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    A8Js: DDR2 667 (5300 or 5400)?

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by max_raid, Jan 16, 2007.

  1. max_raid

    max_raid Notebook Enthusiast

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    Howdy folks,

    I have an A8Js on order and I've been pricing out a few 1 gb sticks of ram. At Newegg they have two categories of DDR2 667 ram, PC2 5300 and PC2 5400. Does it matter which specific type of DDR2 667 I buy? Is there a benefit to buying the 5400 over the 5300?

    Thanks in advance.
     
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  2. stamar

    stamar Notebook Prophet

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    i got the 5400 and it works in dual channel

    but the 5300 will as well. theres no difference its the same thing
     
    stamar, Jan 16, 2007
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    max_raid Notebook Enthusiast

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    Which brand of ram did you buy, Stamar? Curious if I should go with a name brand or if it doesn't matter much.
     
    max_raid, Jan 16, 2007
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    daveyp225 Notebook Guru

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    They are the same thing? Whats with the difference in names then?
     
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  5. stamar

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    one company rounds up the other one rounds down.

    no difference in the brands as far as performance.

    Only possibly reliability.
    i got ocz
     
    stamar, Jan 16, 2007
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    They both the same.
    The bandwidth is actually at 5.333 GB/s, some manufacturer think the little diffrence of 0.033 GB/s counts so they mark it as PC5400.
     
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    daveyp225 Notebook Guru

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    Ah, kind of like some of the "1.3MP" cameras on phones that have actually 1.23 million pixels. That always annoyed me for some reason. Just out of spite, I won't buy the PC2-5400, lol.
     
    daveyp225, Jan 16, 2007
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