need some advice for Ram speed on laptop

need some advice for Ram speed on laptop

Ram speeds on laptops



If my memory is at 400mhz, does that mean i have to buy 400mhz memory? or if i buy a faster memory it will down clock itself to work with my laptop?

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Laptop/------------/Desktop
/------------------/Gigabyte X38-DS4
1.8ghz/------------/E8400 3.0ghz
7900GS go/--------/8800GTS 512mb
2gb RAM/----------/2gb DDR2 800 CL4
DVD +RW/---------/DVD +RW
160gb x2 in RAID0/-/320gb hdd
17" 1440x900/-----/19" Samsung 906BW
/-----------------/550w Active PFC psu
/-----------------/AC Freezer Pro 7

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sally


Re: need some advice for Ram speed on laptop

c the thing is if u buy a ram of 400 mhz u can get dual channel and if u buy of same brand same freq and same latency u get performance as compared to differnt brand..if u take a higher one u get BSOD and mti screw ur board..btw it ll run at a slower freq if they are differnt..

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