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    Does RAM company really not matter?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Fewmets, Oct 19, 2007.

  1. Fewmets

    Fewmets Notebook Consultant

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    Fewmets, Oct 19, 2007
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    Xonar Notebook Deity

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    All of those should be fine although I haven't heard much of PNY, but usually the company doesn't matter.

    Paying $50 more for 800mhz ram is ridiculous because you wont even see a large enough increase in performance to say "My $50 was well worth it" the fact that it is 4gb will please your needs of an increased performance.

    To put all 4gb's of RAM to use remember to have a x64 O.S.
     
    Xonar, Oct 19, 2007
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  3. Greg

    Greg Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    800MHz RAM is not worth it...especially since most laptops only support up to 667MHz.
     
    Greg, Oct 19, 2007
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    I'm doing the some thing...what is O.S? Does Inspiron 1520 have x64?
     
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    I belive so; however, Dell only ships Vista in the 32-bit version. So yeah, I'm getting the 4 GB so that later on, when i upgrade to the 64-bit, I'll be fine. In addition, does the 64-bit not have issues with supporting antivirus software at this point?
     
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    Man, G-Skill only $159. Cheaper and cheaper these days.
     
    Lithus, Oct 19, 2007
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