1333mhz showing as 1600 mhz

[mlucian]

hey guys. quick question. i wanna upgrade the 4gb ddr 3 (1333 they said) ram to 8 gig...problem was that i wanted to be sure so ive dlded cpuZ to look at me memory. and i saw 800 mhz at the dram frequency. sooo...according to my math 800 x2 = 1600 mhz...wtf? what is up with that..what kind of memory do i need to buy. Thanks in advance

 

[RehabMan]

This wikipedia article will help: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ddr3

Basically you want DDR3 1333, which is otherwise known as PC3-10600 or PC3-10666.
You want laptop RAM which is SODIMM, 204-pin.

 

[xequtor]

you need DDR3-1066/1333

 

[mlucian]

okai guys thanks for the input..but stil any ideea why does it show up as 1600 ?