I have two pieces of “MTXtec SODIMM DDR3, 204 Pin RAM (8GB DDR3 1866 MHz).” Iternally, the Samsung chips are used.
The laptop for which these two were bought for (with Intel Core i7-3720QM) allows operation at 1866 MHz in case only two memory slots are used, and the speed drops to at most 1600 MHz in case all four memory slots are used. For example, in the current configuration the laptop has 28 GB, composed of
My question is: if I buy two more of SODIMMs of the same kind (MTXtec SODIMM DDR3, 204 Pin RAM 8GB DDR3 1866 MHz) and put a total of four into the laptop, will the four still operate at 1600 MHz or will the speed drop even further?
The laptop for which these two were bought for (with Intel Core i7-3720QM) allows operation at 1866 MHz in case only two memory slots are used, and the speed drops to at most 1600 MHz in case all four memory slots are used. For example, in the current configuration the laptop has 28 GB, composed of
- 4 GB Samsung 1600 MHz,
- 2 × 8 GB MTXtec (as above), and
- 8 GB Kingston 1600 MHz,
My question is: if I buy two more of SODIMMs of the same kind (MTXtec SODIMM DDR3, 204 Pin RAM 8GB DDR3 1866 MHz) and put a total of four into the laptop, will the four still operate at 1600 MHz or will the speed drop even further?
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