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    Dell e1705 ram question

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by ctrulock, Sep 28, 2006.

  1. ctrulock

    ctrulock Notebook Enthusiast

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    I just bought a dell e1705 (1.76ghz core duo proc fsb 533mhz, nvidia 7900gs go 256mb video card). When I ordered the ram I ordered the 667 mhz kind. I heard that if the ram speed does not match the proc fsb speed it is slower. My order shipped so I'm stuck. Am I in trouble?
     
    ctrulock, Sep 28, 2006
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  2. tano

    tano Notebook Guru

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    That's right in theory but in fact you rather difficult to recognise the differrence in speed between RAM bus 533 and 667
     
    tano, Sep 28, 2006
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    there is a difference, but is it noticeable? not really... i mean if you were to perform excruciating painstaking tests on the speed of your overall system to like the micron/s... then you might see it... but in everyday use there's no real difference...
     
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  4. Charles P. Jefferies

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    Even if the computer comes with 667MHz RAM, it will still run at 533MHz because your processor's Front-Side Bus only runs at 533MHz.

    I would not worry about the RAM speed, there's no noticable difference between 533MHz and 667MHz RAM. More RAM = better.
     
    Charles P. Jefferies, Sep 28, 2006
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