Question Optiplex 5440 MT max memory

[JerrywB]

I know spec sheets aren't always correct. I have a vostro 3550 laptop that says its max is 8gb, that I have running 16 gb(and windows 11) My question is the Optiplex 5440 MT sheet says it can only go to 16gb (for some reason I saw one for the SFF that said 32 gb) Can the 5440 take 32gb or has anyone tried?

 

[beyondlogic]

I know spec sheets aren't always correct. I have a vostro 3550 laptop that says its max is 8gb, that I have running 16 gb(and windows 11) My question is the Optiplex 5440 MT sheet says it can only go to 16gb (for some reason I saw one for the SFF that said 32 gb) Can the 5440 take 32gb or has anyone tried?

are you sure you got the mini tower name correct ?.

ive seen a Dell Optiplex 5040 MT but not what your descibing which each channel can have a max of 8gb so per slot

 

[JerrywB]

are you sure you got the mini tower name correct ?.

ive seen a Dell Optiplex 5040 MT but not what your descibing which each channel can have a max of 8gb so per slot

Yes 2 slots( 2x8gb) for a max of 16 is what I've read. for some reason it says the SFF can take more. https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000132428/dell-optiplex-memory-compatibility-guide or does it mean 4x4gb for 16gb in the MT?

 

[beyondlogic]

Yes 2 slots( 2x8gb) for a max of 16 is what I've read. for some reason it says the SFF can take more. https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000132428/dell-optiplex-memory-compatibility-guide

link doesnt work.

 

[JerrywB]

link doesnt work.

interesting. it works for me.

 

[beyondlogic]

interesting. it works for me.

ype	DDR3L
Speed	1600 MHz
Connectors	Four UDIMM slots
Memory module capacity	4 GB and 8 GB
Minimum memory	4 GB
Maximum memory	16 GB NOTE: Each UDIMM slot supports a minimum of 4 GB and a maximum of 8 GB.

both towers should support 32 im assuming this is a typo

since it even says minimum of 4gb and maximum per slot

 

[JerrywB]

ype	DDR3L
Speed	1600 MHz
Connectors	Four UDIMM slots
Memory module capacity	4 GB and 8 GB
Minimum memory	4 GB
Maximum memory	16 GB NOTE: Each UDIMM slot supports a minimum of 4 GB and a maximum of 8 GB.

both towers should support 32 im assuming this is a typo

since it even says minimum of 4gb and maximum per slot

thanks. That being on the Dell site, and it being a typo, had me wondering why the MT would go to less than the SFF

 

[beyondlogic]

thanks. That being on the Dell site, and it being a typo, had me wondering why the MT would go to less than the SFF

dell does alot of stupid things and alot of irritating things and are penny pinching on loads of stuff is why i tell anyone i am friends with to avoid dells machines period especially Alienware they started the proprietary psu crap and then lenovo copied and so on lol.

 

[JerrywB]

dell does alot of stupid things and alot of irritating things and are penny pinching on loads of stuff is why i tell anyone i am friends with to avoid dells machines period especially Alienware they started the proprietary psu crap and then lenovo copied and so on lol.

I have just purchased that 5040 mt on ebay for real cheap, just to piddle with. I enjoy upping memory, drives and whatever I can. Plus I have some old parts and Gpus I like to throw in them to see what kind of performance I can get out of cheap old computers. And it leaves me something to use if my main computer had something fail in it, while I wait for a part. Living in a very rural area has its drawbacks, but on the good side it helps give me a hobby lol.

 

[beyondlogic]

I have just purchased that 5040 mt on ebay for real cheap, just to piddle with. I enjoy upping memory, drives and whatever I can. Plus I have some old parts and Gpus I like to throw in them to see what kind of performance I can get out of cheap old computers. And it leaves me something to use if my main computer had something fail in it, while I wait for a part. Living in a very rural area has its drawbacks, but on the good side it helps give me a hobby lol.

the only draw back from old parts is legacy bios issues with gpu support some gpus are backwards compatible alot of the new gpus need the uefi bios

 

[JerrywB]

Just to close this out. Yes their sheet is wrong, and it does go to 32GB.
At 1st I didn't get anything with its built in graphics. I'm not sure why, but when I put in an old gtx 645 from another computer I had beside it, it booted and had a message about the memory changing along with 3 options. I picked go into bios and it showed the 32, but I didn't have any option to change it even if I had wanted to, only to exit, so I did, and now it boots fine.