32GB of RAM is probably FAR more than I'll ever need for gaming, but since I finally splurged on a gaming rig, even if it was a middle-of-the-road model, I wanted to have every possible thing supped up. The RAM was the last thing to cross off that list after SSD storage and boot drives.
The biggest issue with upgrading my RAM was one of compatibility. Not a lot of information existed for my particular model of computer, the new Dell G7 7590 (the 2019 edition). As this RAM uses XMP profiles, not every motherboard supports it. Also not helping matters was the fact that XMP options aren't listed in my system's BIOS (as far as I can tell), so theoretically it could work, but a lot of the information that did exist skewed toward it not working.
Thus, buying this was an expensive experiment. Before I get any further, I'll give my reasons for buying this particular RAM: it's made by Kingston, the manufacturer of the stock RAM that came with my computer (Dell uses RAM from many manufacturers, I think, so yours might differ) and I wanted it to be an upgrade in more than just capacity. That CAS latency of 15 looked pretty good to me (improvement from CL19).
Results: plug and play. Worked like a charm. My computer booted fine and recognized the increased capacity at the max bandwidth allowed by system (2667MHz). Screenshots provided from CPU-Z for reference. (note: I am running BIOS version 1.6, I don't know if this will work in the stock BIOS which I think is either 1.3 or 1.3.1)
Verdict: great upgrade and confirmed by this guy to work in a G7 7590. No issues to report as of yet, but I don't expect any.
| RAM | 8 GB DDR4 |
|---|---|
| Memory Speed | 3200 MHz |
