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    1066MHz FSB and 800MHz DDR

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by roberto_sc, Jul 26, 2009.

  1. roberto_sc

    roberto_sc Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hello

    Many notebooks with 1066MHz FSB comes with 800Mhz DDR2 memory.
    I heard a guy saying that they run at 1066MHz, is that true?

    So, what I need to know is whether there is a difference between a notebook with 1066 FSB and 800MHz DDR2 and a notebook with 1066 FSB and 1066MHz DDR2.


    Thanks
     
    roberto_sc, Jul 26, 2009
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  2. Commander Wolf

    Commander Wolf can i haz broadwell?

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    If the DDR2 memory is rated at 800MHz, it's not going to be running any faster than that, unless you somehow force it up there via memory overclocking, etc. As 99.99% (maybe even 100%) of laptops don't support such a thing, your DDR2 800MHz is almost certainly running at 800MHz.

    Assuming you've got one of these monster desktop-chipset laptops that do support 1066MHz memory, and you've got memory that's actually rated 1066MHz, you most likely won't notice any difference between that and 800MHz memory on the same machine. So it's really just a nominal difference in most cases.
     
    Commander Wolf, Jul 26, 2009
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  3. sgogeta4

    sgogeta4 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    There is no difference in any real life performance btw DDR2-800 and DDR2-1066.
     
    sgogeta4, Jul 26, 2009
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  4. Angelic

    Angelic Kickin' back :3

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    We need a sticky on this issue lol. So many questions about RAM speed. :rolleyes:
     
    Angelic, Jul 26, 2009
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  5. sgogeta4

    sgogeta4 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    I think it is in the sticky... the same questions keep coming up nonetheless every few weeks.
     
    sgogeta4, Jul 26, 2009
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