RAM Upgrade to Dell XPS 8700

[joemal97]

Hi:

I need some advice. I want to upgrade my Dell XPS 8700 purchased in 2014 with 32GB of RAM. I have located the following RAM I would like to install:

The RAM appears to be non-ECC and unbuffered which is good. The only issue appears to be the latency. The latency on my existing RAM is CL11-11-11-28. The following has a latency of 9. Will these work:

HyperX Savage 32GB (4 x 8GB) DESKTOP MEMORY

CL9 DDR3 Memory HX316C9SRK4/32 240PIN UDIMM
Kit of 4 32 GB HX316C9SRK4/32
• DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)
• Timing 9-9-9
• CAS Latency 9
• Voltage 1.5V

My motherboard in a Dell manufactured Intel board OKWVT8.

Thanks for any help.

Regards,

Joe

 

[Math Geek]

crucial.com suggests 1.35v ram. considering you wish to populate all 4 slots, the lower voltage is what i'd suggest. often the higher 1.5v ram will work in 2 slots but causes problems with all sots used.

to be safe i'd stick with some 1.35v ram for this upgrade. here's crucial's page for the pc and what they suggest/sell
http://www.crucial.com/usa/en/compatible-upgrade-for/Dell/xps-8700

you can go to dell's site and put your service # into the support page and see what they have to say about it, but crucial is rarely wrong

 

[joemal97]

crucial.com suggests 1.35v ram. considering you wish to populate all 4 slots, the lower voltage is what i'd suggest. often the higher 1.5v ram will work in 2 slots but causes problems with all sots used.

to be safe i'd stick with some 1.35v ram for this upgrade. here's crucial's page for the pc and what they suggest/sell
http://www.crucial.com/usa/en/compatible-upgrade-for/Dell/xps-8700

you can go to dell's site and put your service # into the support page and see what they have to say about it, but crucial is rarely wrong

 

[joemal97]

Thanks Matt. Appreciate your thoughts. I have looked at Crucial . I understand your point, no mess, no hassle. The only issue is the price. I have a super deal on the HYPERX but they won't be worth the money if they don't work. Not being a computer geek, I a bit concerned about have to make BIOS changes for latency or voltage. Would definitely need some help if i headed down that road. Your advice gives me pause to move forward with the HyperX Savage.

 

[Math Geek]

you don't need to buy from crucial. i just trust their recommendations. not sure what you can get that kit for but here is a 2x8gb ddr3-1600 for $105

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/WQDzK8/gskill-memory-f31600c9d16gxll

2 of those is not that bad for the old stock.

 

[joemal97]

Thanks for taking the time to respond Matt. There are 4 x 8GB RAM modules for $120 for the HyperX. That's why I'm so interested. The price is great and I won't need to upgrade to the 19 for 2 years. These are used, not new, but in excellent shape. I currently have 4 x 4 GB of Dell stock RAM, but I need more RAM because of my musical studio.

 

[joemal97]

Just one more questions. The G. Skills Ripjaws are definitely good RAM. I didn't see the latency and voltage on the site. Do you know if these are CL11 and 1.35v. Thanks.

 

[Math Geek]

actually CL9 and yes it's 1.35v

left side of the page is the specs for it. they look good too. lots of heat spreaders n such back then from G Skills

 

[joemal97]

Thanks you very much. Appreciate your time and help.

 

[Math Geek]

no problem. enjoy the new ram 😀