Memory Upgrade for T61 7663

[SerraAvatar]

Hi, sorry if this has been answered a few dozen times already. I'm looking into upgrading my RAM to 8Gb and was wondering if the T61 is only limited to DDR2 PC2-5300 or if the PC2-6400 will work as well.

I've always had good experience with Samsung and I'm thinking I will stick with them for this upgrade too. I was wondering if Samsung carries any 4Gb single RAM that will fit into my T61 please?

Thank you so much for reading:)

Jack

[ausmike]

shortest answer = intel chipset on yours = 3GB MAX (AFAIK)

[Harryc]

@ ausmike, any T61 I've run across will take 8GB of RAM. The 3GB chipset limitation you're thinking of applies to T60's. @ SerraAvatar, PC2-6400 should work just fine, but it will run as if it's PC2-5300.

[craigmontHunter]

Any *61 (Except for Z61, which = *60) can accept 8gb ram. All you need to do is make sure it is DDR2, and everything should work.

[rssb]

Using PC-6400S 2 X 4GB in a T61. Everything works fine, 64-bit OS sees all 8GB. Also PC doctor diagnostic is able to see all 8GB.

[SerraAvatar]

Thanks guys for the quick replies

Good to have confirmation on the 8Gb RAM, too!

[Prodeje79]

@ ausmike, any T61 I've run across will take 8GB of RAM. The 3GB chipset limitation you're thinking of applies to T60's. @ SerraAvatar, PC2-6400 should work just fine, but it will run as if it's PC2-5300.

been searching and found this post....
so for my T61, there is no benefit using PC2-6400?
The max RAM speed a T61 can operate is PC2-5300?

[Harryc]

Correct

[rumbero]

so for my T61, there is no benefit using PC2-6400?
The max RAM speed a T61 can operate is PC2-5300?

The benefit of 2x4GB PC2-6400 bought for my T61 consisted of being quite a bit cheaper than the PC2-5300 at the time i bought the modules. I'd keep that in mind as well.

[TuuS]

Besides the newer faster ram being cheaper, if the day comes that you canablize the dead laptop, the faster ram should be of use in newer/faster laptops, so it's a win/win to get the faster ram if it's cheaper.

[crashnburn]

Sadly 4GB DDR3 chips are cheaper than 4GB DDR2

[crashnburn]

Any ideas where I could find a good priced 2 x 4GB DDR2 ? cause DDR3 is now so much cheaper than DDR2. But, I'd like to find the best source for this.