ram upgrade dell

[wazza800]

hi,brought a dell xps one A2010 and want to upgrade ram on it .i have just done the cpu from a E6550 to a Q6600 and now want to get the best out of it with the max ram and speed, i currently have 4gb ddr2 332mhz in it,any info would be must appreicated

 

[MADVIU]

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[wazza800]

thanks for your help. is this what you need
system model dell xps a2010
bios mode legacy
windows system windows 10 enterprise 64 bit
processor intel core2 quad q6600 2.4gh,
system type x64 based pc
bios version '2.0.6;
smbios mode 2.5

 

[junkeymonkey]

if me I would use the ram configurators form memory companies like g-skill or corsaie knigston and get there guaranteed listed as compatible memory for your dell - that way its on them if its not or don't work


I guess this is your model ? that's kinda funny to look up and be correct

http://www.crucial.com/usa/en/compatible-upgrade-for/Dell/xps-one-20

https://www.kingston.com/us/memory/search?DeviceType=2&Mfr=DEL&Line=XPS&Model=42405

http://www.corsair.com/en-us/memory-finder

don't look like much to choose from

 

[wazza800]

okay will look into this tomorrow,

thank you for taking the time to help me .much appreicated.

cheers

 

[junkeymonkey]

just to add as well

''Product not tested for Windows 10 upgrade

Dell is not testing or developing Windows 10 drivers for this product. If you choose to upgrade, some features, applications, and connected devices may not work as expected''

http://www.dell.com/support/home/us/en/04/product-support/product/xps-one/drivers

then todays memory most of it may not work due to whats said here and why you need to be careful and use the memory manufactures compatibility list lot of them DO NOT make compatible memory for them older systems and will fail to work [why theres not much to choose from ]

http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-3032790/lga-775-motherboards-memory.html#17848493



if its working fine as is may best let a sleeping dog lie

 

[wazza800]

okay. will probably go for a good make (as you listed in post ) instead of some cheap knock-off

thanks again

 

[junkeymonkey]

what ever as long as you understand what said in that last toms link on using modern memory sticks in older platforms - it may come down to high and low density IC's used

and just a few stick today will work and hard to now find

 

[wazza800]

yes. might even see about taking into a local shop and see what they say as well about it and let them try the ram upgrades for me .cheers

 

[MADVIU]

if me I would use the ram configurators form memory companies like g-skill or corsaie knigston and get there guaranteed listed as compatible memory for your dell - that way its on them if its not or don't work


I guess this is your model ? that's kinda funny to look up and be correct

http://www.crucial.com/usa/en/compatible-upgrade-for/Dell/xps-one-20

https://www.kingston.com/us/memory/search?DeviceType=2&Mfr=DEL&Line=XPS&Model=42405

http://www.corsair.com/en-us/memory-finder

don't look like much to choose from

okay. will probably go for a good make (as you listed in post ) instead of some cheap knock-off

thanks again

Yeah, better way to go about it, I wasn't quite aware of those memory manufacturer websites, better you got to it faster than me... I'm so used to taking the long route...