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    Haswell & fast RAM

    Discussion in 'MSI' started by domi1711, Aug 21, 2013.

  1. domi1711

    domi1711 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi!

    Is it true that Haswell only supports DDR3L RAM (1.35 V)?
    Better said: will Haswell support EVERY DDR3L Stick: 1600, 1866, 2133 MHz (if they exist ^^)?


    I tested already with my GT 70 20D:
    Corsair Vengeance 1600 Mhz 1.5V and it didnt work. My friends Alienware 14 didnt take that RAM too.

    Today i ordered 16 GB Crucial Ballistix 1866MHz 1.35V RAM (CL10 !!! :D ) and i will try it as soon as it arrives. The Crucial Homepage guarantees the compitability with the GT70 ;) Here the Link: BLS2C8G3N18AES4CEU - 16GB kit (8GBx2), Ballistix 204-pin SODIMM , DDR3 PC3-14900 from Crucial.com

    I ordered some Kingston HyperX PNP LoVo 1866MHz too and i will compare these 2 in Benchmarks once they arrive. And of course i will share the info with you!

    best regards,
    Dominik

    edit: theres also 1866MHz G.Skill RAM: G.Skill RipJaws SO-DIMM Kit 16GB, DDR3L-1866, CL10-10-10-32
    it has slightly worse timings compared to the Crucial, but its not available where i live, so i cant test it....maybe some other maniac from the forum wants to? :D
     
    domi1711, Aug 21, 2013
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  2. Prostar Computer

    Prostar Computer Company Representative

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    According to Intel's site, they only list support for DDR3L. I suppose trial and error will let us know the final verdict. :)
     
    Prostar Computer, Aug 22, 2013
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    I can say that I have also tried Corsair Vengeance 1600 Mhz 1.5V 8GB X 2 and they worked just fine. However the speed windows score was decreased to 7.9 compared to what shows now (8.2). Other then that, I did not see any performance difference (slower or faster), but they worked just fine... I am surprised to see that was not the case with your machine. And yes, I am talking about MSI GT60 2OD :)
     
    juliant, Aug 22, 2013
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    1.5V ram will run if it can cope with 1.35V, haswell notebooks will always put 1.35V through the mem.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Aug 24, 2013
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    Thanks for the input!
     
    domi1711, Aug 25, 2013
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    kolias, Oct 20, 2013
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    All will perform around the same, just go for the cheapest at the size you need.

    The Gskill 2x4GB kit is cheaper than the corsair kit.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Oct 20, 2013
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