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    Kingston Hyper- X DDR3 1600 204pin $69.99 After Rebate

    Discussion in 'Notebook and Tech Bargains' started by ValkerieFire, Aug 16, 2011.

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    ValkerieFire, Aug 16, 2011
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    Good price, but just fyi to anybody buying, these require intel XMP support to run at 1600mhz.
     
    R3d, Aug 16, 2011
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    weird, there are threads about how the 1866 perform much better on sc2 when installed on a lenovo x220.
     
    dalamchops, Aug 16, 2011
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    Integrated gaming is affected by better memory.
     
    Bill Nye, Aug 17, 2011
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    True integrated graphics will benefit. Also CPU intensive games like SC2 could possibly benefit also. The article I posted above tested GPU intensive games, not CPU intensive ones.
     
    ValkerieFire, Aug 17, 2011
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    Are these better than the stock 8GB upgrade that Alienware offers for the M14x? Also will they run at 1600Mhz just as the 8GB ones from Alienware?
     
    vkt62, Aug 21, 2011
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    will work in pretty much any sandy bridge i5/i7 laptops.
     
    dalamchops, Aug 22, 2011
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    Cheaper yet again. Down to $65 AR.
     
    ValkerieFire, Aug 28, 2011
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