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    ram Performance o xps M1530

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by darko1515, Jan 23, 2009.

  1. darko1515

    darko1515 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I have a XPS m1530, core 2 duo T5550 1,83 Ghz, 3gbram, 160 hdd, . I have a question . Isn't my score from my ram too low?
    DIMM1 Nanya 1Gb
    DIMM3 Samsung 2Gb
    DDr2 667 (333 Mhz)
     
    darko1515, Jan 23, 2009
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    mc1 Notebook Guru

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    you should get 4.8 or 4.9 in WEI, as you dont say what you get I cant tell you if it too low or high.
     
    mc1, Jan 23, 2009
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    darko1515 Notebook Enthusiast

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    what is WEI? from where can I look fot it?
     
    darko1515, Jan 23, 2009
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    Koer Notebook Deity

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    lol darko, okay, got to your computer - system properties - click on Windows Experience Index - Update my score, it should do some things then it will show your rating, anyways, all xps m1530 have the same RAM speed, so dont worry :D
     
    Koer, Jan 23, 2009
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    My score is 4.8 in WEI. I see that you have a T5550 which is running on 667 MHz FSB. You most likely wont see a increase in your RAM score unless you move to the 800MHz FSB family of processors...
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    ry6uf, Jan 23, 2009
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    pretty sure CPU doesnt matter, isnt the m1530 mobo chipset only capable of 333mhz/667 (doubled via ddr2)
     
    mc1, Jan 23, 2009
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    Thund3rball I dont know, I'm guessing

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    Is your Ram score too low for what? I have 3GB in my 1530 and the machine performs fantastically. My CPU is slightly better but you would not see any noticeable improvement between 667MHz and 800MHz even if your 1530 utilized 800MHz Ram. If you want to boost performance go Vista 64 bit and install 4GB Ram. You can also upgrade your CPU if you can find a good deal on something worth the trouble.
     
    Thund3rball, Jan 23, 2009
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    hmmm... I thought Dell BIOS always uses the specified RAM speed or the max chipset supported (667MHz) and by adjusting the DRAM:FSB ratio. I just assumed that if FSB increases with DRAM frequency remaining the same, more memory cycles could be completed in the same time frame and hence automatically increasing the WEI score for RAM performance....
     
    ry6uf, Jan 23, 2009
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