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    DDR3 RAM in the T61

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by AceOfSpades, Aug 24, 2007.

  1. AceOfSpades

    AceOfSpades Notebook Consultant

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    How quickly do you think Lenovo will adopt the Montevina chipset ? It's supposed to come out Q2 2008, and it's supposed to support DDR3 RAM, will Lenovo adopt this new chipset quickly? have they been quick to adopt chipsets in the past like Santa Rosa? I really want a T61p with DDR3 RAM!
     
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  2. odin243

    odin243 Notebook Prophet

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    I thought Penryn was supposed to come out early next year, and Montevina late next year?

    Also, DDR3 RAM won't provide nearly the performance boost that the penryn processor will (most likely).
     
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    sullivan18 Notebook Guru

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    I dont suppose we will be able to upgrade just the cpu from a santa rosa c2d to these new cpus right?

    Cause they are not the same physical size correct?
     
    sullivan18, Aug 24, 2007
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    I highly dout it
     
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    stallen Thinkpad Woody

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    In answer to your question. Lenovo is usually an early adopter of new technology. When Montevina is release you can probably count on Lenovo having it "available". BUT, you might have to wait a month or two for the laptop to actually be built and shipped.
     
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    stallen Thinkpad Woody

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    As for Montevian and Penryn, they are not competing technologies. They work together (best I understand it anyway). Montevina is the platform and Penryn is the processor operating on the Montevina platform. Just like Merom processors are working on the Santa Rosa platform.

     
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    Yes, the first generation of Penryn processors will be pin compatible with the Santa Rosa chipset, though it may require a BIOS update. You should be able to just drop one right in, assuming your notebook manufacturer supports it.
     
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  8. adinu

    adinu I pwn teh n00bs.

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    Obviously Lenovo will adopt the new montevina platform and ddr3. The thing is tho it won't be in a t61p. By then, it will prolly be the t63 or so.

    So you wanting a t61p with ddr3 will never happen. The santa rosa platform does not accept ddr3 ram, and when ddr3 ram and montevina will be around, there will be a higher T line out.

    So the best you can hope for is a Thinkpad with ddr3, but not your T61
     
    adinu, Aug 24, 2007
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  9. Greg

    Greg Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    The new processors will not allow DDR3 until the new chipset for the processors come out. So no, current notebooks will not ever support DDR3 without a motherboard level refresh and redesign.
     
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    Woah. New name and new avatar. I don't think I can handle the changes :p
     
    odin243, Aug 24, 2007
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