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clouds computer is way too different to the aurora that i have (the aurora R2), must be a P2 or phobos
-now i know what it is, its a phobos

The Area 51 ALX R1 then? Been a while since I've had my hands on one myself, I used to drool over the old Alienware desktop cases years ago. 

Looks like if that's what he has, he'd have to go with 3x 4gb 1600mhz. MAYBE 1866mhz, but alot of people were unsuccessful with that setup. The chipset works perfectly with triple channel ram, but dual, not so much. Some wouldn't post, some would. Luck of the draw with that usually. He could try 8gb sticks, but there's a high chance the board wouldn't accept t since it was rated at 6gb @ 1866..

I say to just upgrade finally. Change out mobo and cpu to something a bit newer, only for a couple hundred. It's the best way to go if he's trying to keep up and would like more longevity guaranteed. 







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Area-51

* Three memory slots
* Matched memory modules installed in DIMM connectors 1/2/3
* To run in Tri-Channel mode (3 lanes), memory must be installed in multiples of 3
* Maximum memory 12GB
* A09 = For PC3-12800 and PC3-15000 XMP memory, go into the Bios and turn on XMP. Go into the Overvoltage Config and set QPI and Uncore voltage to +200mv. Leave everything else on Auto
* A10 = For PC3-12800 and PC3-15000 XMP memory, go into the Bios and turn off XMP. Then set the memory multiplier to 14, set Uncore to +200
* Dell Part numbers -
R1HVP 2GB, 1866MHZ PC3-15000, 256X64, XMP
YGWPH 4GB, 1600MHz PC3-12800, 512X64, XMP (Do NOT use with Gulftown processors 1G5M7, F3VGJ, XVN0Y)
0TDWJ 4GB, 1600MHz PC3-12800, 512x64, XMP 
0PV61 2GB, 1600MHZ PC3-12800, 256X64, XMP
5DX3Y 2GB, 1600MHZ PC3-12800, 256X64, XMP
P382H 4GB, 1333MHz PC3-10600, 512X64
1N7HK 2GB, 1333MHz PC3-10600, 128X64 
P223C 2GB, 1333MHz PC3-10600, 128X64 
N852H 4GB, 1066MHz PC3-8500, 512X64
Y996D 2GB, 1066MHz PC3-8500, 256X64
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