T61p - memory questions regarding 8gb upgrade!

[carthikv12]

Hi,

I am looking to upgrading my T61p's stock 4gb memory to 8gb to use for Photoshop and Inventor in windows 7 64 bit. I am running the latest 2.27 Bios.

I checked using Crucial's memory utility that my current RAM's timings are 5-5-5-15 which is the same as this Mushkin RAM, that I plan to buy: Newegg.com - Mushkin Enhanced Essentials 8GB (2 x 4GB) 200-Pin DDR2 SO-DIMM DDR2 667 (PC2 5300) Dual Channel Kit Laptop Memory Model 996685

So first question is - this should work without any issues right?

The crucial utility said there was no dual channel support! I was pretty surprised as I was under the impression all along that having 2 identical sticks of memory automatically activated the dual channel.

So second question is, since this mushkin says its got a 'dual channel kit' (in specs), would that mean I could get that extra speed advantage as well or is the dual channel support dependent on the bios settings/mainboard and independent of the RAM modules?

This Mushkin RAM seems to be the best DDR2 667 ram available on newegg (lowest voltage at 1.5v vs 1.8 or 2 of the others and 5-5-5-15 timing vs 6+ latencies), but also the cheapest!

So third question is, how would it compare in terms of heat produced to my stock RAM which is 2 years old??

And finally, any opinions on Mushkin ram?

Thanks!
Carthik

[sinanju009]

I bought the Mushkin (newegg) because they were the cheapest at the time. Have been running for close to a year now. No issues.

Actually, I did run into one issue: The T61p (15inch) has/had a bug. If you fill both DIMMs, the system will abruptly power down because of some power draw. Depot replaced my motherboard and everything has been stable for a year now.

Michel

[tannerj]

Thinkwiki lists the "unofficial" max RAM @8GB so with the proper BIOS you should be fine... that upgrade is a bit steep though from what I remember in looking into it.

[AtomTrainer]

Works like a charm,, I have 8gb of ram running a Ubuntu/Debian mix (kernel 2.6.32) the hard drive is 500gb 7200Rpm..
I run the IBM Preloaded Windows XP 32bit in VmWare and give it access to a real NTFS part and toss it 3gigs of ram..
Runs AutoDesk and PhotoShop just fine!!!

Type is 8889-CTO

Now if I could get samsung to push there MMDPE64GEDXP-MVB mPCIe card out the stinking door in half hight I would pop that in my spare mPCIe and move windows over to that!! But I think that may be in my dreams for a bit more time to come..

Any Who here is a screen shot of my Ram..

http://www.piertopier.us/pics/8gbram.png


****EDIT**** THE RAM PART NUMBER IS CT2KIT51264AC667. Got it from NewEgg it Hit me for about $350 shipped!!