They sent the wrong RAM, change it?

Question

Iron

Hello, I decided to strengthen my laptop a little, as I became interested in drawing, so that it would be comfortable to work at first in Photoshop, if it comes in. The laptop is very old) Acer Aspire 5738, DDR3 version. There was 4 GB of RAM, I decided to make 8 GB of 1600 MHz strips. The problem is that the memory came, did not look at the frequency and installed it in the laptop, then noticed that the frequency was 1333 MHz.
Question: Will there be a noticeable difference between 1333 and 1600 at 8 GB?
The processor is weak, and suddenly the difference will not be noticeable. The seller is ready to exchange, but I understand that he will no longer be able to sell it as new and, damn it, I feel sorry for him a little, this is an individual entrepreneur, not a large store.

Answer 1

Between 4 and 8 GB, in any case, the difference will be noticeable, and in terms of the frequency of 1333 and 1600, if you put both options side by side and compare, then you can notice the difference.

Answer 2

If you do not want to get involved with the exchange, then it is not necessary. You will see the difference only in synthetic tests. As already mentioned, here the main increase in overall performance will provide volume.
Not on the topic of the question, but on the topic of the upgrade - if this laptop does not yet have an ssd, then I highly recommend installing it!

Answer 3

Eh, Alyona, Alyona...
First, when asking a question, make sure that people can answer it! For the Acer Aspire 5738 laptop,
I immediately found 46 types of configurations
https://www.notebook-center.ru/acer_options_8102.html
And some of their perhaps important nuances are hidden precisely in those symbols that you did not bother to indicate after the Acer Aspire 5738, for example
Acer Aspire 5738DZG-434G32Mi is built on an ntel Pentium Dual Core T4300 2100 MHz processor
and
Acer Aspire 5738PG-754G32Mn is built on an Intel Core 2 Duo P7550 2260 MHz processor.
and in some modifications, DDR2 memory is generally used.
Also, instead of the words "The processor is weak", you just had to indicate its exact model.
And in general, to illustrate the entire economy on the topic, it was necessary to attach several screenshots of CPU-Z programs (it is free)
https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/CPU-Z
https://www.cpuid.com /softwares/cpu-z.html
and
AIDA64 (it is paid, but there is a trial period)
https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/AIDA64
https://www.aida64.com/products/aida64-extreme
But! Since these data are not available now, we will argue as in a literature lesson "How I spent the summer."
Due to the fact that, among other things, Photoshop was mentioned, then join the opinion of [email protected], but I will express it more categorically: If the HDD is also installed as the main drive, then it is EXTREMELY necessary to replace it with an SSD, and rearrange the HDD into the optical compartment drive, which, in turn, can be replaced with the so-called skid or in the English optibay terminology. They come in mainly two types with a thickness of 9.5mm and 12.7mm. They cost ~200 rubles. For example, here
https://www.avito.ru/rostov-na-donu/tovary_dlya_ko
... You will also have the volume to store big data on the old HDD and the OS with programs will quickly work with the SSD.
Now actually from memory. The increase in overall performance from replacing the HDD with an SSD and installing 2 * 4GB in dual channel will be so much more than, as other people have already written above, the difference between 1333 and 1600, that the latter does not even need to be mentioned. This difference is negligible. It is, and can be measured by instrumental means. I'm sure if I randomly change modules from 1333 to 1600 and give you a laptop, you won't be able to determine what exactly is installed right now.
Be healthy!

Answer 4

It may also be that the frequency of 1333 is hardcoded in the laptop BIOS, and whatever you set, it will be like that. On laptops, they like to limit hardware in order to somehow compensate for problems with a poor cooling system.

Answer 5

You will not be able to feel the difference in frequency, because. the difference is extremely small.
If there is an ordinary HDD in the beech, then it is wiser to first replace the HDD with an SSD. This will really give a tangible acceleration in work.