Clarification for 555m in NP5165

I posted this in the M14x lounge as well, but this question carries over.

Now, what's interesting is Sager have their NP5165 models listed as using GDDR3, while Dell has their M14x listed as using DDR3. Could there be more differences between the 3 models than I had thought?

Clarifications appreciated!

While technically this holds no bearing on owners, this does "decrease" the gap between Sager's "gimped" version and M14x's "real" version.

 

Hate to bump my own thread so quick, but I do think it's somewhat important.

Clevo has the 555m listed as DDR3 here:

CLEVO - Products

A fellow reseller has the same NP5165 model's 555m listed as DDR3 as well:

Eurocom Corporation - Number 1 in Desktop Replacement Notebook Technology

So unless something comes up stating otherwise, I guess this is just a correction to xoticpc's website.

For clarification, GDDR3 and DDR3 are not the same thing. To save myself a time, in short, GDDR3 is slightly better and more expensive than DDR3.

 

i gddr3 is Graphics double data rate 3, so technichally they are both using gddr3.

according to an article i read on wikipedia, gddr3 uses ddr2 technology, and gddr5 uses ddr3 technology.

they also said that some companies were using ddr3 for their memory, which according to the article is better than gddr3.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GDDR4

and its too bad they don't use the gddr5 in those cards instead of making them "3gb" which the card will never ever use.

 

yup 3gb way over kill, the top gpu cards only have 2gb. save the money and get the 1.5 if u buy from alienware, they are just trying to get your money.

 

also you should ask them if its ddr3 or gddr3, ddr3 being preferable.

 

GDDR3 is faster, but is more expensive than DDR3, which is why the latter is now in widespread use on low end cards.

 

@aduy: You didn't read my post did you? No, that's a false assumption. GDDR3 and DDR3 are not the same thing, and it's not an issue of nomenclature, but a minute difference in architecture as well.

That article makes NO mention of DDR3 being superior... obviously, because it's not.

Anyway, I'm sure it's a typo on Sager/xoticPC's website. 555ms seem to just use the slower DDR3.

 

what it says is that gddr3 is based on ddr2, which is slower than ddr3. sometimes they use ddr3 instead of gddr5

also http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GDDR3

 

Ok well you keep believing what you believe. You don't have any idea what you're talking about. And I have no interest in correcting your mistakes.

Can a NP5165 owner show a shot of GPU-Z?

 

look im just telling you what im reading off of wikipedia, i haven't seen any of your sources. and i did read your posts.