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    Higher Clock speed uses more RAM?

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by DeeVu, Feb 25, 2011.

  1. DeeVu

    DeeVu That Compsci/Psych Major

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    I am just curious because on my i7 when I went from 158mhz to 166mhz I used about 200mb more of RAM. Just a coincidence? I am not that intellectually gifted when it comes to OC'ing. Was just curious. And if this is the case, would upgrading from 4 to 8GB of RAM help? I do some video rendering and was thinking about it anyway for that.
     
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  2. ajslay

    ajslay Overclocker, PC Builder

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    hmm i have the r1 and havent noticed anything different with the OC on or off, and i wouldnt go over 4gb of ram. its not necessary.
     
    ajslay, Feb 25, 2011
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  3. tmaxxtim

    tmaxxtim Notebook Evangelist

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    200MB isn't that big of a difference, and could be attributed to a number of factors other than overclock. The overclock itself shouldn't have anything to do with how much ram is used. I wouldn't worry about it too much unless you see a program in task manager that's hogging a bunch.

    And yes, 8GB of ram would definitely help with video editing. That's one of the areas that having more ram is almost always helpful.
     
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  4. DeeVu

    DeeVu That Compsci/Psych Major

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    Yeah, that's what I was aiming at it for. This little thing is just an excuse to get it for my upcoming birthday then. :) Thanks.
     
    DeeVu, Feb 25, 2011
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