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    Ram Query

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Congi, Oct 23, 2007.

  1. Congi

    Congi Newbie

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    I wanted to updrade my laptop to 2 gig (currently 1 gig) so I purchased a samsung pc5300 ddr2 667 1 gig module.
    When I opened the back it had no spare slots and so I had to replace both.
    I then purchased what i thought was the same gig of ram but after viewing the ebay details it seems to be different...
    samsung pc 5400 ddr2 667 1 gig.
    Is their any difference because I'm aware that this number is rounded up and down by various manufacturers but its the same complany - samsung
    do you think these chips will be compatable?

    Cheers

    Congi
     
    Congi, Oct 23, 2007
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  2. adinu

    adinu I pwn teh n00bs.

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    Yes, you said it yourself, the numbers are skewed by different manufacturers. But in the end, they are exactly the same.
     
    adinu, Oct 23, 2007
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  3. Congi

    Congi Newbie

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    Cheers for the quick response.
    I feel an idiot as the 5400 was about £10 more expensive (about the same price I paid originally for the 5300)
    But just as long as they work.
     
    Congi, Oct 23, 2007
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  4. prashanthm

    prashanthm Notebook Consultant

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    5400 is just a number and is a marketing gimmick. They claim that they test it at a higher frequency of 675 MHz (instead of 667 MHz) and claim that the overall bandwidth to be of 5400, which can never be true in practical sense because the motherboard will not run the memory at more than 667 MHz.
    So, in reality the bandwidth available for your memory is 5336 irrespective of what number (5300 or 5400) the manufacturer claims it to be....

    Rep me if this info helped you....
     
    prashanthm, Oct 24, 2007
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  5. Hiker

    Hiker Notebook Deity

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    Maybe it's just me but, do you really think it's necessary to ask for reps? And then to have the same request in your sig... :rolleyes: You'll get 'em.
     
    Hiker, Oct 24, 2007
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  6. nizzy1115

    nizzy1115 Notebook Prophet

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    whats the big deal about rep? will people look back 10 years from now and think, "boy, im so glad i gained so much rep on notebookreview.com, i think i can put it on my resume!"...seriously, why is it so important?
     
    nizzy1115, Oct 24, 2007
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  7. Johnny T

    Johnny T Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    lol...people will rep you when they want to... :p
     
    Johnny T, Oct 24, 2007
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    powerpack Notebook Prophet

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    I repped him. Can't blame a guy for trying, but I do get the point, Ha Ha. And it was a complete answer.
     
    powerpack, Oct 24, 2007
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  9. prashanthm

    prashanthm Notebook Consultant

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    Hey! sorry for the confusion.... :eek: I couldn't get the hang of this....

    First I had submitted that post and then i thought why should i type it everytime, why couldn't i put it in my siggy and then went ahead and included it in my sig, but the stupid thing is that the signature updates with my current signature for all my previous posts also, which i think is a bit confusing and stupid.....

    hhhmmm, as for what i will do with the reps, nothing..... :D
     
    prashanthm, Oct 25, 2007
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