LtcRobertCole Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 I have a Dell motherboard kit that upgrades a XPS 700 to a XPS 720. The memory from the XPS 700 (533MHz) wil not work with the XPS 720 mobo. Dell lists a memory kit consisting of matched 1024Mb Corsair 800MHz sticks that can be overclocked to match the 1066 front side bus speed. I didn't buy them because there was a rebate, and frankly I haven't had the greatest luck with Dell rebates, you get the rebate, but they tend to be slow. From NewEgg, I bought a Corsair matched set of Dominator CM2X1024-6400C4D memory sticks, version 1.2, lot # 07363303 and a Dominator AirFlow Xtreme Cooling System to install on the Dell XPS 720 mobo. I have 3 questions. (1) Is this the same model of memory that I would have gotten from Dell? (2) If not, what is the complete model number for the Dell supplied 2 Gb Corsair P2-6400 memory that will overclock to 1066 MHz? (3) If this is not the same memory that would have come from Dell, will the Dominator CM2X1024-6400C4D memory sticks, version 1.2 and Dominator Xtreme Cooling System still work with the factory overclock setting of 1066Mhz? Thank you in advance for your assistance in this matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted October 23, 2007 Corsair Employees Share Posted October 23, 2007 I would suggest getting the memory from DELL in this case, even the memory we make for them is not our standard part and would be built to their spec. So I would suggest just buying their modules to insure compatibility. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LtcRobertCole Posted October 23, 2007 Author Share Posted October 23, 2007 Ram Guy, Thanks for the quick response. If you don't believe it to be incredibly stupid, I am going to try the Dominator CM2X1024-6400C4D memory sticks, version 1.2 with the Dominator cooling fans first and start with 800MHZ. If that runs well, then I will try the toggle switch setting for 1066MHz and see what happens. If it doesn't work, I'll get the Dell spec 800MHz Dominators as they cost only $212 after rebate and are guaranteed to overclock to 1066. As a side note, I understand that all of the Version 1.x 6400C4D memory sticks are made using Micron D9 ICs. But I also heard that the Version 1.X was discontinued last year and replaced by Version 2.x using ProMos ICs. Yet the matched set I got from NewEgg showed they were manufactured in the 36th week of 07 with a lot # of 3303. Can you clarify that? Does my matched set really have Micron D9 ICs? Thank you in advance for your assistance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted October 23, 2007 Corsair Employees Share Posted October 23, 2007 I would not suggest it as these modules require a minimum of 2.1 Volts and that system will not let you set the voltage. Again Please just get the modules from DELL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LtcRobertCole Posted October 23, 2007 Author Share Posted October 23, 2007 Ram Guy, Thanks for the information. I guess when you have a Dell, you have to live by Dell rules. Bummer. But at least they were smart enough to use Corsair memory modules and I can still use the Xtreme cooling fan system! Again, thanks for your help and no need to respond. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted October 24, 2007 Corsair Employees Share Posted October 24, 2007 NP and please let me know if you have any more questions! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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