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    dell xps m1530 ddr3?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by pqx1beta, Oct 6, 2008.

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    Nope. DDR3 sockets are totally different from DDR2 sockets. (204-pin vs 200-pin)

    Go for the 4GB DDR2-800 if upgrading, but it will downclock to DDR2-667.
     
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    thanks how come it down clocks?
     
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    Basically a chipset limitation (GM/PM965). More info on this is given in the 965 Mobile Datasheet.
    Even though the max supported FSB is 800MHz, the max supported RAM frequency is 667MHz.
     
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    ok thanks mate.
     
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