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    Y560 memory upgrade

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by Cloud71, Mar 17, 2011.

  1. Cloud71

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    Hello all
    I recently purchased a Y560 with an I-5 and 4GB of PC 8500 Ram. I am going to upgrade it to 8GB while memory prices are low. My question is since this laptop had an optional I-7 quad available running at PC10666, would it be advisable to purchase the higher speed sticks. I am thinking that I may upgrade the CPU to the Quad somewhere down the road. I guess my biggest concern is whether the Gskill PC10600 will cause any conflicts with the I-5's 1066 bus speed.
    Thanks in advance
     
    Cloud71, Mar 17, 2011
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    No, 1333 RAM will automatically downclock to 1066.
     
    Tsunade_Hime, Mar 17, 2011
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    mainboard doesn't support 1333mhz rams, it may not even work.
     
    yigit, Apr 7, 2011
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    After carefully checking all the resources I ordered the Gskill pc1333 8 gb set. When I opened the laptop to my pleasant surprise it already had pc1333 installed.So a quick swap and voila. I think that it has to due with the fact that the quad core does run at 1333, so they must order all the same ram :)
    Thanks for all the help.
     
    Cloud71, Apr 14, 2011
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    Core i5 is not a quad core, it's a hyperthreaded dual core and the integrated memory controller only natively supports 1066 RAM.

    For Lenovo the difference between 1066/1333 RAM is minimal.
     
    Tsunade_Hime, Apr 14, 2011
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