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    Hp dv9640us Ram? cpu? change

    Discussion in 'HP' started by dondadah88, Dec 15, 2007.

  1. dondadah88

    dondadah88 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    I want to upgrade my cpu to a t7500 2.2 ghz 800fsb from my t5250 1.5 ghz 677 fsb. and my ram to 4gb from 2gb of ram.my question is should i get my ram to 667 fsb or 800 fsb to be the same as the cpu. because on destop the higher fsb you go the max ram it can hold decreases. also what name brand ram i should get i play heavy games on my hp (crysis, kane and lynch, etc)? my vista scores my stock ram as 4.5
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    Hp Pavilion dv9640us entertainment pc
    Microsoft Vista Home Premium x32
    Intel Core 2 Duo T5250 (1.5Ghz) 667 FSB
    nVidia GeForce 8600M GS (256MB Dedicated) w\Turbo Cache
    (2x 1) Seagate Hard Drive 120Gb
    Hyundai 2 GB of Ram
    Intel PM965 Northbridge
     
    dondadah88, Dec 15, 2007
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  2. chubbyfatazn

    chubbyfatazn Notebook Evangelist

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    It doesn't matter. The notebook is going to run it at 667MHz regardless of what you pick (unless you for some reason pick PC4200).

    I'd say that any name brand RAM would do you good; stuff like OCZ, PQI, Corsair, etc. I just look for whatever's cheapest.
     
    chubbyfatazn, Dec 15, 2007
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  3. dondadah88

    dondadah88 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    oh ok i can just get 667 but you know what vista would score any of them
     
    dondadah88, Dec 15, 2007
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    chubbyfatazn Notebook Evangelist

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    Forget the Vista scores, I don't find them useful at all. Just because you pick more expensive RAM doesn't mean you'll get higher scores.
     
    chubbyfatazn, Dec 15, 2007
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    thanks for the help
     
    dondadah88, Dec 15, 2007
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    yeah, just buy the cheapest ram you can find (check newegg.com)
     
    timtravel42, Dec 15, 2007
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