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    Have i been taken??

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Wildcat_LG, Mar 22, 2009.

  1. Wildcat_LG

    Wildcat_LG Notebook Enthusiast

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    i bought 2 2gb DDR2 (suppose to be 667mghz) memory modules.... i installed them then ran CPU-Z... it says my Dram frequency is 327-330 and max bandwidth is 333.... have i been taken?... shouldnt it be twice that?

    My laptop is a Toshiba Sat X205-s9349
    If i was taken would getting the faster ram modules increase my performance alot?
     
    Wildcat_LG, Mar 22, 2009
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    miner Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    No, thats the correct frequency for DDR2 667 memory.
     
    miner, Mar 22, 2009
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    It's fine. DDR2 means Double Data Rate 2. So the effective data rate is double the base data rate - 2*333 = 666, so you're getting just what you're supposed to be getting.
     
    Apollo13, Mar 22, 2009
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    ahhh ok... figured CPU-z would have compensated for that and showed the correct rate... appreciate the response...
     
    Wildcat_LG, Mar 22, 2009
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    It is showing the correct speed. The true clock speed is what CPU-Z shows you. DDR transfers 2 bits/cycle so it moves as much data as if it was twice the clock speed but it isn't truly running at 667mhz. Does that make sense?
     
    goofball, Mar 22, 2009
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