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    RAM upgrade help

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by JamesTBrewer, Sep 3, 2011.

  1. JamesTBrewer

    JamesTBrewer Notebook Guru

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    Its been a while since I've done any kind of PC building so I don't know if FSB is all that important anymore, so I'm asking for your help.

    I have a Lenovo T400 with a T9400 C2D that has 1066 MHz FSB. I want to max out the RAM. This laptop has to last me a while so I want to squeeze every ounce of power out of it. Should I get PC3-10600 or PC3-8500 RAM, or does it even matter?

    Browsing newegg shows most of the ram listed has a CAS latency of 9, but a few are 7, is that a more important spec?
     
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    Thanks, the crucial site lists both PC3-10600 and PC3-8500, I am wondering if one is a better choice than the other performance wise.
     
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    The faster PC10600 memory would seem to be the better choice.
     
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