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    800 MHz RAM in m1530

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by SamRQ, Jun 19, 2008.

  1. SamRQ

    SamRQ Notebook Guru

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    Hi,
    i was browsing on tigerdirect.ca and i noticed that there was PC6400 DDR2 ram out for laptops running at 800MHz. Can my laptop (see sig) fully use this ram? (800MHz instead of 667MHz)

    Thanks,
    SamRQ

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    XPS M1530
    Intel Core 2 Duo T7500
    3GB DDR2 PC5400 Hyundai Electronics RAM at 667 MHz
    Nvidia 8600m GT
     
    SamRQ, Jun 19, 2008
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  2. Bowlerguy92

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    No, it will downclock it to 667 mhz.
     
    Bowlerguy92, Jun 19, 2008
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  3. Johnny T

    Johnny T Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Nope, it will automatically downclock to 667mhz. :)

    EDIT: Dang! Half a sec too slow lol.
     
    Johnny T, Jun 19, 2008
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  4. The_Observer

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    It will downclock.
     
    The_Observer, Jun 19, 2008
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  5. SamRQ

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    Thanks, are there any laptops that can use 800Mhz ram at the moment?
     
    SamRQ, Jun 19, 2008
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  6. Greg

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    Due to increased latencies, 800MHz RAM is just as fast/slow as 667MHz RAM. So even laptops that use it (none from Intel, and Intel currently has more powerful chips too)...
     
    Greg, Jun 19, 2008
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