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    Lenovo Memory

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by 3kAdept, Oct 30, 2009.

  1. 3kAdept

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    Hello,

    Prices for memory have really skyrocketed over the last six months. Six monthes ago I could have gotten A 4GB kit of PC2-5300 Kingston HyperX memory for $66 Canadian and now they start at around $100.

    The best deal I could find was to buy two 2GB sticks of Lenovo memory ($38.50 each), but I don't have a Lenovo laptop, will they still be compatible or is their memory system specific? It would be great if they were because I would make the assumption Lenovo memory would be of a decent quality.

    This is the stick and deal I am looking at: http://www.bestdirect.ca/products/215898/40Y7735/Lenovo/

    I'm going to buy two of them. My system is the Compal IFL-90 with the PM965 Chipset. (Replacing the memory already in the system because compatibility with the current RAM is a concern, current memory is a single 2GB Transcend PC2-5300 stick)
     
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    moral hazard Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    check out PC2-6400 ram.

    Because 800mhz ram will work with your chipset, although it will downclock to 667mhz.

    800mhz ram is cheaper than 667mhz stuff.

    EDIT: I don't see any reason for the Lenovo memory to not work. It's got the same number of pins, non ECC.
     
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    Won't PC2-6400 have a inferior CAS Latency?
     
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    No, because in it's SPD table it will know what timmings to use @667mhz.

    I use PC2-6400 ram in my notebook (same chipset as yours).
    It's rated 6-6-6-18 800mhz, but in my notebook it works at 5-5-5-15 667mhz.

    PC2-6400 will work exactly like your PC2-5300. Maybe even better because you can lower the timmings more since it's rated for 800mhz and you're running at 667mhz.

    If you're lucky you can flash it to 4-4-4-12.
     
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