Posts by DarthPierce

I think you're more likely to see a difference from that extra 2-300meg of ram (~3.25gig vs 3.0 gig) than you are to see a diference from the single vs dual channel... so the questions becomes is that extra ~250 meg of ram worth the...

here's a comparison of dual channel vs single channel ram... note that in a notebook the difference will be smaller still since this comparison is using 800MHz ram in a 1333MHz bus as opposed to 667MHz ram on a 667MHz...

It can address a total of 32bits of address space (4GB)... but all the devices in the system must also be mapped into that same 32bit address space... so that's why you can only use ~3.25Gig of ram (the system needs to be able to see the...

Quote: Originally Posted by melshaw Dude I can't afford a 1730. Right now I'm more concerned about making mortgage payments and how much it's gonna cost to heat my house this year. I have been keeping my eyes out for a...

it's not that the ram speed doubles.... each module is still at 667... but the aggregate speed is effectively 1333... it's like 2 highways with a 667 speed limit will get twice as many cars through as a single highway... though all...

Quote: Originally Posted by littlefrankus why does the 1730 use 667mhz RAM instead of 800mhz RAM on the mobile extreme processor.. Santa Rosa (the chipset) only supports 800MHz FSB and 667MHz ram. Note,...

Quote: Originally Posted by Krayziepop What he is saying is that the chipset is limited to 3.25GB under ANY OS. Its kind of unfortunate really. The newer systems - M6300, E1720 and M1730 have a newer chipset that will...

true if gaming isn't taken into account... Also sadly true of e1520 vs e1720 but certainly you're right for gaming a 1705 pwns the 1505.

Wow... that falls under the category of inexpicable to me.... and that doesn't happen often