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    Can Santa Rosa effectively use 800 MHz RAM?

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by niemassacre, Apr 18, 2008.

  1. niemassacre

    niemassacre Notebook Evangelist

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    Since my processor (T7700) uses an 800 MHz FSB, can it effectively use 800 MHz RAM (PC6400)? And would it be a worthy upgrade?
     
    niemassacre, Apr 18, 2008
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  2. Arwin

    Arwin Notebook Enthusiast

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    don't think it can. Pretty sure almost all laptop platforms still run at 667mhz
     
    Arwin, Apr 18, 2008
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    metalheadkicks Notebook Consultant

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    Agree to that!
     
    metalheadkicks, Apr 18, 2008
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    masterchef341 The guy from The Notebook

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    it cannot, and even if it could, it would not be worth the money required to upgrade.

    you already have a wonderful laptop system though. well done. i'll upgrade to 4GB sooner or later.
     
    masterchef341, Apr 18, 2008
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  5. swarmer

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    You'll have to wait for Montevina to use RAM at 800 MHz.
     
    swarmer, Apr 18, 2008
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    There will not be any Intel support for DDR2 800 memory. Both Napa and Santa Rosa chipsets only support DDR2 667 and the upcoming Montevina chipset will support DDR3 800 and DDR3 1066. Bandwidth wise it's not a disadvantage since dual channel DDR2 667 has a lot more bandwidth than can fit through a 800MHz FSB.
     
    ltcommander_data, Apr 18, 2008
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  7. niemassacre

    niemassacre Notebook Evangelist

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    Thanks for the replies guys - I remember now hearing that Montevina would bring 800 MHz support, don't know why I forgot that when I was pondering this. Thanks again for the help!
     
    niemassacre, Apr 18, 2008
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