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    Memory Upgrade

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by gswan54, Jan 5, 2011.

  1. gswan54

    gswan54 Newbie

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    Presently I am using a dell inspiron 1420 laptop which has 2GB of DDR2 PC2 5300 memory modules. I want to upgrage to 4GB using DDR2 PC2 6400 modules. Will my computer recognise this type of memory.
     
    gswan54, Jan 5, 2011
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  2. Commander Wolf

    Commander Wolf can i haz broadwell?

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    They'll work... but they'll only run at PC5300 speeds; that's the best that your chipset can do.
     
    Commander Wolf, Jan 5, 2011
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  3. Tsunade_Hime

    Tsunade_Hime such bacon. wow

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    Yup to the above. The PC2-6400 modules will downclock to PC2-5300. Just make sure when you install the memory you run Memtest or another benchmarking tool to make sure it is stable.
     
    Tsunade_Hime, Jan 5, 2011
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