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E1505 RAM Question
I just recently purchased a new E1505 with the following specs:
Intel® Core™ Duo processor T2500 (2MB Cache/2GHz/667MHz FSB)
Genuine Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005
15.4 inch UltraSharp™ Wide Screen SXGA+ Display with TrueLife™
1GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz, 2 Dimm
256MB ATI MOBILITY™ RADEON® X1400 HyperMemory™
60GB 7200rpm SATA Hard Drive
Integrated 10/100 Network Card and Modem
CD/DVD Burner (DVD+/-RW) with double-layer DVD+R write capability
Intel PRO/Wireless 3945 802.11a/g Mini Card (54Mbps)
85 WHr 9-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery
2Yr Ltd Warranty, 2Yr At-Home Service, and 2Yr HW
Carbon Fiber QuickSnap™ Cover
$1,647.00 after -$750 + -$35 + Free Shipping
My question is, the first thing I am going to do is upgrade the RAM from 1GB DDR2-533 to 2GB DDR2-667. While browsing through Newegg, I came across this:
Should this run in a E1505? I know PC5300 is compatible, but I have no idea about PC5400 (I had no idea they even made PC5400 notebook memory). Just the fact that it is CAS 4 seems reason enough to give it a shot.
Thanks.
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It might work, but I know people had problems running PC4300 in PC4200 slots. Also the 667Mhz does offer that much advantage to speed over 533Mhz.
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It might work, but I know people had problems running PC4300 in PC4200 slots. Also the 667Mhz does offer that much advantage to speed over 533Mhz.
Oh I know, I just opted for the 667 since the price difference was insignificant.
I went ahead and ordered the G.Skill PC5400 (appartently the last batch Newegg had), hopefully all goes well. I have used nothing but Corsair and Crucial over the years, hopefully going to an 'off-the-beaten-path' brand won't prove to be a mistake. ;)
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Well I have never used GSkill, but I have used Transcend and they are good. Like I said, I don't know if the 5400 will work in the 5300, but I guess you will be the guinea pig. :)
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I have a stick of 512MB ddr4200 g.skill running in my e1505 as I type this, no problems to speak of as of yet.
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Hey: DSMav8r - please do report on how it performs.
According to the single review on NewEgg: "No crashes yet or misbehaving in my E1705 / 9400 from Dell."
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How much for these sticks? I paid an extra $180 for the extra gig in my ordered 1505, just to make it easy on myself.
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My salesman told me that I had to have the same size ram dimms in each slot with the e1505, is this true? I hope not, i'd like to buy a 1gb to stick in the one free slot I have. (512mb currently) ((well, not currently, en route).
(btw: been lurking around this forum for a few days, I think I've read every thread regarding the e1505 and the 6400, thanks for all the great info, you'll be hearing more from me that's for sure)
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Well, I am happy to report that the G.Skill PC5400 RAM works perfectly...No issues whatsoever.
I will run some benchmarks later and see if there is really any difference between these and PC5300 sticks.
:cool:
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My salesman told me that I had to have the same size ram dimms in each slot with the e1505, is this true? I hope not, i'd like to buy a 1gb to stick in the one free slot I have. (512mb currently)
As with all newer computers, you should match memory modules. If you have a stick of 512MB brand a, you should add another stick of 512MB brand a memory. I have no experience with the Duo Core yet (e1705 on the way), but if it's anything like Intel's HT processors, you must have identical sticks of memory, otherwise the HT abilities will not work. My wife's older Inspiron 1100 notebook requires identical sticks, so your salesperson may be correct.
My advice: buy two sticks of 1GB and replace your 512MB stick.