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    RAM 800MHz & 667 MHz

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Lomaster, Apr 29, 2008.

  1. Lomaster

    Lomaster Notebook Geek

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    Hi everyone,

    I have HP Compaq 6710b with 1GB 800MHz ram module. Recently I got another 2GB 667MHz module and my question is:
    Will these two modules work together or not?
    or should I replace 1GB with 2GB?

    I'd appreciate any help
    Thanks
     
    Lomaster, Apr 29, 2008
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  2. powerpack

    powerpack Notebook Prophet

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    You can mix. Your RAM is already only running at 667Mhz as no Intel chipset supports 800Mhz RAM.
     
    powerpack, Apr 29, 2008
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  3. K-TRON

    K-TRON Hi, I'm Jimmy Diesel ^_^

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    I second what the almight pp said.
    Pretty much every intel chipset is limited to 667Mhz memory bandwidth.
    So even if you ran a cpu-z test on your memory it would pick it up as pc6400, but the timings and clocks will be of pc5300 memory.
    The upgrade will work fine.

    K-TRON
     
    K-TRON, Apr 29, 2008
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  4. Lomaster

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    Thank you guys for quick replies, I feel much better now :)
    Very much appreciated
     
    Lomaster, Apr 29, 2008
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