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Yes that sounds like a really good idea! Thanks very much :)

Ah I see, so it is still really a physical issue with bad case design and insufficent cooling. Ok no worries, thatnks for the advice. Looks like I'll have look into taking it in somwhere where they can do this for me, depending on the cost. It's not essential as i have had no performance issues...

I have just found this article here Turbo Boost which says the excessive loud fan noise on the XPS can be caused by the computer using Turbo Boost:- "The Loud fan noise is caused by the computer using Turbo Boost which boost your CPU Speed up to 4.3 to 4.7Ghz. The computer CPU cores are hitting...

Thanks, yes that seems like a simple and effective way to test it, I'll try that! Though it seems according to the net, such as in this article - Dell Noisey fans that many people with Dell XPS have had the same issue of the fans firing up and working excessively for no reason and have managed...

Firstly, apologies if i have posted this question in the wrong section, I wasn't too sure which forum category it should be in. I have a Dell XPS 8930 - Intel i7-9700 with a GeForce RTX 2060 & 16GB RAM. It's relatively newish, as I've had it for just a couple of years and it's a solid machine...

Thanks for the advice guys :) It looks like starting fresh with 2x16GB is the best option.

Yes thanks. I looked at the original ones i purchased that didnt work and they are the correct volts it seems which is odd. Perhaps as another user suggested it was because they were not sold as a 'kit'. These other two 2x16GB RAM 2x8GB RAMsuggested by Crucial also seem to fit the correct spec...

Oh yes, stupid of me! Here's the SPD data: SPD Thanks :)

Ah apologies! Thanks, here's the link CPU-Z RAM stats

I ran CPU-Z and it came up with these results which was interesting: CPU-Z Memory Scan Though I couldn't see anything about voltage on there, so still no wiser if the new memory I was going to aquire is suitable or not! The memory I was looking at was the following: 2x16GB RAM or 2x8GB RAM...

Cheers :)

Thanks will try this :)

Thanks, I suspected that might be the case. I found this 2x16GB RAM which according to crucial's website after typing in my current PC model and spec should work! Then again they said that about the ones that didnt! But this time as you suggested it would be a total replacement of course.

Ah I see! Yes of course, they wern't sold as a kit/pair, I'll bet that was the issue. Thanks very much :)

Thanks very much for that and the links. As another person pointed out, it seems the 2x8GB that I got were not part of a 'kit' hence why they probably didnt work!! I'm going to try and return the sticks to Amazon, hopefully they'll be accepted. After a system check Crucial website recommended...