a ram conundrum

[devanshoom]

Hello everyone. i am looking to upgrade my ram but not 100% sure which one to buy. Can anyone tell me what i need? I have listed my system details below....its a T60.


Front side bus properties

Bus type...Intel AGTL+
Bus width....64 bit
Real clock....167 MHz
Effective clock....667 MHz
Bandwidth.......5332MB/s

memory bus properties

bus type.......DDR2 SDRAM
BUS width.....64 bit
REAL CLOCK...333MHz (DDR)
Effective clock......667MHz
Bandwidth.......5333MB/s

Would appreciate any advice.

Also...is there much difference between running 2gb of ram and 3 GB? I currently have just 1GB and plan to fill my empty second slot....but dont really know if its worth throwing a 2GB stick in there or just 1GB. I dont do anything overly intensive...I just seem to be going through a phase at the monet and want to upgrade and tinker around with my thinkpads.

thanks in advance

[wild_bill]

here is my very favorite T60/T60p RAM set (I removed all of the existing RAM and resold on ebay)
this upgrade enables dual channel, and seemed to make my T60 just take off like a rocket!

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6820231154

this RAM is the exact type of RAM that is correct for yours and ALL T60 or T60p

specs:

Brand --> G.SKILL
Model --> F2-5300CL4D-4GBSQ
Type --> 200-Pin DDR2 SODIMM
Capacity --> 4GB (2 x 2GB)
Speed --> DDR2 667 (PC2 5300)
Cas Latency --> 4
Timing --> 4-4-4-12
Voltage --> 1.8V
ECC --> No
Buffered/Registered --> Unbuffered


RAM is cheap here in USA, and I know it is 4GB and maybe only 3.2GB or so is actually usable due to Santa Rosa chipset limitation, but I like having a matched pair of 2GB modules CL4 from G.Skill - the most reliable brand of RAM in the world (as documented by newegg.com user reviews, and newegg is the world's largest computer store)

this is the Lexus/Ferrari of T60 RAM upgrades, and only about US$55, seems like a great bargain to me, compared to other T60 upgrades I have done (fancy sound card, Core 2 Duo CPU, 320MB 7200rpm hard drive, etc.)

I believe this is the best RAM in the world at any price, I love it, I was even able to turn off all XP paging files and I also run 64-bit Linux and 64-bit Windows 7, triple boot (I also upgraded my T60 to Core 2 Duo CPU so I could utilize 64 bit OS)

I also frequently have about 20 tabs open in Firefox when web surfing! never a slowdown now!

To me, RAM is the most important part of the computer, due to system stability, so I spare no expense, I go for the best in the world, then I never have a RAM problem or blue screen!

[i.thinkpad]

..., and I know it is 4GB and maybe only 3.2GB or so is actually usable due to Santa Rosa chipset limitation, ....

It is Napa chipset (or Centrino platform) which has the 3GB memory limitation, not Santa Rosa. T60/p has Napa chipset, not Santa Rosa which is avaible in T60/p's successor T61/p.

For more information about the generations of intel's Centrino platform/chipset, click here.

[devanshoom]

To me, RAM is the most important part of the computer, due to system stability, so I spare no expense, I go for the best in the world, then I never have a RAM problem or blue screen!

Holy cow man....looks like you are deadly serious about ram. I appreciate that link you sent but honestly dont think i can justify turning my laptop into a seething black slab of raw power like you have done. Man i reckon your laptop floats around the house while you are sleeping.

I got the ram spec info from the link you sent though so cheers for that. I may still do what you suggest and clear out my existing ram and replace it with 2 sticks of high quality 2GB....although its probably something for the future. I gotta curb spending too much of my dosh on thinkpad bits so i will probably pick up a used ram stick on ebay for around 10 bucks

cheers.