LordSmooth
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Hi, I recently purchased an x51 R2 Alienware with an Intel Core i5 4440 processor (3.1Ghz, Haswell) holding 8GB Ram.
I upgraded the 2x4GB of ram with 2x8GB ram (KHX1600C10D3B1k2/16G) (16GB DDR3 1600 CL 10 240-pin).
The Alienware Bios and 3dMark show that the memory is only running at 1333 mhz instead of the stated 1600 mhz.
I know that Dell does not officially support 16GB for this Haswell model. But there has got to be a way to get this memory running at the correct speed without damaging the computer, right? Or am I stuck at 1333 mhz?
I see no options in the Alienware A04 to adjust the memory settings. Perhaps the Intel XTU extreme tuning utility would help? But this is not a machine for overclocking -- I don't want to destroy it.
Thanks.
I upgraded the 2x4GB of ram with 2x8GB ram (KHX1600C10D3B1k2/16G) (16GB DDR3 1600 CL 10 240-pin).
The Alienware Bios and 3dMark show that the memory is only running at 1333 mhz instead of the stated 1600 mhz.
I know that Dell does not officially support 16GB for this Haswell model. But there has got to be a way to get this memory running at the correct speed without damaging the computer, right? Or am I stuck at 1333 mhz?
I see no options in the Alienware A04 to adjust the memory settings. Perhaps the Intel XTU extreme tuning utility would help? But this is not a machine for overclocking -- I don't want to destroy it.
Thanks.