X51 R1 Memory upgrade 16gb?

[Jwmgt90]

Hey guys,

I have an X51 R1 with an i7-2600 with 8gb of RAM and upgraded to the R2 powerboard to run a gtx-970 and it works flawlessly.

I'm trying to figure out if I can run 16gb of ram with the i7-2600 or do I need to upgrade to the i7-3770 as stated by dell. Or will it just run at 1333 instead of 1600.

If so can somebody direct me to which memory chips I should be buying. I'm confused on this topic since I can't find any confirmed answers. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

 

[quicksilv3r]

max memory for i7-2600 is 32GB @ 1333mhz
yes u need upgrade to i7-3770 for 1600mhz but,
also the performance from 1333 to 1600, is un noticeable. stick with 1333 ram and get 2 sticks of 8GB for atotal of 16GB sys memory for noticeable performance.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00J8E910Y/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 dont worry about the 1866MHz on this it well scale down to your 1333 or higher.