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    NP9150 Memory Question

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by Exposed88, May 12, 2012.

  1. Exposed88

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    For a $2 difference, just go ahead with the Corsair... you can't go wrong there! :)
     
    Prasad, May 12, 2012
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    I would get the Corsair. They look nice.
     
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    But wouldn't the 1.35v be better on battery life if i just so happen to be out and no charger?

    Corsairs do not have a heat spreader btw, its a sticker you have to take off.
     
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    any other input
     
    Exposed88, May 13, 2012
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    Looks good... Buy enough to get the amount of RAM you want/need. Dual channel today is as good as a myth and provides no real world benefits or performance gains, as it once did in the old DDR days. :)
     
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    No i mean i was told that if i buy 1 card it would be slower than 2 since they are dual channel motherboards inside the p150em also i was worried cause i didnt know if it is compatible with the motherboard. Oh and the reason i wanna buy 8gb sticks instead of 4gb sticks is because that way when i upgrade i wont have to throw anything away just slip 2 more of the same and keep going but i wanna know if 1 will be enough or if i have to buy the pair.
     
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    but does the clevo p150EM support triple or quad? doubt it but can anyone help me out and tell me if its true or not what i was asking?
     
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    The Clevos have 4 SODIMM primary memory (RAM) slots.
     
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    Yeah im still not getting the answer im looking for lol does that ram i showed you work with a clevo p150em? can i just have 1 stick and have no problem? or will i have to buy a pair? i know it has 4 slots and i plan on populating them eventually when i get money I just really wanna know cause i keep getting different answers everywhere
     
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    Yes, ofcourse you can. No issues there.. :)
     
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    Lol sorry for sounding so bully like im just tired ive been asking and talking in around 5 different forums for around 3 days now im just tired its all XD anyways thank you
     
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    No need. My answer is final and authoritative.. You can trust me on that! ;)
     
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    Lol ok ill go with one dim for now and buy another one next month when I get payed thanks for the help
     
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    You're welcome. :)
     
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    Prasad: by four primary slots you mean it supports dual, triple and quad channel?
     
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    Yes, that's the case. It means you can insert upto 4 RAM cards at a time, as long as they're the standard 204-pin DDR3 SODIMM cards.
     
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    It has two pairs of dual DDR3 slots for a total of four slots. So you can install four RAM modules (up to 8GB per stick if your OS supports it) and each pair of two modules run together in dual-channel.
     
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    Will I notice a difference if i use 1333 and 1600 ram? when gaming i'm gonna be using 7970 anyways, so I'm thinking ill just get 1333 ram instead?
     
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    It would only make a difference in access/loading time.. Not performance in general.
     
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    aka i wouldn't even notice it
     
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    Quite exactly my point. ;)
     
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    I've got a P150EM question... Would the 3610QM and whatever motherboard is in the P150EM models support 1866MHz RAM?
     
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    Yes it should be able to, the new IVB has the FSB capacity to uphold 1866.
     
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    Ahh thanks, sounds good.
     
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    Wonder why Sager and it's resellers won't offer that upgrade..
     
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    Well Intel's site doesn't have the FSB posted, but the bus/core ratio is 23 and if it runs stock at 2.3GHz... Intel® Core? i7-3610QM Processor (6M Cache, up to 3.30 GHz)

    2x1000>1866, so that should work fine, no?
     
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    Why the heck doesn't that CPU support VT-d when the other 3 available for the Sager do ?? Man, am I depressed now!! :(
     
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    Probably because it's their lowest end model. If you have an extra $160 pretty much every reseller will let you upgrade. I think Mythologic might have it for $50-60 even.
     
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    I guess I should rephrase my questions.

    Would there be a significant performance hit in putting a single 8GB module versus 2x4GB?

    RAM bandwidth/speed wise, is it a bad idea to put 3x8GB?
     
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    Significant, I'd be surprised if you found any day-to-day application or game that was affected. for benchmarking you'd do best utilizing dual channel, which you won't with just 1 stick.
     
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    OMG Dude, no! No difference.. none, zit, nada! It doesn't matter how you've stacked the RAM physically. It only matters how much your OS detects it to be able to use/handle it as primary memory.
     
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    wait a minute, that's just a pretty sticker you have to peel off? ;)
     
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    Guys any advice for my p150hm? I'm running a 2760qm.
    Would the corsair 1600 do (2x4gb) or the Kingston 1866 Pnp?
    Currently I'm running 4x2gb 1333 Kingston modules.
     
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