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    W870CU: i5-560M and 1333MHz RAM

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by EARNEST, Oct 25, 2010.

  1. EARNEST

    EARNEST Notebook Consultant

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    Hi there,
    ordering a laptop with i5 560M and 8Gigs 1333Mhz RAM (2 x 4Gb). However, i5 supports 1066MHz only. Would they still work, but at lower clocks? Also, it would be possible to swap manually the CPU later on (i5 to i7), right?
     
    EARNEST, Oct 25, 2010
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    Rorschach Notebook Virtuoso NBR Reviewer

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    Yah it should just run at a lower speed, might end up being faster timings if it does that.
     
    Rorschach, Oct 25, 2010
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  3. Larry@LPC-Digital

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    All of the memory shipping now is 1333MHz. It will just downclock if you are going with a i-5 cpu. The 740, 840, 940 CPU's will run at 1333... :)
     
    Larry@LPC-Digital, Oct 25, 2010
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    thanks guys
     
    EARNEST, Oct 26, 2010
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    How easy is it to upgrade a CPU from i5-560M to a quad i7 one? The mainboard in Clevo's 870 supports the i7 (socket)? Right?
     
    EARNEST, Oct 31, 2010
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    It's reltively easy if you have any experience working inside computers. The service manual is in my sig if you want to have a look at the procedure.
     
    theriko, Oct 31, 2010
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    Who's the manufacturer of the RAM, any information on this one, please? Corsair or some other major RAM supplier? Or some cheap one?
     
    EARNEST, Nov 1, 2010
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  8. Larry@LPC-Digital

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    The main one shipping now is the one in the link below... :)

    DDR3-1333 SO-DIMM

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    Larry@LPC-Digital, Nov 1, 2010
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