Will M15x support this memory?

I don't want to pay for Alienware's overpriced RAM so I'm ordering with 1 gig and planning to get my own ram. Does anybody know if the M15x would have any problem running this memory? : http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3582354&CatId=1726

Thank in advance!

 

No it won't, that's what I got.

EDIT: Actually, i got the 667 MHz model since the 800 will get forced down to 667.

 

Do not buy 800 MHz memory. Buy 667.

 

I bought 800 Mhz memory at newegg because the price of the two speeds (667 and 800) were the same price. Memory works great so far no problems. (It was OCZ Technology Memory)

 

Alright, so I suppose this is the RAM I should get?

http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3175958&CatId=1726

 

you can get ddr2 667 with better timings for cheaper, those OCZ are 5-5-5-15, you can get 4-4-4-12's cheaper and its faster. Look at the ones im getting for my m15x.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231154

 

I can tell by the .ca link that he/she is Canadian. We can't really buy from NewEgg... Ends up being more in the end.

 

well he should still be able to find ram cheaper than that and with cl4, what sites are canadian friendly?

 

NCIX.com and tigerdirect.ca are the only two that I know of.

 

i tried looking on ncix and the search wont work nor does it have any link for ddr2 notebook memory

EDIT: based off what i have seen the ocz's are your best bet since your limited to those websites, what would it cost to buy the gskills is showed you from newegg?

 

Buy that RAM from NCIX. It comes to 108 CAD after shipping and taxes, and downclocks to 667 with 4-4-4-12 timings. That's what I got and I'm darn happy I did.

It was a pleasant surprise to check the timings in CPU-Z and see 4-4-4-12.

Edit: Wupz, Buy the 800Mhz stuff. It'll downclock to 667 and get 4-4-4-12 timings in the process...is what I meant.

 

Why does the ram get forced down to 667mhz? I just bought some ddr2 800mhz (2 x 2gb kit OCZ) and cpu z says it's running at 667. I remember specifically seeing that part of the supported memory for this laptop was ddr2 800mhz.

How can I "overclock it" back up to what it's SUPPOSED to be?

 

where? post a link...
you can not overclock unless you try a program like nVidia xxx (i forget the name right off)
as far as why it downclocks....simple. similar in nature to trying to put more water in a gallon jug then will fit.
the mobo supports 667, not 800, thus it reduces the mhz to fit.

 

I never quite understand why it only supports 667...since the cpu is a newer ones @@" anyway since 800 works as well might as well get a 800 since they are the same price and you can swap it out for your future laptop...
though 800 is like old now...

 

limitations are the reason....
and as of this posting, everything is old now....remember, what is new today in the IT industry, is old tomorrow....

 

This computer is only a year old. My mom's one year old macbook supports ddr2 800mhz for crying out loud >__>

I can't believe I wasted some extra money on 800mhz when it doesn't even support it. Lamesauce.

 

cry more noob.

quite frankly, more mhz doesn't do you much good. even comparing DDR2 to DDR3 in terms of raw performance, there's little difference. the differences come with timings.... for DDR (the first ones) we saw lows of 2T... sometimes lower. now DDR2 is at 4T, which is probably some of the best they can expect to get.

Frankly, with all the bottlenecks to/from the RAM, the extra bandwidth doesn't do you any good.

Yes, it's a newer processor, but with the architecture of the Core2's, that makes absolutely no difference. the northbridge determines the capabilities of the RAM, since it houses the memory controller. the only systems so far that are entirely CPU dependant for memory speeds are Athlon 64's (I believe that's where they started) and newer, and Core i7's.

so go whine your AMD loving dribble elsewhere.

 

Do you feel special trying to insult someone over the internet?

I paid more for the higher performance ram. It may not make a difference to you but it does to me. I paid more, and I want only the best parts in my computer. When they say that it supports 800mhz ddr2 then I want 800mhz DDR2

 

can you post a linky?

 

*puts up 400lb flame shield*

uh....yeah. I'm a total and complete idiot. I guess it doesn't say that >___>

 

LOL

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