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questions about ram/cpu
Hi :)
i finally purchased a laptop (NEC Versa P8210) , and all i can say is that im really really happy with it. It runs everything fast, plays counter strike source at 120 fps etc...
now i want to upgrade my ram because my x1600 is using up so much together with windows.
I currently have 2 X512, but i want to get 2X 1gb ddr2 667... my question is does the ram brand make any difference in performance? i know that for pc's you are able to get quality ram with better timings over the generic , but is it the same for notebooks or..
also, i have a core duo centrino in this running at 1.83 ghz. However when i check my pcwizard, it says the cpu is running at 900 mhz, and sometimes it shows 1.83ghz for a second. can someone please explain this in more detail :O
last question, will i be able to upgrade this cpu to a core 2 duo, or quad core in the future??
thanks :)
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The brand doesn't matter too much so long as it reputable enough so you know it's not crap and it'll work.
The processor gets clocked down when it's not being fully used. Intel's Speedstep, or Sidestep or something like that.
Yes, you can upgrade to a core 2 duo, so long as you use the "old" merom cores. The new ones rolling out with the Santa Rosa platform are incompatible with today's motherboards. Same with quad core, won't be compatible with your current motherboard.
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sweet. so better brands will not necessarily give better performance right.. and all ddr 667 has same timigs?
if i want to upgrade my cpu, do i get a standard desktob cpu and put it in or ... i dont know how it works..
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Yay someon with same laptop as me did u get from portacom?
Also i upgraded to 1.5g which is good enough for me
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sweet. so better brands will not necessarily give better performance right.. and all ddr 667 has same timigs?
if i want to upgrade my cpu, do i get a standard desktob cpu and put it in or ... i dont know how it works..
Yes, the brand of the RAM makes no difference. The actual specifications are what matters, and almost all the 667 MHZ DDR2 RAM on the market today, has the same speicfication. A few good brands are Crucial, Kingston, G. Skill and Corsair. There are many other good brands aswell, and there RAM should work. However, before you upgrade, check if you need more RAM. Yiu can do this by clicking the "Performance" tab in Task Manager, and it should show you how much RAM you are currently using. If it is approaching the 1 GB you have at the moment, then an upgrade may be heplful. Other games can require alot of RAM, such as Battliefiled 2/2142, so an upgrade to 1.5 GB or 2 GB is a good idea.
Upgrading the processor is more complecated. Dektop processor and mobile processor are very different from each other. There are many processors that are supported n your notebook, and at the moment you probably have a Core Duo. May I ask, if you the model number for it? Depending on which it is, you may not need to upgrade, as for most people the upgrade doesn't yield any real performance increase. You tasks also need to be takem into consideration. If you complete processor dependant tasks, such a video editing or enciding, the a processor upgrade should help performance. If you main tasks are to listen to music, surf the Internet and word process, then I would advise against a processor upgrade, as it won't help performance. Gaming is limited by the graphics card is almost all circumstances, so there will be no performance increase there either.
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--> not to hijack the thread... but about memory timings. Would RAM with different timings work together, or would they need to be the same?
--> does faster timing really substantiate to real world performance increases, or would the gains be negligible?
Thanks,
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Would RAM with different timings work together, or would they need to be the same?
--> does faster timing really substantiate to real world performance increases, or would the gains be negligible?
If you have more than one module, then the timings for both will be the same. Individual RAM modules will have certain timings at different frequencies, but the majority of modules have the same timings anyway, provided your comparing the same frequency across the board.
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Most of the DDR-667 SODIMMs have a clock latency of CL=5 but I believe that CL=4 modules are now appearing. These will give some improvement in memory access speeds.
You can see the timings of your RAM modules on the SPD page of CPU-Z. These timings are expressing as clock cycles. CPU-Z shows the true speed of the RAM - DDR2 means two data accesses per clock cycle. 5 clocks at 33MHz is the same microseconds as 4 clocks at 266MHz so the move to higher frequency does not necessarily give boost to performance unless. Instead, the higher frequency uses more power.
John
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hey thanks for the replies :)
I will just go off and buy 2 gb of ddr667 (not sure about brand but i guess its not important). I will need 2 gb since my x1600 is using 300 something + windows xp which leaves little for games.
here are specs of my cpu..
so u think a core2 duo wont give any better performance in games??
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Almost all the Core Duo/Core 2 Duo range of processors will do well in games. I don't think theres any need to upgrade the processor, as it won't increase performance, because the limiting factor is the graphics card.