Topic: Q>Which is a better RAM (laptop) to have?

[manhunt04]

Good day mga spies. I recently bought a laptop Toshiba L840 (specs below).

Specs:
Win7 Home Premium 64bit
Intel Core i5-3210M
AMD Radeon 7670M (2gb) (updated driver)

Tapos no'ng pinaupgrade ko (sa mismong shop, same day as bought) yung RAM from 2gb to 8gb (4gb x 2), I recently noticed the following differences between the original/pre-installed RAM and the upgraded one (Kingston).

Setting under the original 2gb in RED, under the upgraded (4 x 2gb) in BLUE

1. DxDiag Display Approx total memory: 2.8gb; 1.7gb
*However when the single 4gb of Kingston was tried Approx. total memory became 3.8gb

2.CPU-Z, Memory results (original ram with 798.3 MHz, upgraded RAM with 665.2MHz)



3. Specifications on the label: 2GB 1Rx8 PC3-12800S-11-11-B2; 4GB PC3-10600 CL9 204-Pin SODIMM

Hindi ko ba makukuha yung full potential ng laptop kapag naka 10600 lang as compared to 12800?
Ano po ba mas okay kung ipapareplace ko po ng 2 x 4GB na 12800S or mas maganda na yung nakalagay ngayon (2 x 4GB 10600)? Salamat

[bodieph]

mas mabilis yung original ram BUT 8GB beats out 2GB every single time. so kahit mas mabilis yung original na 2GB ram, having 8GB is still the better option

the difference is very minimal and you will most likely not even notice it

[manhunt04]

mas mabilis yung original ram BUT 8GB beats out 2GB every single time. so kahit mas mabilis yung original na 2GB ram, having 8GB is still the better option

the difference is very minimal and you will most likely not even notice it

Thanks sir bodieph. Sinasabi ko po kasi dun sa store na palitan ng dalawang 4GB na 12800 (like the original), kasi hindi naman ako ininform na mas mahinang klase pala yung iuupgrade nila.

Another question po. Paano ko kaya maachieve na maging malaki yung Approx. total memory sa DxDiag? Expected ko po kasi papalo ng 5GB yun under 8GB RAM. Naging 3.8GB po kasi siya when I tested using just one of the 4GB rams. Tapos nung naging dual channel (2 x 4GB) naging 1.7GB na lang.

[boy_hilason]

sir, have you tried testing both rams individually? if yes, does same output lng po bah? kasi, i check naman yung OS mo, supported po naman ang up to 8gb. home premium 64bit supports up to 16bg(source: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/w7itproperf/thread/5a518386-27a8-46fa-a85a-678b7c25358e/)

dpat po kasi, mag update tlaga yan ng more than 5gb sa dxdiag. if sira po naman, dapat po replace nyu ang ram. sayang naman kasi ang pera nyo.

[Breath]

Kaespiya, try this one, this one works for me (This will only work in Window 7/8 64Bit OS)

Source: http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/277164-30-solved-installed-usable-windows

to fix the memory detection problems type in msconfig go to boot, advance and unchecked number of processors and maximum memory, this will definitely fix the memory detection problem.

Meron din kasi akong 8GB of RAM and I think na-encounter ko na yung ganyang problem.

by the way i have a gaming Laptop and the my Unit Brand is MSI GR620DX +HD, all of there gaming Laptop's have 8GB RAM's pre-installed by default so noong una nagtaka din ako bakit 4GB lang nag na-detect sa RAM,
so I just did the above procedures and it works! 

[manhunt04]

sir, have you tried testing both rams individually? if yes, does same output lng po bah? kasi, i check naman yung OS mo, supported po naman ang up to 8gb. home premium 64bit supports up to 16bg(source: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/w7itproperf/thread/5a518386-27a8-46fa-a85a-678b7c25358e/)

dpat po kasi, mag update tlaga yan ng more than 5gb sa dxdiag. if sira po naman, dapat po replace nyu ang ram. sayang naman kasi ang pera nyo.

Yup, actually, pinalitan pa ng technician dun sa store ng bagong set ng 2 x 4GB, same output sa Display total Approx. memory 1.7GB. Pero pag individual (isang 4GB lang), pumapalo siya nang 3.8GB (yung Display total Approx. memory sa dxdiag).

Kaespiya, try this one, this one works for me (This will only work in Window 7/8 64Bit OS)

Source: http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/277164-30-solved-installed-usable-windows

to fix the memory detection problems type in msconfig go to boot, advance and unchecked number of processors and maximum memory, this will definitely fix the memory detection problem.

Meron din kasi akong 8GB of RAM and I think na-encounter ko na yung ganyang problem.

by the way i have a gaming Laptop and the my Unit Brand is MSI GR620DX +HD, all of there gaming Laptop's have 8GB RAM's pre-installed by default so noong una nagtaka din ako bakit 4GB lang nag na-detect sa RAM,
so I just did the above procedures and it works! 

I looked at the advanced window, unchecked naman parehas. I guess ang problem ko, parang hindi naiintegrate nang maayos ng DxDiag yung dalawang memory. Pag single kasi, maayos naman siya (pumalo ng 3.8GB yung approx display memory under 4GB ram). Nakakita kasi ako sa net ng 8gb sa DxDiag, dapat papalo yung approx display memory ng 5GB.

[bodieph]

dxdiag display tab yan, thats not actual memory. thats virtual memory na ginagamit for the video card. its normal na hindi talaga exact ang irereport ng dxdiag sayo. dont worry about it, approx lang naman yan

http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch001308.htm

[Idiot]

gawin mo muna sinasabi nila kung uncheck mo msconfig

ngayon try mo

1. ilagay mo yung isang ram syempre lalabas 3.7GB umaadar ang laptop kung okay alisin mo
2. ilagay mo yung susunod na ram tignan mo kung 3.7GB den umaandar ba laptop kung okay alisin mo

then ilagay mo sa susunod na slot diba dalawang slot ang ram mo follow sa taas
kung both ay 3.7 GB at umaandar naman laptop mo walang blue screen okay ang ram

okay ang mga memory mo problema lang di nya ma detect ng sabay kung yun nga ang problem

hintay kapa baka may mas nakakaalam sa akin
 

[manhunt04]

dxdiag display tab yan, thats not actual memory. thats virtual memory na ginagamit for the video card. its normal na hindi talaga exact ang irereport ng dxdiag sayo. dont worry about it, approx lang naman yan

http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch001308.htm

Tama po kayo. According sa mga nabasa ko, kapag more than 4GB na ang RAM, hindi na accurate ang display ng DxDiag sa approx. total memory. I was able to find the correct value sa advanced settings ng display (Screen resolution>advanced settings). Dito, 5.5GB na yung approx. total memory.



Pero, papapalitan ko pa rin ng 2x4GB (PC3-12800, 1600MHz) yung RAM para 800Mhz na yung frequency.

Thanks to all who helped.