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    8660M RAM: PC8500 vs PC1066 ?

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by Drivethruhero, Jul 27, 2008.

  1. Drivethruhero

    Drivethruhero Notebook Enthusiast

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    Do you guys think its worth paying extra going from PC8500(1066Mhz) to PC1066(1333) on 8660M ?

    Montevina chipset is 1066 FSB so does that mean 1333MHz Ram will be "downclocked" to 1066Mhz ?

    Now if im wrong and it does work at full 1333Mhz, I hear the actual difference in RAM clock speed does not play much in performance, yes ? On the other hand, if youre buying such a high-end system with 9800GT/P9500 etc, it would only make sense to use the "best ram" so to speak ? Need your opinions.
     
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    Nirvana Notebook Prophet

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    It will downclock to 1066mhz. Period.
     
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  3. Drivethruhero

    Drivethruhero Notebook Enthusiast

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    got it.

    1 More : Do you think its worth going for 8gigs ?(do you think this much can be potentially put to use by 2010+ ? Not by extremely specialized software but by rather mainstream stuff - gaming/OS/etc )
     
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  4. Nirvana

    Nirvana Notebook Prophet

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    4GB will last me till 2012. +/- 1 year
     
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  5. Hep!

    Hep! sees beauty in everything

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    Nope, I've got 4GB in my system and I never use it all with gaming on max settings (COD4, TF2 mainly)

    Wait until prices drop even more on memory if you want 8GB, but IMO it'd be a waste.
     
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  6. KillerNotebooks

    KillerNotebooks Notebook Consultant

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    In some cases the 1333 RAM is actually only about $10 more (if you're getting it yourself). For that... why not.
     
    KillerNotebooks, Jul 27, 2008
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  7. eleron911

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    If you can find it cheap as KN said, heck why not? might get another system later on and slap that memory in it.
     
    eleron911, Jul 27, 2008
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