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    Studio 1555 4GB to 8GB upgrade

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by JaykaySLO, Jul 10, 2009.

  1. JaykaySLO

    JaykaySLO Guest

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    I have been planning to upgrade the amount of memory, but as I read through Intel`s datasheet for the 945PM chipset, it supposedly only supports 4GB.

    Since Dell also offers an 8GB option, I am wondering whether they put a different chipset, eg 965 perhaps.

    Does anyone have an 8GB Studio 1555 to confirm my theory?
     
    JaykaySLO, Jul 10, 2009
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  2. Commander Wolf

    Commander Wolf can i haz broadwell?

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    The Studio 1555 has a 45-Series chipset; I don't know where you're getting this 945 figure... the 1555 will almost certainly support 8GB... if you can afford it :)
     
    Commander Wolf, Jul 10, 2009
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  3. JaykaySLO

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    holy your right! I most have forgotten it wrong then. its pm45 and yeah it supports 8gb. it will get much cheaper in about 6-12 months time.
    couple that with ddr3 and a new cpu.....thanks for the correction.
     
    JaykaySLO, Jul 10, 2009
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  4. Lew

    Lew Notebook Deity

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    You're going to put DDR3 into a Studio 1555? How? Does it have DDR2 and DDR3 memory sockets? I'm pretty sure they're incompatible with different numbers of pins?
     
    Lew, Jul 10, 2009
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  5. JaykaySLO

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    yes, destop modules have the same number of pins, whereas sodimms have 4 more...oh nevermind
     
    JaykaySLO, Jul 10, 2009
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  6. Mastershroom

    Mastershroom wat

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    The Studio 1555 has DDR2 200-pin slots. There is no way you will ever be able to get 204-pin DDR3 to work.
     
    Mastershroom, Jul 11, 2009
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  7. Fragilexx

    Fragilexx Get'cha head in the game

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    Agreed with Mastershroom, you can't put DDR3 RAM into your Studio 1555. Also, I'd be really suprised if the 4GB SODIMMs come down in price any time soon (by which I mean 6-12 months). Just because DDR3 is out, many many many machines still use DDR2; so the 4GB modules will likely not lose their value for some time to come.

    Besides, 4GB of RAM is loads anyway. Man, I still remember playing with a 286 that had no RAM, only 640k base memory, and I still got Battlechess running on it. Ho hum, those were the days.
     
    Fragilexx, Jul 11, 2009
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  8. ivanox1972

    ivanox1972 Notebook Consultant

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    Can I put 4GB 800 module in Studio 1735?
     
    ivanox1972, Jul 12, 2009
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  9. Mastershroom

    Mastershroom wat

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    You can, but it will only run at 667MHz.
     
    Mastershroom, Jul 12, 2009
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