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    2 part memory question 1333 vs 1600 Hyper X vs G-Skill

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Mindless Drone, Sep 18, 2011.

  1. Mindless Drone

    Mindless Drone Notebook Enthusiast

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    Ok I have a two part memory question.

    1. My Sager NP8150 currently has 16gb of DDR3 1333 ram in it. What are the advantages for gaming to switch to DDR3 1600. I am also a pro photographer so what are the advantages of Photoshop and Lightroom and other apps like Premiere for video editing with 16gb of DDR3 1600.

    2. I have been a big G-Skill memory fan in the desktop world and I am curious of the advantages of the Hyper-X memory over the G-Skill memory. I am referring to the Cas Latency 9 stuff of course as I know G-Skill makes 1600 memory in 9 and 11 for Latency.
     
    Mindless Drone, Sep 18, 2011
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  2. rpg711

    rpg711 Notebook Consultant

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    Ram is never a bottleneck with its insane amount of bandwidth. Past 1333 it really doesn't have any real world increases... so unless you want to show off your 300 pt higher benchmarks, its useless
     
    rpg711, Sep 18, 2011
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  3. Mindless Drone

    Mindless Drone Notebook Enthusiast

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    I am running the 2920xm, but dont have an SSD yet, I run the Seagate Momentus XT.
     
    Mindless Drone, Sep 19, 2011
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  4. Karamazovmm

    Karamazovmm Overthinking? Always!

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    this is the right answer. There is no need for you to get a faster ram, even on photoshop its rather how much you have than how fast they are.

    I would recommend at least 8gb if you are going to do serious photoshop work.
     
    Karamazovmm, Sep 19, 2011
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  5. Mindless Drone

    Mindless Drone Notebook Enthusiast

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    Thanks for the feedback I am maxed at 16 so I wont make any changes now.
     
    Mindless Drone, Sep 19, 2011
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  6. Meaker@Sager

    Meaker@Sager Company Representative

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    Video editing will at most see a 5% increase with the faster ram.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Sep 19, 2011
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  7. HTWingNut

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    With Intel RAM speed is the last thing to consider. It will make nary an improvement. On the new AMD Fusion systems, the IGP gains significant performance benefits going from 1333 to 1600.
     
    HTWingNut, Sep 19, 2011
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  8. sgogeta4

    sgogeta4 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    As stated, don't waste your money with the upgrade because you will see absolutely no benefit in any real life situation for your uses.
     
    sgogeta4, Sep 19, 2011
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