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Laptop Ram combatibility

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Ryno
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simple...i have 333mhz ram in my laptop right now...is 533mhz going to fry it? they recommend you stay with the same speed thats in it but they always recommend you dont do things
Nov 11 2005 2:39PM
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Quinny
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Well, it depends on what the actual motherboard can handle. Do you have the specs on it?
Nov 11 2005 2:41PM
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Ryno
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AMD Turion 64 ML-28 512L2 cache
Nov 11 2005 2:42PM
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Quinny
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Thats just the processor and cache. You'll need to know the actual make and model of the motherboard to determine what kind of RAM it can take.
Nov 11 2005 2:48PM
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Snowcase
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if u don't know the mother board u probly should get someone to do it for u
Nov 11 2005 3:16PM
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Itsbackfliptime
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as I always say "As long as it fits, you're fine"
Nov 11 2005 4:42PM
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jarossamdb7
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with mhz, if you are still gonna use your old 333mhz on top of the new 533mhz one, then the 333mhz will server as a bottleneck and make the 533mhz work as 333mhz.

I dont think that buying higher mhz then is mean will burn anything out, it just might not work at all or it might be a waste of money. Overclocking is a different situation, but if your talking about just getting new ram, your not talking about overclocking.
Nov 11 2005 4:48PM
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Ryno
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i was thinking of keeping one of the 256's at 333 to take down the 533 so it runs right...might be a good solution


before i was just going to get the gig alone
Nov 11 2005 5:02PM
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Ryno
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my comp says this is the "version" of the processor...nothing about the motherboard though

x86 Family 15 Model 36 Stepping 2
Nov 11 2005 5:04PM
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Snowcase
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was it store bought? if u know the model # u can get the motherboard just google it
Nov 11 2005 10:28PM
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jarossamdb7
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try cpu-z, download it from cpuid.com it will probably be able to help you out
Nov 11 2005 10:59PM
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Ryno
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EC181UA#ABL
Nov 12 2005 11:23AM
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