Ram Speed for Intel HM77

[-Denali-]

Has anyone tested 2133mhz ram on this chipset. I have an Alienware M17x R4, was going to upgrade the ram to 32gigs and seen that there was faster ram. It says in the specs that is only good for 1600mhz. Anyone have any luck with the faster ram?

 

[Prostar Computer]

The RAM speed is limited by the processor, specifically, not so much the chipset. You can look up your CPU model on Intel's site (ark.intel.com) and see what its memory controller will support.

If I recall correctly, the CPUs for this chipset will support up to 1600 - possibly 1866, if you have a high-end CPU. 2133 is not recommended; it may work, but anything faster than what the CPU supports will downclock to what the CPU supports, and it may even cause instability.