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    Dell Xps M170 Upgrade Memory to 2gb

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by yatusabes, May 11, 2007.

  1. yatusabes

    yatusabes Notebook Enthusiast

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    What memory reference I should be use to upgrade my laptop Dell XPS m170 to 2 GB?

    This memory could be have high performance at reasonable price.
     
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    mujtaba ZzzZzz Super Moderator

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    What is your current memory speed ?
    If you don't know, use CPU-Z to figure it out.
     
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    yatusabes Notebook Enthusiast

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    Memory ref. 200-pin DDR2 PC2-4200 533Mhz
     
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    mujtaba ZzzZzz Super Moderator

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    Well, if you have a free memory slot, I think get a DDR2-533/667 (whatever is cheaper because the dual-channel thing will underclock to DDR2-533).
    Corsair is a good brand to consider.
     
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    yatusabes, May 12, 2007
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    yatusabes Notebook Enthusiast

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    Do exist any problem if I buy a universal RAM memory or I have to buy especific memory from my laptop brand?
     
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    Metamorphical Good computer user

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    All of the memory you picked out would work just fine. Crucial, OCZ, and Kensington are all good brands. The crucial 2gig pack is a good deal.
     
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    yatusabes Notebook Enthusiast

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    Do exist any problem if I buy a universal RAM memory or I have to buy especific memory from my laptop brand?
     
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    Do exist any problem if I buy a universal RAM memory or I have to buy especific memory from my laptop brand?

    Im going to assume you mean the proper memory for your computer. There is no specific for your "brand" to say. Im sure there are exceptions but the m170 takes SODIMM DDR2 PC 5400 (667mhz) Not Dell memory, or anything special. As a rule of thumb it is nice to have 2 qualtiy stick from the same manufacturer at the same speed, but it isnt a requirement. If you want performance, dump your 533mhz stick and get the 2 667mhz sticks. You probably wont see much improvement from 1GB to 2GB of ram unless your doing some high end stuff (Multimedia/Graphic editing, CAD, etc.) or using Vista. But you may see some improvement stepping up from the 533 to 667. Again, it all depends on what your doing. I have 2 GB and I never go over 700mb of ram used except for in freebsd when compiling some really big things from binaries.

    http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/category/memory_config.asp is kind of a neat tool.

    PS RAM = Random Access Memory. Dont say RAM Memory (Random Access Memory Memory???) Kind of like ATM Machine or NIC Card.
     
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    yatusabes Notebook Enthusiast

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    What difference have between this memory Kingston 1GB 200-Pin DDR2 SO-DIMM Unbuffered DDR2 533 (PC2 4200) System Specific Memory For Dell and this Kingston 1GB 200-Pin DDR2 SO-DIMM DDR2 533 (PC2 4200) Notebook Memory Model KVR533D2S4/1G - Retail
     
    yatusabes, May 13, 2007
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    I don't understand why my laptop is dell xps m170 and I have motherboard Inspiron XPS GEN 2?

    The System Specific Memory must be Dell inspiron XPS Gen2 or XPS M170?
     
    yatusabes, May 13, 2007
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