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March 21st, 2025 10:27
Tower Plus EBT2250, use retail Crucial DDR5 5600MT/s ram?
Can I use Crucial RAM 64GB Kit (2x32GB) DDR5 5600MT/s with the New Dell Tower Plus EBT2250 that have Intel Core Ultra 9 285K processor (24-Core, 76MB Total Cache, 3.7GHz to 5.7GHz)?
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DELL-Chris M
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March 21st, 2025 14:46
Unknown if any retail memory will work. Dell only tested/validated our shipping OEM memory.
The Dell Tower Plus EBT2250 sales site only shows 5200 MT/s.
The Dell Tower Plus EBT2250 Owner's Manual only shows 5200 MT/s.
* Our OEM 5600MHz ram will downclock to 5200MHz as per the sales site Tech Specs and the Owner's Manual page 18. Since retail ram is not tested/validated, Dell cannot know if any of it will work.
8D9M0 32GB DDR5, 5600MHz, 2R, Unbuffered, 288 pin, Dual Rank, Non-ECC, Non-Encrypted
Hynix HMCG88AGBUA
Micron MTC16C2085S1UC56BD1
Samsung M323R4GA3DB0-CWM/M323R4GA3EB0-CWM/M323R4GA3PB0-CWM
4N59R 16GB DDR5, 5600MHz, 1R, 2Gx64, Unbuffered, 288 pin, Single Rank, Non-ECC, Non-Encrypted
Adata AO2V56WCSV1-BH0S/AO2V56WCSV1-BH9S
Hynix HMCG78AGBUA
Kingston K4N59R-HYA-I/K4N59R-HYA-K/K4N59R-MID-I/K4N59R-MID-K
Micron MTC8C1084S1UC56BD1
Samsung M323R2GA3DB0-CWM/M323R2GA3EB0-CWM/M323R2GA3PB0-CWM
GDGT0 8GB DDR5, 5600MHz, 1R, Unbuffered, 288 pin, Single Rank, Non-ECC, Non-Encrypted
Adata AO2V56WC8W1-BH5S
Hynix HMCG66AGBUA
Kingston KGDGT0-HYA-I/KGDGT0-HYA-K/KGDGT0-MID-I/KGDGT0-MID-K
Micron MTC4C10163S1UC56BD1
Samsung M323R1GB4DB0-CWM/M323R1GB4PB0-CWM
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MNJohn
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April 5th, 2025 14:13
@Wesmosis finally got it resolved. Although pretty much every computer in the world is capable of using faster RAM than specs call for and simply drop back to the required speed, this Dell is not. The RAM needs to be EXACTLY 5200 MHz.
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MNJohn
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April 5th, 2025 14:30
@DELL-Chris M Sure.
Corsair Vengeance 64GB (2x32GB) DDR5-5200 PC5-41600 CL40 Dual Channel Desktop Memory Kit CMK64GX5M2B5200C40 - Black
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April 29th, 2025 03:48
In case anyone was interested, I can confirm that the Dell Tower Plus EBT2250 can support 96 GB of RAM. I just received the cards today, plugged them in, and they worked fine. Although I probably won't need 96 GB of RAM, during some intensive games the CPU temperatures did not heat up as much as when I had 64 GB RAM. This will probably be helpful to the longevity of the CPU so I've decided to keep them.
Corsair Vengeance DDR5 RAM 96GB (2x48GB) 5200MHz CL38 Intel XMP iCUE Compatible Computer Memory - Black (CMK96GX5M2B5200C38)
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May 14th, 2025 15:28
I went through a bunch of modules, and I can confirm that the Crucial CT2K32G56C46U5 kit works at 5600 no issues.
At the first time of the installation, the Dell screen just froze.
I had to unplug the power cord, press and hold the power button for 15 sec, power cord goes back, and the ram has worked flawlessly ever since.
Released one video on YT:Dell Tower Plus EBT2250
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May 17th, 2025 06:10
I feel that I need to update this thread and share what I've found. I originally bought the Corsair Vengeance 96 GB RAM cards (2 x 48 GB) that were advertised as 5200 MHz and they worked but in my BIOS it said that the speed was 4800 MHz. I then bought the same 96 GB Corsair Vengeance RAM card package (2 x 48 GB) that were advertised as 5600 MHZ and they worked too but in my BIOS it STILL said that the speed was 4800 MHz. I then bought the 96 GB Crucial RAM cards (2 x 48 GB) that were advertised as 5600 MHz and this time the BIOS indeed matched the advertised speed of 5600 MHz.
So I was able to get 96 GB of RAM with a speed of 5600 MHz into the Dell EBT2250. In case anyone was interested, these are the exact cards that I got: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C79RMMCL (This is not an affiliate link and I gain nothing from posting it, I'm just sharing info that worked for me). I hope this clears the air that the EBT2250 is capable of 96 GB of RAM with 5600 MHz speed.
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Wesmosis
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March 21st, 2025 18:24
@DELL-Chris M
Thank you Chris! Do you think If I use if will just clock down to 5200 MHz as it's the max the board can run at?
DELL-Chris M
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March 21st, 2025 18:51
@Wesmosis
That is how other Dell Desktops sometimes worked with non-OEM ram. But until a user buys the crucial and test, we cannot know for sure.
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March 21st, 2025 19:04
@DELL-Chris M
Makes sense, thanks!
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April 4th, 2025 16:40
I bought the Crucial DDR5 5600MT/s ram, 2 sticks of 32GB. It does not work, although Crucial said it would.
Then I bought Corsair Vengeance DDR5 5600MT/s, 2 sticks of 32 GB, which Micro Center said would work. It does not.
What EXACTLY do I need to purchase for RAM? This is very frustrating.
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April 4th, 2025 16:58
@MNJohn
Oh boy :(
DELL-Chris M
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April 5th, 2025 14:16
@MNJohn Did you reinstall our OEM 5200 MHz memory or did you remove it and install retail 5200 MHz memory?
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April 5th, 2025 14:19
@DELL-Chris M I removed the 16GB strip that came with the computer and replaced them with 2 32GB strips of Corsair Vengeance 5200. These work. 5600 does not work.
You may want to make an edit to your specs to clarify this. Every other computer that uses DDR5 allows you to use faster RAM, ie 5600 Mhz, and the computer will simply run the 5600 RAM at 5200. This Dell is different, for some reason.
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DELL-Chris M
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April 5th, 2025 14:23
@MNJohn For other users, can you provide a link to those retail 32GB memory sticks?
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April 20th, 2025 00:21
@MNJohn Thanks for posting this. How is your Dell Tower Plus running with the 64 GB RAM? In my case, I'm concerned about the 460W power supply that my package will be shipped with. Do those RAM cards take up any significant power?