How can I determine the fastest RAM I can put in my laptop ?

Question

I would like to add some RAM to my laptop but I have one small problem: I would like to know what is the fastest speed I can put inside it.

I know from CPU-Z that I use DDR3 RAM:

One piece of RAM is PC3-10700 (667 Mhz) and the other is PC3-8500F (533 Mhz)

I use Acer Travel Mate 5742G if that's relevant. My Chipset is Intel Havendale/Clarkdale Host Bridge.

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 26 '12 at 12:55

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You laptop will take up to 8GB and the fastest speed it will take is DDR3 PC3-10600 . You can buy it here >> http://www.crucial.com/store/mpartspecs.aspx?mtbpoid=E5A23A8EA5CA7304

answered Jan 26 '12 at 12:55

Iain Simpson

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 26 '12 at 12:49

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You can put a faster ram, it will just run at a slower speed. I’ve had once some 133MHz SDR sticks running at 100MHz.

answered Jan 26 '12 at 12:49

kinokijuf

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