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    Mem speed in V5000Z

    Discussion in 'HP' started by fmjnax, Mar 2, 2006.

  1. fmjnax

    fmjnax Newbie

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    I ordered a lappy and it just shipped today! Time to get the RAM upgrade purchased from NewEgg.... but I don't know what speed to get. Does anyone know what the V5000Z uses?
     
    fmjnax, Mar 2, 2006
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    Unreal Notebook Deity NBR Reviewer

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    DDR333

    lt said it on the spec page for the V5000Z...
     
    Unreal, Mar 2, 2006
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    miner Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Hp ships stock with DDR 333Mhz SODIMM's. But you can use DDR400 memory as well as they are supported by the processor.
     
    miner, Mar 2, 2006
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    Though you can use PC3200, such as these. The performance difference is pretty small though. It's more important on machines with shared memory GPUs.
     
    brianstretch, Mar 2, 2006
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    chinna_n Notebook Deity NBR Reviewer

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    Yes, it supports both DDR333 and DDR400. Since difference in price is not that much it is good idea to go with DDR400.

    The performance difference is about 10% on average.
    Normal usage you may not see much difference, but when you do video encoding or something similar it will typically about 10% faster.
     
    chinna_n, Mar 2, 2006
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