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    l2000 ram?

    Discussion in 'HP' started by Soul814, Jan 12, 2006.

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    i thought that the l2000 was a PC2700? Would I be able to use the 512mb stick that it came with because i plan on using both sticks
     
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    Yes, you would be able to use, though both run at DDR333 speed. But in future when you take out DDR333 to replace with DDR400, memory will run at DDR400 speed.
     
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    ahh i see i see, so the motherboard can support DDR 333 and DDR400 thats cool i might get the DDR400 one because maybe i'll get 2 gbs one day =) lol

    i thought it was only compatiable w/ DDR 333 did anyone try it w/ DDR 400?
     
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    You won't see substantial performance gains with only 1GB (512MB X 2) DDR 400, unless you're using/running intensive programs/tasks (Maya for example). If your budget will allow, I suggest upgrading to the full 2GB.
     
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    See my signature. I use DDR400, I also tested with combination(mixing DDR333 & DDR400). Everything works fine.

    I would suggest 2 DDR400 512MB modules if you think 1GB is good enough.

    If you see recent Tomshardware article, expect very few programs( may 2-3 %) 1GB is more than enough. As you know you will see improvement because of more memory if application uses it. Otherwise it is just there without even getting allocated.

    I run Eclipse, MySQL server, JBoss, Outlook, Oracle all these applications and 1GB is more than enough as such for me. I never see exceeding more than 800MB.

    May be some extensive 3D applications may use it, but I have not encountered one in all these years.
     
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    I think i'll just get one stick of 1gb for now because i paid the extra 25$ bucks to upgrade to one stick, I dont have that much money right now, going into college next year =)
     
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