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    E1505 ram upgrade help

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by batman19, Sep 16, 2007.

  1. batman19

    batman19 Notebook Guru

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    Hey i'm ready to upgrade my latop to 2 GB ram, but i do need some suggestion

    i'm running vista with my laptop with 2 512MB ram

    1. can i get one 1GB to make the ram total to 1.5GB

    2. I know there is diff speed for the ram 550Mhz and 667Mhz, which one do i need?

    3. What brand of ram is good for this laptop? and any good deal going on right now?

    thanks
     
    batman19, Sep 16, 2007
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  2. vespoli

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    1.) yes.
    2.) It's 533 and 667; you may use either--I'd get whatever's cheaper; not really a performance difference.
    3.) Any brand with lifetime warranty is good. Take a look at www.newegg.com

    200 PIN SODIMM is what you want.

    good luck
     
    vespoli, Sep 16, 2007
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    get 2gbs of 667mhz ram. it will be faster and not much more money.
     
    nizzy1115, Sep 16, 2007
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    I would recomend 2GB for Vista but yes you can run 1.5GB
    What is your FSB? I ask because E1505 listed 533 and 667. I your FSB is 553 no point in getting PC5300/5400 667Mhz RAM as it will run at 533Mhz. CPU-Z will give you that info.
    If you are going to use a 512MB stick you already have find out what speed it is and buy the same speed RAM. RAM brand does not really matter. Just buy from a good retailer and you should get a lifetime warranty. Check out RAM deals on this sight all have lifetime warranty.
     
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  5. batman19

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    thanks for all the help but what is FSB?
     
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    It means Front Side Bus. Wikipedia.org explains well.
     
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    ok thanks, how can i find out what FSB do i have on my latop?
     
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    You have a 667 MHz FSB, most likely--what CPU do you have?

    If you run 533 MHz memory, it will not make much difference because the CAS latency is lower.
     
    vespoli, Sep 16, 2007
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