[Upgrade] Laptop Memory - DDR3 10700 Confusion

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Hi guys,
want to upgrade the laptop memory from 4GB to total 8GB.
Its for Asus k53sv 520d.
ASUS - Notebooks- ASUS K53SV
Chipset = HM65
CPU = i5 2430m
GPU = nVidia gt540m 2GB ddr5
RAM = Elpida :? 4GB 10700 (667Mhz) 9-9-9-24

I;m thinking of going for Corsair RAM,
Corsair DDR3 4 GB Laptop RAM (CMSO4GX3M1A1333C9) | Ram | Flipkart.com

But this confuses (green) me -

Specifications of Corsair DDR3 4 GB Laptop RAM (CMSO4GX3M1A1333C9)

General
Memory Type: 4 GB 1333 MHz DDR3 SO-DIMM
Memory Standard: DDR3-1333/PC3-10600
Pins: 204-pin
Burst Length: 8
Error Check: Non-ECC
Buffered/Unbuffered: Unbuffered
Model ID: CMSO4GX3M1A1333C9
Memory
Memory Clock: 166 MHz

It says its 1333MHz RAM, but the current one installed is 667MHz, will that cause problem?
In laptop's specsheet, it states
Memory : DDR3 1333 MHz SDRAM, 2 x SO-DIMM socket for expansion up to 8 G SDRAM
So why is it showing 667MHz in CPU-Z?

Is there any software that shows what hardwares this laptop can handle - RAM frequencies.

CPU-Z screens
*i.imgur.com/ms3zl.png
*i.imgur.com/9t1OQ.png
Help me out guys, BF3 is a pita sometimes, & i usually play it connected to a 22" LCD monitor, so it takes sometime to alt+tab between game & browser :p
But mainly its for CATIA & Pro-e :))
 

Cilus

laborare est orare
It is showing the correct info. DDR stands for Double Data Rate which means a DDR (1 to or 3) module can provide twice the bandwidth of a SDR Ram running at the same speed.
So a 667 MHz DDR3 module basically provides bandwidth of a (667X2) MHz ~ 1333 MHz. For simplicity we call them as DDR3-1333. Similarly DDR3 1600 MHz Rams actually run at 800 MHz and the effective speed is 800X2 = 1600 MHz.
 
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Oh, thanks for clearing the doubt :))
Whats the difference here b/w 10700 & 10600?

&should i order the above mentioned Corsair RAM then?

btw, Today I Learned (TIL) -
Elpida is a major memory manufacturer and was created by the merger of Hitachi and NEC DRAM businesses. Unlike Corsair, that only assembles memory modules using various makes of memory chips, Elpida builds the memory chips, too.

Elpida is a company that makes actual ram physical chips. It is one of the only 4 companies in the world that do that.
Certain corsair models use elipda chips.
To make a video card analogy, elpida is like AMD or nVidia... Corsair is like XFX or BFG.
:doublethumb:
from Laptop came preinstalled with "ELPIDA" RAM. Change it? - AnandTech Forums

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update:
guys, suggest fast, i want to order one asap

update 2
placed order
 
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btw, how much virtual mem/page file should i allocate now?
should i leave it on default - system managed or set it to 8gb min & max?
 

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i am using asus k53sm sx010d laptop from 2012 .its 4 gb elpida preinstalled. i am thinking to upgrade two 8gb ram .total 16 gb ram. my laptop will support 16 gb ram? max ram support showing 8 gb in some forum.

installed ram elpida ddr3 pc 3 10700 667 mhz. checked on cpuz
 
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