Does adding 1066Mhz DDR3 SODIMM to a 1600Mhz FSB laptop make sense?
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My previous laptop had 4x4GB 1066 Mhz DDR3.
My new laptop instead has only 2x4GB 1600 Mhz DDR3.
Using dmidecode I gather my FSB is set to 2300Mhz.
Max Speed: 3800 MHz
Current Speed: 2300 MHz
2 questions:
- Can somebody confirm I can safely add two "old" 1066Mhz modules to my new laptop before I treat myself to faster DDR3 modules?
- I understand this should not slow down the faster 2 1600 Mhz DDR3 modules. Correct?
If this is of any relevance, I'm running Linux Mint Maya.
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