I have the Dell xps 8300 [Amin Note: Service Tag Edited per TOU policy] and I am trying to upgrade from 2gbx4 sticks to 4gbx4 sticks ram. I have tried two different 16gb sets from crucial and corsair, last set Corsair XMS3 16GB (4x4GB) DDR3 1333MHz C9 Memory Kit (CMX16GX3M4A1333C9), the crucial set was 1666MHz. In each case my pc posts and the 16gb ram is recognized and diagnostics ran all hardware etc passed; however, windows starts to boot but freezes when the users icons show on the desktop and there was a buzzing sound from my speakers. I had to put the old ram back and do a system restore to get everything back to normal. The system repair would freeze when tried with the new ram. Both crucial and corsair web sites listed these rams as compatible and I have seen post by many xps8300 users, some with success orthers with this problem but I have not found any solutions. Only hint by one person suggested that this new ram is not the same as the old ram even though it has the same specs? Where can I get the correct older ram?
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