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    Upgrade RAM Vaio CR190E Core 2 Duo Processor T7100

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by i300e, Jan 4, 2008.

  1. i300e

    i300e Newbie

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    Hello,
    I would like to max out my RAM on my laptop which is a...

    Vaio CR-190E

    with
    Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T7100 (FSB is 800 i think and 1.8Ghz)
    already have a 1 GB samsung stick in one slot but it has a maximum of 2 GB per slot (2 slots) of DDR2 PC2-6400 or DDR2 PC2-5300 dual channel.
    Im also running Vista (32-bit I think)

    I am unsure of what type of speed I should go with either the DDR2 PC2-6400 or DDR2 PC2-5300 i know that the 6400 is faster but by how much? Also Im not sure with 4GB of ram should I need to get a 64-bit os to utalize all 4GB or is it ok to keep the one I have? I have a budget of about $120.

    Thanks
     
    i300e, Jan 4, 2008
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  2. adinu

    adinu I pwn teh n00bs.

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    Buy another 2gb pc5300 stick and be done with it. That will be by far the best configuration for you over the other options.
     
    adinu, Jan 4, 2008
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  3. powerpack

    powerpack Notebook Prophet

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    ^^^ Yes. If you do above your OS will recognize the entire 3GB. To use the entire 4GB you do need a 64bit OS. PC6400 will funtion at the same speed as PC5300 in your system, will not run faster.
     
    powerpack, Jan 4, 2008
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  4. i300e

    i300e Newbie

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    Thank you,
    Just two more questions. I plan to also max out my cpu later on are there versions of my cpu that would allow for PC6400 to run at a faster speed than PC5300? I can get a cheap version of vista 64-bit from my university do you think it would be worth it for the extra ram? I don't play pc games but do run a lot of apps and am work on high end video and sound editing.
     
    i300e, Jan 11, 2008
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  5. adinu

    adinu I pwn teh n00bs.

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    Read what powerpack said, pc6400 ram will run at pc5300 speeds in your notebook, regardless of what cpu you have in there.

     
    adinu, Jan 11, 2008
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