 GB of RAM. Albeit, it's at 1333MHz for now, but ehh. Not so sure if it'll work well with the Haswell-based laptops.
    If the Alpha gets updated to support Broadwell desktop CPUs, it could very well have 32 GB of RAM too, unlike the X51. But for a console, that's pointless.
     
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    If you give console game devs 32GB to work with they might find a legitimate use for it.
     
    Mr.Koala, Mar 6, 2015
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    This is nice to see. But 32Gb's of RAM is pointless with a PC that has a dual-core CPU.
     
    J.Dre, Mar 6, 2015
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    It's not pointless, a 2 core cpu running an application that needs more than 16gb will be faster than a 4 core cpu with not enough ram. It comes down to what you are using it for. For now it is pretty niche.
     
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    It's pointless for gaming. These are gaming PC's. (Surprise!)

    Still pretty pointless either way. A dual-core CPU is going to struggle supporting a ton of applications utilizing the full 32Gb's of RAM. But I suppose it does depend on what type.
     
    J.Dre, Mar 7, 2015
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    I use i7-4600U in my work laptop, and with a lot things open around the 12GB mark the whole thing starts to chock on a dual core low voltage processor. Where as my 16GB with 4 core desktop never had an issue, I actually need more RAM.

    32GB with a dual core U processor, useless for both applications and games.
     
    T2050, Mar 11, 2015
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