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    Is this RAM compatible with my Sony VPCF1390X ?

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by ahmadka, Aug 15, 2013.

  1. ahmadka

    ahmadka Notebook Consultant

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    Hi guys .. I have a Sony VPCF1390X laptop which I purchased from the US 2 years ... It currently has 4 GB (2x 2GB) of DDR3 RAM in it, which according to the specs of the RAM modules, runs at PC1333Mhz ...

    I want to upgrade to an 8GB RAM (2x 4GB), but I don't want the value-type Kington memory .. The only alternative I can find in my local market is this DDR3 1600Mhz RAM (From Galaxy):

    Corsair CMSX8GX3M2A1600C9

    CORSAIR Vengeance Model CMSX8GX3M2A1600C9 Laptop Memory - Newegg.com

    I wanted to know if it will be compatible with my laptop, since my laptop runs at 1333 Mhz bus speed, but this RAM's native speed is 1600 Mhz ..

    The full spec details of my laptop (generated from CPU-Z) are available here: Ubuntu Pastebin .. This is also attached with this post ..

    It's been a while since I was last into hardware stuff, so I want to get the community's opinion ! :)

    View attachment VPCF1390X.zip
     
    ahmadka, Aug 15, 2013
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  2. ahmadka

    ahmadka Notebook Consultant

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    Need some advice people ! :)
     
    ahmadka, Aug 15, 2013
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    doraemon801 Notebook Consultant

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    According to past threads, people have tried 1600Mhz RAM on vaio F and they do work, but you'd still get 1333Mhz speed instead
     
    doraemon801, Aug 20, 2013
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  4. EiSl

    EiSl Notebook Consultant

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    You can always add faster specified RAM, it will then run on slower speed.
    A lower CL (CAS latency) might give some minor extra speed too. I think there is also C7 available (your reference has C9).
     
    EiSl, Aug 21, 2013
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