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Lenovo Ideapad y500 and Lenovo Ideapad Y500 (59-346619)

Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by gnan10, Feb 22, 2013.

gnan10 Notebook Enthusiast

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Ideapad Y500 (59-346619) model is totally different from us versions
especially the gpu it says nvidia GT650 n13p-GT1 GDDR5
where as in gpu of us models it shows GT650m (ddr version not specified)
whats my doubt is the 1st one powerful than the second one...??
which one is better
is us models having ddr3 or gddr5?
actually the gpu model is quite different... can someone clear me on it....and does indian version has SLI Ultrabay option?

gnan10, Feb 22, 2013

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I know nothing about the Indian version of the y500 specifically but every y500 uses a Nvidia Geforce GT 650M 2GB GDDR5. This GPU is necessary in order for the card to run in SLI, the lesser versions of the 650M do not run in SLI. This means that the Indian model of the y500 has the potential to run two 650Ms in SLI, but obviously the ultrabay attachment needs to be released first. I'm not exactly sure if the ultrabay 650M from one region is compatible with a y500 from another region, so I can't advise you to use a US ultrabay in an Indian y500 for instance. That being said there should be no reason why that they wouldn't be compatible.

LanceAvion, Feb 22, 2013

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