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    wanting to ugrade memory but have a few ?'s

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by ndrew2505, May 2, 2008.

  1. ndrew2505

    ndrew2505 Newbie

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    i have a dell e1505/6400 with centrino duo @ 1.6Ghz and 1gb ram(2x512 installed from factory).
    1. should the memory speed be equal to the processor speed
    2. i have vista home premium and according to the kingston site vista will recognize up to 4gb but ive read in other places that it will only recognize up to 2gb?
    http://www.kingston.com/tools/assessor/winvista.asp
     
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  2. X2P

    X2P COOLING | NBR Super Mod

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    1. NO
    2. Vista will show 4gb but use around 3.25-3.5GB
     
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  3. John Ratsey

    John Ratsey Moderately inquisitive Super Moderator

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    1. No. The memory bus speed and the CPU FSB speed may be different. For example Santa Rosa has 800MHz FSB but 667MHz RAM.

    2. 32-bit Vista can address just over 3GB. 3GB now provides the sweet spot for Vista RAM - different sized modules doesn't significantly affect the RAM performance but Vista will use as much RAM as it can find to pre-load files you are likely to use.

    John
     
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  4. ndrew2505

    ndrew2505 Newbie

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    first off thanks for the fast replies! :) i know im looking for ddr2 ram but what kind(3200-9600) would be best for my system?
     
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  5. flipfire

    flipfire Moderately Boss

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    Laptop PC-5300 667mhz DDR2 200pin RAM is what you are after
     
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  6. ndrew2505

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    ;) thanks alot!
     
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    X2P COOLING | NBR Super Mod

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    Yup what he said \, just get cheapest "brand name"
     
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    ndrew2505 Newbie

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    good choice.. exact same RAM setup i have, i also bought mine from ebay
     
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    bubbatex Notebook Deity

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    wow that was a little pricey (well, if you are in the US) - I think it is cheaper on newegg.
     
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    someone should have pointed him out to newegg RAM deals, he would have saved abit

    I assumed he was from a different country...
     
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  12. X2P

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    hmmm newegg appears to be pricy this week
     
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    Yep, apples-to-apples, they are the same price as newegg (shipping included). Prices have increased a little in the last week. I am going to go to Frys and try to get a 2gb Crucial stick for $42 with a $22 rebate (limit 1) - wish me luck!
     
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    after googling for a while ebay seemed the only place to get the 2gb sticks at. the kingston site had some but they were like 120-140 each.
     
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  15. K-TRON

    K-TRON Hi, I'm Jimmy Diesel ^_^

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    guys, you told him to buy the wrong stuff
    The E1505 only can accept 2Gb of memory. He has just wasted a ton of money for 4gb of memory.
    The bios can only recognize 2Gb of memory. I have stated this dozens of times on the boards.
    You are probably going to get memory errors, since the maximum capacity in each slot is 1gb, not 2.
    If it does work, than your system is only going to see 2 of the 4gb of memory.

    I have the E1505, and it doesnt work with 4gb of memory, it will only see 2gb with the latest bios revision. I have tried this before, and after its fail, I returned the memory and put the original 2gb of memory back in.

    K-TRON
     
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