[NC10]RAM Upgrade – PC5300 or PC6400?

[nicholascanada]

Hi,
Just purchased a NC10 (not here yet). I noticed everyone has been upgrading the ram with one 2GB module, DDR2, 667MHZ, 200 Pin, PC5300.

However, on the site I purchased, on other retailers, and on Samsung itself it is listed as 800MHZ or PC6400.

Is there a chance the new NC10’s have been updated to PC6400 now? I was already to buy PC5300 but assume I should purchase PC6400 if that is what it can now take? Thank you!

[Alfihar]

I have a PC6400 module in mine, purchased from Crucial.
The RAM will run at 533MHz whatever you buy.

EDIT: Make that 533MHz not 667MHz.

[nicholascanada]

So to confirm, PC5300 667 MHZ RAM 200 PIN will work fine?

[Wiggler]

yea it’ll underclock itself n work fine

[BluebirdNC10]

i thought the sammy came with pc5300 / 667mhz ram anyway?

I looked on play.com for a 2gb stick in the 667mhz range, but they were out of stock so i ordered the 800mhz version.

[Alfihar]

[quote1230664448=BluebirdNC10]i thought the sammy came with pc5300 / 667mhz ram anyway?[/quote1230664448]
I think some of the NC10’s sold in the US came with PC6400 RAM.

[jay_2k]

http://www.play.com/PC/PCs/4-/3476864/Corsair-VS2GSDS667D2-Value-Select-Memory-2-GB-SO-DIMM-200-pin-DDR-2-667-MHz-PC2-5300/Product.html

Would this RAM be OK?

[hufn]

Should be fine. The system will run at 533 mhz regardless of what you put in. If you put in anything slower than 533 it’ll probably just fry itself 😉 Anything higher will just clock down. No big deal.

[nicholascanada]

Thanks guys. Much appreciated.

[TeutonJon78]

[quote1231522796=hufn]
Should be fine. The system will run at 533 mhz regardless of what you put in. If you put in anything slower than 533 it’ll probably just fry itself 😉 Anything higher will just clock down. No big deal.
[/quote1231522796]

Well, that not true at all. IF you install slower memory, it will just run slower.

[BluebirdNC10]

i purchased and installed 800mhz ram into my Sammy as it was the only one available when i wanted to purchase.

Installed and runs perfectly fine.

Incidentally, CPU-Z seems to think it only runs at 400mhz not 667mhz.

[Szabs]

It should run at 533mhz or cpu-z is stupid. I always advise to buy faster memory than your board. You can’t go wrong with that.

[Richard T]

Will PC5400 work?
Need a reply quick as the site selected pc-5400!

[Alfihar]

PC5400 should work,

I believe it is the same as PC5300 and that manufacturers are choosing to round up rather than down.

[Richard T]

Thanks!
Cancelled the order anyway as i found cheaper OCZ ram
Would that be better than ADATA?

Link to ram
Will it work?

[MOD EDIT] Link shortened. ~Becky

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