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    DV5-1155ee

    Discussion in 'HP' started by MaXimus, Jun 1, 2009.

  1. MaXimus

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    I have a DV5-1155ee (specs in sig)

    It currently has 4 GB RAM Installed 2 x 2 GB DDR2 PC6400 SODIMMS

    The question is, if I buy DDR3 1066 MHZ RAM would it work on it?
     
    MaXimus, Jun 1, 2009
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  2. Johnny T

    Johnny T Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    No it will not. The DV5's motherboard does not support it, hence DDR3 is not used in the first place.
     
    Johnny T, Jun 1, 2009
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  3. MaXimus

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    crap, I am stuck to this st00pid PC 6400 DDR2 :(

    PC6400 means 800 FSB or 667 FSB?
     
    MaXimus, Jun 1, 2009
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    PC6400 = DDR2 800. There is nothing wrong with DDR2 infact most people wouldnt even be able to tell any performance difference between DDR2 800 and DDR3 1066 memory. I would have been happier if my T400 shipped with DDR2 memory which is cheaper and more value than DDR3. Sure there are some advantages in terms of power consumption but I dont think the difference is great enough to bother most people.
     
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    There's apparently 1066MHz sticks that are DDR2 according to a post ( this post) in the dv5t owners thread.
     
    SDreamer, Jun 1, 2009
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  6. MaXimus

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    Apparently you were right, check the attachment, that is taken from SiSoft Sandra. PC 6400 = 800 MHZ FTW
     

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    MaXimus, Jun 2, 2009
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  7. MaXimus

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    that is DDR3 dude, not DDR2
     
    MaXimus, Jun 2, 2009
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