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Topics started by .Z4x.

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.Z4x.
.Z4x.Insider
posted in Systems

Buyer Beware: 3200MHz nominal speeds may require XMP

When looking for a 64GB memory upgrade to my Razer Blade 15” Advanced (2021), I was naïvely assuming that _nominal speeds_ (i.e. those on the box or in the product description) were guaranteed defaults that may be further tuned with XMP to find the optimal timings automagically. Little did I know that my brand spanking new Blade didn't support XMP, or that the purchased upgrade kit didn't reach its nominal speed without XMP. When I reached out to support with my experience of these Ballistix running at 2666MHz instead of the advertised 3200MHz, they confirmed the first point and hinted at the second. This is the 64GB kit I used (and removed for return): I re-tested with the original modules: And, those do run at 3200MHz (albeit, only 32GB): If anyone has recommendations for a 64GB kit **confirmed** running at 3200MHz in a Blade 15 Advanced 2021 model, I'd love to hear!! UPDATE I can **confirm** that a Kingston Fury 64GB kit runs at 3200MHz in my Blade 15 Advanced 2021

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TurboTacho
2 years ago
.Z4x.
.Z4x.Insider
posted in Systems

Recommendation: 64GB kit @ 3200MHz for Blade 15 (2021)

UPDATE: as @dudepare01 correctly states, the actual performance depends on both the CAS latency and the RAM frequency, apparently inversely proportional to the former and directly proportional to the latter; so, simple math shows that CL16@2666MHz is actually FASTER than CL20@3200MHz... CL17@2933MHz beats the former as well. The actual percentages rounded to two decimals are: (2666/16) / (3200/20) = 104.14% (2933/17) / (2666/16) = 103.54% (2933/17) / (3200/20) = 107.83% So, fixating on 3200MHz while ignoring the CAS latency is a patently *bad* idea. To beat the CL17@2933MHz combo, CL18@3200MHz would be needed... -------- After my first misguided attempt, I'm looking for recommendations. Had I been more careful and read all the comments on the product page, I should've guessed that these Crucial Ballistix modules probably won't run at their advertised 3200MHz in the 2021 Blade 15 (with no XMP support). Now, I have first-hand proof... I'm considering this pair of Kingston Fury I

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D
2 years ago
.Z4x.
.Z4x.Insider
posted in Razer Support

Blade 15: change the default lighting effects?

No matter how I configure my LIGHTING EFFECTS, every time I log out or quit Razer Synapse/Central lighting returns to "Spectrum cycling". Obviously, I'd want _my choice_ to become the default. How do I make that happen?

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R
2 years ago
.Z4x.
.Z4x.Insider
posted in Systems

Intel 11th gen H-series released: your move

https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/compare.html?productIds=196655,197384 Razer? Where's my new Blade?

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D
3 years ago
.Z4x.
.Z4x.Insider
posted in Systems

Predictions for CES 2020?

Hmm... it's been awfully quite here of late... I guess everyone's getting ready for CES 2020. https://ces20.mapyourshow.com/8_0/floorplan/?hallID=D&selectedBooth=21000 What's in store from Razer? New concepts? Or an actual product? I'm still waiting for a non-mercury RTX Studio Blade Pro... ;^)

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K
4 years ago
.Z4x.
.Z4x.Insider
posted in Systems

Any hope for a non-mercury Studio Edition Blade?

I've had this in my shopping cart for a while (in the meantime, it went from 'Buy' to 'Notify me'), but I just cannot get myself to buy a mercury white laptop. Ideally, I'd prefer a 10th gen Intel part with all the Spectre and related flaws [supposedly] fixed, but the H-series have still not been released, and I'm tired of waiting; so, I _would_ actually click the button, if only the color were gunmetal gray or just ordinary black... BTW, this seems to be some sort of a brain-dead trend. Dell's Alienware 15m R2 is _also_ "Lunar White" **only**, if you want an OLED UHD display with an RTX 2080... I cannot fathom *why* they wouldn't apply the same OLED treatment to their "Dark side of the Moon" color scheme... (Of course, now Alienware is back where Razer was a few years ago with **soldered** RAM; so, the 15m is really a non-starter...)

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.Z4x.
4 years ago
.Z4x.
.Z4x.Insider
posted in Systems

First Intel 10th gen (10nm) mobile CPUs shipping to OEMs

Of course, these are only the Y and U series for now, but the latter is what makes the Stealth tick. I wonder how long it takes Razer to announce "the new" Stealth... (-; I'm also hoping that the H-series sees the light of day in a few weeks, as promised; AND, that Razer's Studio line will feature one of those bad boys instead of the i9880H that's currently listed on their Studio landing page...

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.Z4x.
4 years ago
.Z4x.
.Z4x.Insider
posted in Systems

Petition: PLEASE make the RTX Studio Blades in Black or Gunmetal

I'm a bit surprised that Razer news are all over the interwebs without a single *official* mention on Insider. https://www.windowscentral.com/razers-launches-beefy-blade-studio-edition-laptops-built-content-creators I've been waiting for something like this for years, *EXCEPT* that I'm not too fond of mercury white. I'd be surprised if I were the only one... Let's see where folk stand on this point. Hopefully, it's not too late to influence Razer to release their RTX Studio Edition Blades in at least *one* additional color besides mercury white. To be entirely honest, it's mostly the white keyboard that looks really odd (nothing professional or studio-inspired, if you ask me), the chassis I could live with if I had to. Worst case, I'd put a nice skin on the thing...

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4 years ago
.Z4x.
.Z4x.Insider
posted in Systems

Intel 9th gen mobile CPUs landing in Q2 2019?

According to Intel's announcement at CES 2019, Q2 is the landing zone. for their H-series chips (other than that "holiday 2019" sound pretty far). 11:20-11:45 in https://vimeo.com/intelpr/review/310012544/08a67480c3 Does anyone have a hunch if Q2 will be closer to April 1st or June 30th? I'd really like a new Blade Pro with one of these puppies, assuming Razer still makes them... Hmm... slowly, but surely things are moving in the right direction... https://www.anandtech.com/show/13969/intel-details-new-9th-gen-cpus-for-notebooks-9980hk-9300h

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.Z4x.
5 years ago

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