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    533mhz vs 667mhz in memory

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by daveh55, Jun 5, 2007.

  1. daveh55

    daveh55 Newbie

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    Hello all,
    I'm buying a new laptop, and was wondering if it's worth the 50 bucks to upgrade from 2gb of DDR2 SDRAM at 533mhz to 667mhz. Is the performance gain noticeable/worth the price?

    Thanks
     
    daveh55, Jun 5, 2007
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    fabarati Frorum Obfuscator

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    Not worth it. The increase in clock-frequensy is negated by slower latencies. So the performance difference is quite small.
     
    fabarati, Jun 5, 2007
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  3. Greg

    Greg Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    The only thing 667 has on the 533 in the performance department is memory bandwidth for continual access. If one program is a severe memory hog then you might might might see a small difference.

    So yeah, quantity before speed in this case.
     
    Greg, Jun 5, 2007
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  4. Gator

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    I have heard of low latency 667's coming out, it is worth checking out. You will probably pay a premium for those, but they will show significant improvement over the older 667 and 533's.
     
    Gator, Jun 5, 2007
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    if they come out soon that is.
     
    fabarati, Jun 5, 2007
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