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    M1530 FSB / RAM Question

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by FireDK, Dec 10, 2008.

  1. FireDK

    FireDK Notebook Enthusiast

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    I have a feeling that this problem has already been discussed, but I just couldn't find such a thread...

    I am looking to buy a 2 x 2GB Dual Channel Kit for my Dell XPS M1530 and I'm not sure what frequencies are supported by the laptop. I see that my current RAM is DDR-667, but since the CPU FSB is 800 Mhz, could I also buy DDR-800 RAM. Would that work as it's intended or would it be forced to work at 667 MHz?

    Thank you.
     
    FireDK, Dec 10, 2008
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    X2P COOLING | NBR Super Mod

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    If you buy 800mhz ram it would just downclock to 667mhz
     
    X2P, Dec 10, 2008
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    That's what I was afraid of. I'll just stick to DDR-667 then. Thank you for your answer.
     
    FireDK, Dec 10, 2008
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    As its on a Santa Rosa platform, the chipset on the M1530 only supports DDR2 PC5300 (667mhz) RAM.

    You can read it on intels site...

    intel.com/products/notebook/chipsets/945gm/945gm-overview.htm

    hope this helps,

    Ash
     
    kal_ash_nikov, Dec 11, 2008
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