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    can pc3200 be used for pc2700 in laptop

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by flybywire, Sep 14, 2007.

  1. flybywire

    flybywire Notebook Enthusiast

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    hi,
    i have a compaq v2300 series intel celeron M 360(1.4ghz) FSB=400mhz
    presently with 256mb pc2700 ddr 333mhz sodimm.
    since i was looking to upgrade to 1gb i was wondering if pc3200 ddr400mhz sodumm can be used and advantage in frequency if any.

    thanks in advance
     
    flybywire, Sep 14, 2007
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  2. adinu

    adinu I pwn teh n00bs.

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    You can put it in there, but it would be downclocked to the pc2700 speeds. Even if you did get it to run faster, there would not be a noticeable improvement. Thus it's not really worth it.
     
    adinu, Sep 14, 2007
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  3. powerpack

    powerpack Notebook Prophet

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    And if the PC3200 has a higher latency both will default to that. Possibly 3 vs2.5.
     
    powerpack, Sep 14, 2007
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