Sorry to intervene, but you actually need PC2100 266mhz, not PC2700 333mhz. Your processor bus speed is only at 266mhz so the 2700 will clock down. I recently upgraded from 2x256mb to 2x512mb from Crucial.com. I suggest you consider these guys for you multitasking ops.
Yeah, I was gonna say the same thing, the 600m uses PC2100 (266MHz) 200-pin SODIMMs, PC2700 (333MHz) would just clock down so there is no point getting them.....
stu
Suppose you were to upgrade the CPU in the future, the chipset supports 333mhz RAM, so wouldn't it also support a processor with that clock rate? Would the extra 10-20 bucks be worth it to get PC2700 vs. PC2100?
yeah, i have similar question. i just upgrade my i600m RAM to kingmax 2 x 1GB sticks PC2100 at 233 Mhz 200-pin DDR SODIMM. I thought it was supposed to be PC 2100 at 233Mhz, but the stick I removed that was installed by Dell when I bought the computer was actually Hynix 256MB PC2700 at 333MHz DDR SODIMM, same CL of 2.5.
Does this mean it can really use RAM clocked at 333Mhz, or was it just clocked down (I should re-install and see what it says in the BIOS set-up)? Was Dell just using whatever stick was laying around that was compatible even though it would clock-down?:smileyindifferent:
Curious,
Z
Message Edited by robhayter on 02-12-2005 07:17 PM
Yes, you can use either pc2100 or pc2700 (cl 2.5) The 2700 will be slowed down by the system bus. It's no biggie really.
No, Dell didn't necessarily use whatever was laying around, they purposely used whatever was cheapest. Keep in mind that RAM is practically a commodity anymore (sugar, coffee, oil, etc.) so in this case pc2700 is the lowest price groove in the market right now. And with Dells, the RAM either works or it doesn't. If it doesn't, the system usually won't even boot, so you're in good shape.
I'd actually be most curious as to how your 2 sticks of 1GB are working. Does the bottom of your RAM bay door feel like a steam iron??? (1gb sticks have a lot of silicon to support thus a buuuunch of heat!)
I have been running the 2 x 1GB sticks for over a week and have not noticed a huge difference in heat production in the belly of the beast. Hella fast though!!!
For those who are curious, Kingmax PC2100 1GB sticks are the cheapest around and they score extremely well when compared to the competition according to PCstats and others.
tight,
Z
Message Edited by robhayter on 02-12-2005 07:16 PM
Thanks for the feedback and the 'heads up' about the RAM. Anymore, I give up on expensive ram. I still have some expensive sticks laying around but I have had as much luck with Kingston Value Ram as much as anything. (I even recently built a buddy a desktop Sempron 2600 that I o/c'd to 3200 using..........yup you guessed it.........Kingston Value Ram!!!) I couldn't believe it booted & now he's bee up & running for about 6 months!! I don't even know if they MAKE a 3200 Sempron just yet, but he's runnin' at it right now!! LOL!!!
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Sorry to intervene, but you actually need PC2100 266mhz, not PC2700 333mhz. Your processor bus speed is only at 266mhz so the 2700 will clock down. I recently upgraded from 2x256mb to 2x512mb from Crucial.com. I suggest you consider these guys for you multitasking ops.
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yeah, i have similar question. i just upgrade my i600m RAM to kingmax 2 x 1GB sticks PC2100 at 233 Mhz 200-pin DDR SODIMM. I thought it was supposed to be PC 2100 at 233Mhz, but the stick I removed that was installed by Dell when I bought the computer was actually Hynix 256MB PC2700 at 333MHz DDR SODIMM, same CL of 2.5.
Does this mean it can really use RAM clocked at 333Mhz, or was it just clocked down (I should re-install and see what it says in the BIOS set-up)? Was Dell just using whatever stick was laying around that was compatible even though it would clock-down?:smileyindifferent:
Curious,
Z
Message Edited by robhayter on 02-12-2005 07:17 PM
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I have been running the 2 x 1GB sticks for over a week and have not noticed a huge difference in heat production in the belly of the beast. Hella fast though!!!
For those who are curious, Kingmax PC2100 1GB sticks are the cheapest around and they score extremely well when compared to the competition according to PCstats and others.
Message Edited by robhayter on 02-12-2005 07:16 PM
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