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    About to get M15... $400 for RAM?

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by Thimk, Dec 26, 2008.

  1. Thimk

    Thimk Notebook Consultant

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    I'm about to purchase an M15, but I can't justify $400 for 4GB of RAM. So what I plan on doing is ordering 1GB, and purchase 4GB of OCZ RAM for $80 at some computer shop and install it myself

    Would this be a wise decision? Or does alienware use some martian type of RAM that the charge a ridiculous amount for? Also, the RAM that ships with the PC is slower than the FSB. Would I have problems upgrading to 800mhz RAM to couple with the FSB of the T9300?
     
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    nerever_kuhn Notebook Consultant

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    yep its a perfectly wise decision .. a lot fo people do it! .. and sorry but you cant use a 800mhz ram, it will only downclock to 667mhz .. the chipset used by the m15x is getting pretty dated ..
     
    nerever_kuhn, Dec 26, 2008
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  3. Thimk

    Thimk Notebook Consultant

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    But the FSB of the CPU is 800mhz, surely it would work out no?
     
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    adyingwren Notebook Evangelist

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    nope. On the plus side, you can go get yourself 4GB x 2 ram since you're running at 667 speeds. Only get that if you have a 64 bit OS though.
     
    adyingwren, Dec 27, 2008
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    Thimk Notebook Consultant

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    Will the difference in performance be that substantial? 667 vs. 800?
     
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    whizzo Notebook Prophet

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    not noticable, no. some say you wouldn't even notice in synthetic benchmarks...
     
    whizzo, Dec 27, 2008
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