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    Sony AR with nVidia 8600gt

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by polarlinks, Aug 25, 2007.

  1. polarlinks

    polarlinks Notebook Consultant

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    Anyone know if the memory is GDDR3? I can't find any information on the net to confirm this.
     
    polarlinks, Aug 25, 2007
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    If you're talking bout the AR41S, it's GDDR2 according to the Belgian shop I asked info from :)
     
    Kwakkel, Aug 25, 2007
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  3. polarlinks

    polarlinks Notebook Consultant

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    I was looking specifically at the VGN-AR590E.
     
    polarlinks, Aug 25, 2007
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    Kwakkel Weirdo

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    Kwakkel, Aug 25, 2007
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    that's the system memory. Not the video memory.
     
    polarlinks, Aug 25, 2007
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    It should be DDR II, there was a list of notebooks using GDDR3 and it was pretty much just the G1s and the MBP. Nothing to be heard about the AR.
     
    ATP, Aug 25, 2007
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    you're right
    mixed it up (the GFX was described right below it, so I assumed it was for the GFX :) )
     
    Kwakkel, Aug 25, 2007
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    Previous models have had gddr3. Will try to call sony. Anyone else out there know?
     
    polarlinks, Aug 26, 2007
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    wdjskfsll Notebook Guru

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    I have the AR590E. If you spoon feed me the instructions step by step of how to determine this I'd be glad to answer your question. I'm a newb to Vista and never even owned XP :)eek: ) so you have to go slow.
     
    wdjskfsll, Aug 28, 2007
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    It uses DDR3, at least the models of AR here do (and hey, even FZ do use DDR3). :)
     
    Woodgypsy, Aug 28, 2007
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    I actually called sony tech support and they are pretty much useless. They couldn't tell me. I ended up buying an HP8510W which I like a lot. How to determine the speed of your memory is a great question. I had a tool that could tell me but I can't remember what the name of it is. Anyone know the name or of one that mzil can use?
     
    polarlinks, Sep 6, 2007
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