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    XPS M1330 Ram Question - Help me please

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by Vadimk, Mar 5, 2009.

  1. Vadimk

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    So I recently got my M1330 and 4GB of 800MHz ram. I noticed that the ram gets underclocked to 667MHz but on DELL'S Website -> http://configure.us.dell.com/dellst...=en&s=dhs&cs=19&kc=productdetails~xpsnb_m1330

    Dell shows that you can configure the laptop with 800MHz ram and that it is an upgrade. Why does this not work for me. Do they put in a different motherboard if you decide to configure it with 4-8GB 800MHz ram, or w/e?
     
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    Hep! sees beauty in everything

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    The M1330 uses a P965M chipset, which only supports memory up to 667MHz. The fact that Dell is selling 800MHz memory does not mean it will run at that speed.
     
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    So people would be paying like $600 extra for no performance (speed) increase but only extra ram?
     
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    That's correct.The cost difference (for someone like me, doing an aftermarket upgrade) between 4GB and 6GB of RAM is about 350 dollars though, because 4GB SO-DIMMs are so expensive.
     
    Hep!, Mar 5, 2009
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