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Jedi940   02-16-2008 at 06:28:30 PM

I am going to upgrade my laptop to 4GB of Memory soon. I was wondering which would be a better performance boost. I am either going to get 2x2GB @667 4-4-4-12 or 2x2GB 800 5-5-5-15. I don't know which would be a better use of my money. They are both about the same price.

Laptop specs:
dv6661se
TL-58 (1.9GHz)
2GB Ram
Geforce 7150
160GB HD

Also, would stepping up to 800mhz ram decrease my batterylife?

------------------------------ GA-965P-DS3 (rev. 3.3) | e6600 @ 3.4 Ghz 425x8 @ 1.42v | Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme | 2GB Corsair XMS2 4-4-4-12 @ 850 Mhz | 2x160GB WD Raid 0 | 2x250GB Segate Raid 1 | evga 8800GTS 320mb 580/1840 | OCZ 700W PSU | 3dMark06 10346 @ 1280 X 1024
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Bronze Laptops badge lostandwandering   02-18-2008 at 12:46:01 AM
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Get the 667 because as far as I know, your system can not use the 800 and would just clock it down to 667 anyway. The timings on the 667 are better as well. What OS are you using (Vista or XP and 32 or 64bit)?

------------------------------ LAPTOP: Sager NP5760|T7200|2gb DDR2-667| 100gb 7200rpm HDD| 512mb 7950GTX|17'' WUXGA

Desktop: Core2 E7200 | Corsair 2gb DDR2-800 | Gigabyte EP35-DS3L | 250gb Seagate Barracuda | MSI GTX260 (192 SP) | Corsair VX550 | Antec 300 case
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Bronze Laptops badge lostandwandering   02-18-2008 at 12:46:32 AM
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flipping double post.


Message edited by lostandwandering on 02-18-2008 at 12:47:01 AM
------------------------------ LAPTOP: Sager NP5760|T7200|2gb DDR2-667| 100gb 7200rpm HDD| 512mb 7950GTX|17'' WUXGA

Desktop: Core2 E7200 | Corsair 2gb DDR2-800 | Gigabyte EP35-DS3L | 250gb Seagate Barracuda | MSI GTX260 (192 SP) | Corsair VX550 | Antec 300 case
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Jedi940   02-18-2008 at 03:37:05 PM
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Vista Ultimate 64 for the OS

I wondered about the 800 speed as well but Everest told me this about my chipset.

Supported Memory Types DDR2-400 SDRAM, DDR2-533 SDRAM, DDR2-667 SDRAM, DDR2-800 SDRAM

Do you think that this means it will run that fast or just support it but down clock it?

------------------------------ GA-965P-DS3 (rev. 3.3) | e6600 @ 3.4 Ghz 425x8 @ 1.42v | Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme | 2GB Corsair XMS2 4-4-4-12 @ 850 Mhz | 2x160GB WD Raid 0 | 2x250GB Segate Raid 1 | evga 8800GTS 320mb 580/1840 | OCZ 700W PSU | 3dMark06 10346 @ 1280 X 1024
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Bronze Laptops badge lostandwandering   02-18-2008 at 04:13:56 PM
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It looks like it will actually use it at 800mhz. Not really sure if there is a noticeable performance jump from 667 to 800, I would just get whatever is cheaper.

Only reason I asked about the OS (and you probably knew this) is that 32-bit OS' can't read the full 4gb of RAM. Just wanted to make sure you weren't wasting your money.

------------------------------ LAPTOP: Sager NP5760|T7200|2gb DDR2-667| 100gb 7200rpm HDD| 512mb 7950GTX|17'' WUXGA

Desktop: Core2 E7200 | Corsair 2gb DDR2-800 | Gigabyte EP35-DS3L | 250gb Seagate Barracuda | MSI GTX260 (192 SP) | Corsair VX550 | Antec 300 case
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Jedi940   02-18-2008 at 06:47:23 PM
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I figured that was why you were checking the OS and I did know about the limit but I do appreciate you making sure:)

They are both about the same price ~ $100

If I were to get 800MHz at 4-4-4-12 that would cost about $25 more

The reason I ask is that I have heard that AMD chips are more sensitive to latency due to the memory controller being on the chip so i wondered which would give me the biggest performance jump.

------------------------------ GA-965P-DS3 (rev. 3.3) | e6600 @ 3.4 Ghz 425x8 @ 1.42v | Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme | 2GB Corsair XMS2 4-4-4-12 @ 850 Mhz | 2x160GB WD Raid 0 | 2x250GB Segate Raid 1 | evga 8800GTS 320mb 580/1840 | OCZ 700W PSU | 3dMark06 10346 @ 1280 X 1024
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