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    Can my Laptop Support DDR2-800 Mhz Ram ?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by zanderzone, Jul 17, 2009.

  1. zanderzone

    zanderzone Newbie

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    Hey guys

    Can my Laptop support 800 Mhz DDR-2 RAM ?

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    zanderzone, Jul 17, 2009
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  2. Andy

    Andy Notebook Prophet

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    Nope, it doesnt. You can install DDR2-800 RAM, but it'll downclock to DDR2-667.
     
    Andy, Jul 17, 2009
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  3. zanderzone

    zanderzone Newbie

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    Hi! Can you please explain me why doesn't it support 800 Mhz ?

    TIA
     
    zanderzone, Jul 17, 2009
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  4. ilikepie

    ilikepie Notebook Enthusiast

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    your chipset only accepts a maximum of ddr2-667
     
    ilikepie, Jul 17, 2009
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    TehSuigi Notebook Virtuoso

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    Limited by the chipset. Remember, the Front Side Bus and RAM can run at different frequencies.
     
    TehSuigi, Jul 17, 2009
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    garetjax NBR Freelance Reviewer NBR Reviewer

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    The chipset in your notebook is limited to supporting DDR2-667MHz SO-DIMM memory only. You could install DDR2-800MHz RAM in your notebook and it will work just fine. The catch is that your notebook will automatically down-clock your DDR-800MHZ memory to 667MHz speeds because that is the maximum speed that your chipset supports in laptop memory.
     
    garetjax, Jul 17, 2009
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    goofball Notebook Deity

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    don't worry about it either, dual channel DDR2-667 has more bandwidth than the 800FSB CPU requires.
     
    goofball, Jul 17, 2009
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    zanderzone Newbie

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    Thanks for the explanation friends. Appreciate it :)
     
    zanderzone, Jul 18, 2009
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