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    RAM Upgrade, Lower WEI?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by tangch, Nov 29, 2008.

  1. tangch

    tangch Notebook Guru

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    I recently upgraded the installed 2GB RAM on my HP laptop to 4GB Crucial RAM. So I rerun the Windows Experience Index. It surprised me when it drops slightly from 5.0 to 4.9. Is it actually normal? Does it mean the new RAM is slower?
     
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    Althernai Notebook Virtuoso

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    You should check the frequencies of the RAM using CPU-Z or simply by examination of the module. However, it is quite possible that WEI is simply confused -- it is not a very good benchmark and should not be taken so seriously.
     
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    WEI is useless and shouldn't be paid any attention.
     
    Kevin, Nov 29, 2008
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    I run CPU-Z and found out the following screenshot:

    cpuz.jpg

    Interesting enough, the max. bandwidth is only 333 MHz. Shouldn't it be 667 MHz?
     
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    crappy explanation: ddr=double data rate and so 333MHz has 667 Million data transfers per second. linky
     
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    tangch Notebook Guru

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    How do I test whether the RAM is defective?
     
    tangch, Nov 29, 2008
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    Type in memory into the start menu, and you should see the first option will say Memory Diagnostics Tool. from
     
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    Your memory is fine. The system reads 4GB. Don't use WEI because the numbers mean absolutely nothing.
     
    sgogeta4, Nov 29, 2008
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