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    Anyone running Hyper-X memory at 1866 Mhz?

    Discussion in 'Alienware 14 and M14x' started by TitanGod, May 17, 2011.

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    I saw a guy with this ram in his sign but I can't remember his nickname... Anyway I think It's a good ram for the M14x but not sure if you'll see the difference between the 1600.
     
    Tsukurimashou, May 18, 2011
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    got mine last night. running at 1866 WEI 7.9 :)
     
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    i get 7.9 with the 1600 though :p. It will really help the igp. If you actually want to game just on that.
     
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    interesting, i didnt bother to check the WEI before the swap. had to double check CPU-Z and its definitely running at 1866.
     
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    lol i dont plan on gaming on the IGP, unless it minecraft ofcourse.. :p

    I'm only getting 7.7 on the stock memory.

    and i'm O/C'ed to like 102.2
     
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    its because it is higher latency than hyperx
     
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    HOw much does it cost ?
     
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    i payed 100$ for 8 gb 1600 mhz cat 9 lat ram they are selling the 1866 cat 11 for like 160$
     
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    For those wondering, if you bought the 8GB from Alienware, you will get a 7.8 on Windows Experience for Ram. I'm sure if I overclocked it, it would be 7.9 too.
     
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    The ones I posted before are not instock anywhere for some reason. Maybe there was a recall...

    Here are the ones that I believe people on here are getting..

    Newegg.com - Kingston HyperX 8GB (2 x 4GB) 204-Pin DDR3 SO-DIMM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Laptop Memory Model KHX1600C9S3K2/8GX

    - Cas 9 Lat @ 1600 Mhz (as opposed to 11 on the stock ram)
    - Supports XMP
    - $100.00 -___-
     
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    Yep that's the one I got...
     
    takeabyte, May 18, 2011
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    Newegg.com - Kingston HyperX 8GB (2 x 4GB) 204-Pin DDR3 SO-DIMM DDR3 1866 HyperX Plug n Play Laptop Memory Model KHX1866C11S3P1K2/8G
     
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    Yes it will work is it worth the 50% increase over the 1600 mhz Kingston that I do not know. Your going to be paying 50% more for maybe 15% performance which may not make a difference for any task, unless you plan on using the igp for gaming which is silly to spend that for this laptop.
     
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