12-16 GB ram in an Alienware M15x?

[JohnnyFlash]

Originally Posted by Gr8gorilla

actually they are Corsair and it is an advertised special being run right now. I plan on picking up two next week.

Also my dvd drive failed in my mx15 and instead of replacing it, I think I am going to put an ssd in the bay. The same place has OCZ 120GB Agility 3 drive for 129.99. Might be the best 270.00 bucks I could spend right now.....

Put the SSD in the main slot and the HDD in the optical bay. The bay isn't Sata II.

[Gr8gorilla]

Originally Posted by JohnnyFlash

Put the SSD in the main slot and the HDD in the optical bay. The bay isn't Sata II.

Thanks, I actually just came here to look so that I could figure out what SSD I should buy. I was going to look at the MB specs to figure out the speeds of everything so I could not waste money on a drive that was outperforming my MB...etc.

[alvinkhorfire]

Is it the right time now to purchase 2 sticks of 8 GB RAM modules? Or, should I wait till a few months later as the price of 8 GB RAM module will keep on decreasing?

Well, I already have 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) in my laptop, thus am in no rush to obtain additional 8 GB. That is why I would wait for the time when the price of 8 GB RAM module is at its lowest, before buying two of them.

Thank you for the advice.

[Gr8gorilla]

Originally Posted by alvinkhorfire

Is it the right time now to purchase 2 sticks of 8 GB RAM modules? Or, should I wait till a few months later as the price of 8 GB RAM module will keep on decreasing?

Well, I already have 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) in my laptop, thus am in no rush to obtain additional 8 GB. That is why I would wait for the time when the price of 8 GB RAM module is at its lowest, before buying two of them.

Thank you for the advice.

I got lucky, Yesterday Fry's had Corsair 8GB 204pin SO DIMMS DDR3 1333 - x2 for 109.99. That was certainly the time to buy. I also picked up a Corsair Force 3 180GB SSD for 189.99 after mail in rebate.

I went with the corsair because the drive bay is only SATA 2 and even though the force 3 uses asynchronous memory and performs at a lower speed than an OCZ, the SATA2 limitation means that the OCZ wouldn't be any faster in an m15x anyway.

So, I say if you can get the ram for cheap like I did, NOW is the time to buy!!!

[Mexic00ls]

Originally Posted by Gr8gorilla

I got lucky, Yesterday Fry's had Corsair 8GB 204pin SO DIMMS DDR3 1333 - x2 for 109.99.

thats what i paid for them a month ago, after rebate

[Gr8gorilla]

Originally Posted by Mexic00ls

thats what i paid for them a month ago, after rebate

I looked all over the web and the best price I could find was about 89.99 per 8gb module. The Fryes deal, during the 2 day sale was 54.99 per 8gb module, so the total price for 16gb of ram was 109.99 plus tax. I couldn't pass that up. The corsair ssd was only 189.99 after mail-in rebate. So a little over 300 for the entire upgrade.

[otosan]

So this actually work? Good! The shop near my place just start selling the 16Gb Kit for $130

will get mine soon and report here also..

[spidert622]

Does 16gb 1600mhz work? I am doubting that it will, but if it does that would be amazing. BTW using i7 740qm.

[King of Interns]

Do people find 16GB helps general performance?

[Mexic00ls]

no not in general performance really the only place that i use constantly that i have noticed any difference is in autocad