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Inspiron 6400 dual core @ 667mhz???
I can afford a Dell Inspiron 6400 dual core with this config:
Intel® Core™ Duo Proc T2050 (1.60GHz/533MHz/2 X 1MB L2 Cache) [Included in Price]
BUT, I want 667mhz memory/bus speed without having to pay the extra $75 for a faster processor. If I drop in 667mhz memory, will it automatically run the system bus @ 667mhz (and thereby slightly raising cpu speed)? Any ideas?
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I don't think so.
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If you drop in 667mhz memory, it will not automatically run the system bus 667mhz, it will un the system bus 533mhz.
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Re: Inspiron 6400 dual core @ 667mhz???
BUT, I want 667mhz memory/bus speed without having to pay the extra $75 for a faster processor. If I drop in 667mhz memory, will it automatically run the system bus @ 667mhz (and thereby slightly raising cpu speed)? Any ideas?
No, as mentioned above the memory will synchronize wih the bus. Not the other way around.
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why is the FSB so low in Dell Laptops? It sounds like a ripoff.
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^ It's no different then any other notebooks. In the 1.6ghz CPU it only has a 533FSB. It's different than the other 1.66 ghz CPU that runs at 667mhz FSB.
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Re: Inspiron 6400 dual core @ 667mhz???
I can afford a Dell Inspiron 6400 dual core with this config:
Intel® Core™ Duo Proc T2050 (1.60GHz/533MHz/2 X 1MB L2 Cache) [Included in Price]
BUT, I want 667mhz memory/bus speed without having to pay the extra $75 for a faster processor. If I drop in 667mhz memory, will it automatically run the system bus @ 667mhz (and thereby slightly raising cpu speed)? Any ideas?
No it won't
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Re: Inspiron 6400 dual core @ 667mhz???
I can afford a Dell Inspiron 6400 dual core with this config:
Intel® Core™ Duo Proc T2050 (1.60GHz/533MHz/2 X 1MB L2 Cache) [Included in Price]
BUT, I want 667mhz memory/bus speed without having to pay the extra $75 for a faster processor. If I drop in 667mhz memory, will it automatically run the system bus @ 667mhz (and thereby slightly raising cpu speed)? Any ideas?
What will you be using the notebook for? $75 isn't a bad price at all to go from a T2050 to a T2400, perhaps wait a bit until you can afford that upgrade. It's odd that Dell doesn't offer the T2300E processor.
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the memory speed will have no noticeable affect on performance, your benchmarks will look slightly better, but real world apps, you wont be able to tell anything
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What will you be using the notebook for? $75 isn't a bad price at all to go from a T2050 to a T2400, perhaps wait a bit until you can afford that upgrade. It's odd that Dell doesn't offer the T2300E processor.
My system has T2300E. I noticed Dell stopped offering this processor in early July. Weird! I wonder why? :confused: