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Crucial Ballistix 3200 MHz DDR4 DRAM Laptop Gaming Memory Kit 32GB (16GBx2) CL16 - $100 AC

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Crucial Ballistix 3200 MHz DDR4 DRAM Laptop Gaming Memory Kit 32GB (16GBx2) CL16 - $100 AC
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Anonxxx
11-26-2021 at 11:30 PM.
11-26-2021 at 11:30 PM.
Is this a good or great deal? Broke right now so idk if I should jump on it lol

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fastlane9
11-27-2021 at 12:40 AM.
11-27-2021 at 12:40 AM.
Any idea if this is Dual Rank?
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richsd
11-27-2021 at 06:50 AM.
11-27-2021 at 06:50 AM.
Check the reviews on the Newegg product page, looks like XMP is needed for this memory to be able to run as intended. Sounds like a lot of laptops don't support XMP and then this memory only runs at 2666MHz. And the 1.35V vs 1.2V should adversely affect battery life. In my opinion, the CT2K16G4SFRA32A deal from yesterday works better, 1.2V and 3200MHz in standard laptops, just hoping those modules will be Dual Rank.
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BigRedCat
11-27-2021 at 06:58 AM.
11-27-2021 at 06:58 AM.
Quote from richsd :
Check the reviews on the Newegg product page, looks like XMP is needed for this memory to be able to run as intended. Sounds like a lot of laptops don't support XMP and then this memory only runs at 2666MHz. And the 1.35V vs 1.2V should adversely affect battery life. In my opinion, the CT2K16G4SFRA32A deal from yesterday works better, 1.2V and 3200MHz in standard laptops, just hoping those modules will be Dual Rank.
Jumped on that CT2K16G4SFRA32A deal yesterday, got it same day and already installed. Better timings than the stock RAM on my g15 advantage.
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richsd
11-27-2021 at 07:20 AM.
11-27-2021 at 07:20 AM.
Quote from BigRedCat :
Jumped on that CT2K16G4SFRA32A deal yesterday, got it same day and already installed. Better timings than the stock RAM on my g15 advantage.
Yeah the Crucials should be the good tRFC(ns) and tRFC timings. Are your CT2K16G4SFRA32A modules Single Rank or Dual Rank?
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BigRedCat
11-27-2021 at 07:34 AM.
11-27-2021 at 07:34 AM.
I got the single because the dual was oos. All things being equal I would have gotten dual, but my guess is it would have been a pretty minimal difference.
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richsd
11-27-2021 at 07:39 AM.
11-27-2021 at 07:39 AM.
Quote from BigRedCat :
I got the single because the dual was oos. All things being equal I would have gotten dual, but my guess is it would have been a pretty minimal difference.
Apparently CT2K16G4SFRA32A can be Single or Dual Rank, depending on what they had available at manufacture time, I guess. The CT2K16G4SFD832A is supposed to always be Dual Rank.
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BigRedCat
11-27-2021 at 07:46 AM.
11-27-2021 at 07:46 AM.
Quote from richsd :
Apparently CT2K16G4SFRA32A can be Single or Dual Rank, depending on what they had available at manufacture time, I guess. The CT2K16G4SFD832A is supposed to always be Dual Rank.
Interesting. What I bought didn't actually say, but I just assumed it was single. There is a separate option for the dual rank (that was what was oos) which I guess is the D832A.
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girijax
11-27-2021 at 07:46 AM.
11-27-2021 at 07:46 AM.
Did the coupon expire ?,. dont see a coupon in the product page.
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BigRedCat
11-27-2021 at 07:57 AM.
11-27-2021 at 07:57 AM.
Quote from richsd :
Apparently CT2K16G4SFRA32A can be Single or Dual Rank, depending on what they had available at manufacture time, I guess. The CT2K16G4SFD832A is supposed to always be Dual Rank.
Mine is dual rank btw. I just realized this explains why the physical appearance didn't match up with my expectation. I didn't consider it might actually be dual rank, I just assumed I didn't know as much about RAM as I thought I did.
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11-27-2021 at 11:27 AM.
11-27-2021 at 11:27 AM.
Quote from richsd :
Check the reviews on the Newegg product page, looks like XMP is needed for this memory to be able to run as intended. Sounds like a lot of laptops don't support XMP and then this memory only runs at 2666MHz. And the 1.35V vs 1.2V should adversely affect battery life. In my opinion, the CT2K16G4SFRA32A deal from yesterday works better, 1.2V and 3200MHz in standard laptops, just hoping those modules will be Dual Rank.
If a laptop does not support XMP, it won't boot with 2 sticks, only one stick works.
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stealth805
11-27-2021 at 12:26 PM.
11-27-2021 at 12:26 PM.
Quote from BigRedCat :
Mine is dual rank btw. I just realized this explains why the physical appearance didn't match up with my expectation. I didn't consider it might actually be dual rank, I just assumed I didn't know as much about RAM as I thought I did.
I have same laptop and bought the same ram yesterday. Amazon delivered at 6am this morning, popped it in and seems great so far. How can you tell if dual rank and what is best benchmarks to test performance?
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BigRedCat
11-27-2021 at 01:33 PM.
11-27-2021 at 01:33 PM.
Quote from stealth805 :
I have same laptop and bought the same ram yesterday. Amazon delivered at 6am this morning, popped it in and seems great so far. How can you tell if dual rank and what is best benchmarks to test performance?
For timings check this video https://youtu.be/8XCeAdFqsKg. My timings for stock vs new matched up with the ones Jarrod posted in the video. I used ZenTimings to check.

I didn't realize this when I installed mine but the sticker on the RAM should have a 1Rx(RAM size) or 2Rx(RAM size) to indicate single vs dual rank.
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girijax
11-27-2021 at 01:46 PM.
11-27-2021 at 01:46 PM.
Quote from stealth805 :
I have same laptop and bought the same ram yesterday. Amazon delivered at 6am this morning, popped it in and seems great so far. How can you tell if dual rank and what is best benchmarks to test performance?
i think there are 2 model #s

CT2K16G4SFRA32A
CT2K16G4SFDA32A
I think the R in the model# denotes single rank and the D represents the dual rank.
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