my new W520 - buying memory, help please

[Alejandro Audisio]

OK... so Ive just ordered my new W520, here are the fundamentals of my Configuration:

i7-2860QM
Win 7 Professional 64 English
4GB RAM (1 DIMM) ------ please see my memory questions below (!!!)
15.6" FHD (1920x1080)
NVIDIA Quadro 2000M Graphics with 2GB
Color Sensor
500GB 7200rpm Hard Disk
WiMax 6250

Im thinking of ordering RAM, so as I understand it my above configuration will take 32GB of RAM in 4 DIMM's, so according to the advice here I will be going with the Corsair Vengeance 32GB (4 x 8GB) 1600 chips.... am I good with this...?

Thanks !!
Alejandro

[Alejandro Audisio]

This is the memory I would be buying.... am I OK with this...?

http://www.corsair.com/memory-by-produc ... 00c10.html

Thanks to all for your patience with my dumb questions.

[WA2SI]

If your wallet is good with it, sounds good to me. I have a similar W520 but with 16GB (4x4GB) of Kingston 1600MHz RAM. Good luck with it. Are you planning on installing a SSD? Ahem, Samsung 830... Hint, hint! Enjoy.

P.S. I really do NOT like the color sensor and wish I had not wasted the money. Mine is disabled at startup. YMMV.

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[wolfman]

This is the memory I would be buying.... am I OK with this...?

http://www.corsair.com/memory-by-produc ... 00c10.html

Thanks to all for your patience with my dumb questions.

Alejandro,

Unless I've missed something, when I clicked on the 'tech specs' at the link you provided, that is 240 pin desktop RAM. I have a w520 from work in my bag and even if that was 204 pin laptop RAM I seriously doubt anything with heat spreaders like that would fit.

You might want to consider this instead: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6820233265. It's the same brand, product, but in a laptop form factor (note that the heat spreader is not present).

Also, I just purchased 2 sticks of this for my T420: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6820233217. Bought it a few weeks ago on sale for $119.99. I'd wager it would be quite a struggle to tell the difference between the two to justify a $40 difference. But for $10, go for the faster ones.

Steve

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This is what I installed in my W520 new 3 wks ago:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6820233265

Flawless so far.

[Alejandro Audisio]

If your wallet is good with it, sounds good to me. I have a similar W520 but with 16GB (4x4GB) of Kingston 1600MHz RAM. Good luck with it. Are you planning on installing a SSD? Ahem, Samsung 830... Hint, hint! Enjoy.

P.S. I really do NOT like the color sensor and wish I had not wasted the money. Mine is disabled at startup. YMMV.

Im still thinking about a SSD.... but given my tech limitations, Im not sure I would dare install a SSD after purchasing this... perhaps in my next laptop..??

Regarding the Color Sensor, could you perhaps elaborate a little.... what were your negative issues with it...?

Thanks.

[Alejandro Audisio]

Alejandro,

Unless I've missed something, when I clicked on the 'tech specs' at the link you provided, that is 240 pin desktop RAM. I have a w520 from work in my bag and even if that was 204 pin laptop RAM I seriously doubt anything with heat spreaders like that would fit.

You might want to consider this instead: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6820233265. It's the same brand, product, but in a laptop form factor (note that the heat spreader is not present).

Also, I just purchased 2 sticks of this for my T420: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6820233217. Bought it a few weeks ago on sale for $119.99. I'd wager it would be quite a struggle to tell the difference between the two to justify a $40 difference. But for $10, go for the faster ones.

Steve

Steve... yes, you are correct, the link I posted above is the incorrect one. Your link is exactly what I need.... if I could abuse your patience a little further, just to make sure Im not doing something wrong here, I can order 2 (two) of these 8GB combos that you are quoting in your link above and install all 4 (four) RAM strips on the W520 to max out the total RAM at 32GB... is this correct..?

Also, will the 32 GB be plug and play with Windows 7 Professional or will I have to tweak the OS for the machine to recognize the full load of RAM...?

Thank you kindly for your help & patience with this,
Alejandro

[wolfman]

Alejandro,

Yes, you can order 2 kits (4 sticks total) of that RAM and install in your W520. Windows 7 Professional 64 bit will recognize it without issue. That will be a very nice machine, congrats!
Steve

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i7-2860QM
Win 7 Professional 64 English
4GB RAM (1 DIMM) ------ please see my memory questions below (!!!)
15.6" FHD (1920x1080)
NVIDIA Quadro 2000M Graphics with 2GB
Color Sensor
500GB 7200rpm Hard Disk
WiMax 6250

That looks like a spitting image of my W520 build. And I am doing the exact same thing. I've ordered (and received) 2x kits of Corsair DDR3-1600 2x8gb kits to replace the single 4gb stick.

[Alejandro Audisio]

Alejandro,

Yes, you can order 2 kits (4 sticks total) of that RAM and install in your W520. Windows 7 Professional 64 bit will recognize it without issue. That will be a very nice machine, congrats!
Steve

Thank you Steve... greatly appreciated. If you ever come to Buenos Aires, please let me know.... a round of Malbec is on me !!!