Thinkpad W510 Options Recommendations!

[Shane Stump]

I have ordered a W510 with a 920XM to be my portable "workstation" to complement my desktop (Thinkpad W700ds)!

Any how, I want to maximize the memory out to 16gb and add a large SSD.

What 1x4 memory modules are others using?

What about SSDs?

Please provide links with your recommendations!

Best Regards,

Shane

[Proteus]

12GB is optimal, not 16gb. These processors have triple channel memory controllers, so 3 DIMMS will provide full memory bandwidth. Populating 4 DIMMS drops you down to two channels...with a 33% performance hit

[w0qj]

1. So are triple-channel confirmed?
Someone else on this Forum speculated that it may not be triple channel...

2. Assuming that it IS a triple-channel, so what is the best 12-GB RAM layout for 4 memory slots, since there are no 3 GB RAM?

~3 slots occupied by 4 FB RAM each?

[tzmueller]

I am still waiting for my W510 to arrive and just ordered it with base memory sticks to update to the fastest 9GB I can.

Which sticks should I order? Brand and make? Price isn't that much of a problem.. I just want the fastest I can get. thanks.

[Vempele]

1. So are triple-channel confirmed?
Someone else on this Forum speculated that it may not be triple channel...

It's dual-channel, of course. http://ark.intel.com/Product.aspx?id=43 ... odes=SLBLW

Only the LGA1366 (=desktop i7 9xx and some Xeons) processors are triple-channel.

<Insert rant about people who don't bother to check their facts here>.

[RonS]

The Core i7 for desktop has triple channel memory controller. The Core i7 for Mobile has dual channel.

[skriefal]

Only the LGA-1366 desktop i7s are triple-channel. This is the i7 900-series -- 920, 940, 960, 975, etc. The newer LGA-1156 desktop i7s are dual-channel -- e.g. i7-860, etc. But they're all quad-cores (so far!). I continue to be surprised at how much misinformation is out there on this topic. Much of the blame likely goes to Intel themselves...

[skriefal]

Regarding 4GB DIMMs, I have two of these Samsung DIMMs installed in my W510:
http://www.ewiz.com/detail.php?name=D3- ... ook-Memory

$159.99/ea now. They were about $10 more when I bought mine. No issues so far, but I've had my W510 for only a few days.