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    Faster Ram (667) =Less Battery time?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by stjoeben, Apr 25, 2006.

  1. stjoeben

    stjoeben Notebook Enthusiast

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    Would upgrading to 667mhz give me more battery drain? I would think so but not sure if it would be signifigant> Also wouldn't two ram sticks cause more battery drain than one ? Just wondering out loud but i don't remember having these issues addressed. Anyone notice any difference since any recent ram upgrade?
     
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    I would think that if you have more RAM, you are accessing your HD less for virtual memory and it would actually save battery time.
     
    titaniummd, Apr 26, 2006
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    Knifes Notebook Geek

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    If you're talking about DRR2 533 to DRR2 667; a stick of either 533 or 667 takes up 1.8V (according to newegg). So hence two sticks of ram would take up 3.6V. I would kinda believe that the 2 sticks of ram would consume more power, but the difference is not really worth measuring. If you really want to nickpick your battery usage, try undervolting/lower your brightness level.
     
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    kool thanks for responding, i was just wondering
     
    stjoeben, Apr 26, 2006
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    Wrong its not the Volts is the Amps or in this case Mah..how much does a stick of ram use per hour?
     
    Leykis1o1, Apr 26, 2006
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