M6600 Owners Thread

tomcom2k · 06-04-2011, 07:45 PM

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Originally Posted by nekura

If you're using Maya you'd be a fool not to get the Quadro.

What he said.

I got the AMD card as I don't do much CAD and 3D Modelling.

Awesome card for gaming and the price was right.

someone153 · 06-04-2011, 09:27 PM

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Originally Posted by ksna

It'll run at 1600 no problem.

I'm also 99% sure that it will run 1866 if you wanted to look at those as well. My M4600 recognized my 2x4GB 1866 modules as soon as I pluged them in.

afhstingray · 06-04-2011, 09:33 PM

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Originally Posted by someone153

I'm also 99% sure that it will run 1866 if you wanted to look at those as well. My M4600 recognized my 2x4GB 1866 modules as soon as I pluged them in.

is it able to take advantage of them? i'm considering a ram upgrade and contemplating either 1600MHz modules or 1866

someone153 · 06-04-2011, 10:15 PM

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Originally Posted by afhstingray

is it able to take advantage of them? i'm considering a ram upgrade and contemplating either 1600MHz modules or 1866

Yep! They are running at 1866 MHz according to BIOS.

WLT · 06-04-2011, 10:24 PM

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Originally Posted by someone153

Yep! They are running at 1866 MHz according to BIOS.

Have you noticed any increase in real world performance?

afhstingray · 06-04-2011, 10:29 PM

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Originally Posted by WLT

Have you noticed any increase in real world performance?

highly unlikely it would result in any visible performance gains. i was just curious to find out if it was supported in case the price was near enough to 1600/1333 to justify

ksna · 06-04-2011, 10:30 PM

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Originally Posted by afhstingray

highly unlikely it would result in any performance gains. i was just curious to find out if it was supported in case the price was near enough to 1600/1333 to justify

The 1866 RAM I was looking at had pretty high timing compared to the 1600. I asked around and it seems the slower timing almost negated the speed boost and didn't justify the price increase, so I purchased the 1600mhz instead.

afhstingray · 06-04-2011, 10:32 PM

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Originally Posted by ksna

The 1866 RAM I was looking at had pretty high timing compared to the 1600. I asked around and it seems the slower timing almost negated the speed boost and didn't justify the price increase, so I purchased the 1600mhz instead.

do you mind giving me some recommendations? would be greatly appreciated.

cheers

Aikimox · 06-04-2011, 10:50 PM

True, 1600MHz is CAS-9 while the 1866MHz is CAS-11. They perform similarly, thus you can grab a 1600MHz and save about 50$

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Originally Posted by ksna

It'll run at 1600 no problem.

It will run at 1600MHz only if you choose a 2720QM or higher. Lower end CPU's will be limited at 1333MHz

someone153 · 06-04-2011, 11:10 PM

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Originally Posted by WLT

Have you noticed any increase in real world performance?

The only performance increase I saw was becuase I went from 2GB of ram to 8GB of ram. In all honesty, I'm just futureproofing.