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    did I get the right RAM? T420i

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by trudat15, Jul 22, 2011.

  1. trudat15

    trudat15 Notebook Guru

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    Hi guys,

    I know it's probably on here somewhere, but I cant seem to find it (Searching RAM in the search isnt very helpful). I bought a T420i recently, and it's on the way. Also purchased some ram from newegg, but now freaking out about if it's the right brand. I bought this:

    Corsair Memory ? 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 SODIMM Memory (CMSO8GX3M2A1333C9)

    I thought i read somewhere that any DDR3 1333 ram will do, so hoping I bought the right one.


    THanks!
     
    trudat15, Jul 22, 2011
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  2. AESdecryption

    AESdecryption Notebook Evangelist

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    The RAM (DDR3) you have in the link is supported by the new Thinkpad lines.
     
    AESdecryption, Jul 22, 2011
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  3. trudat15

    trudat15 Notebook Guru

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    Sweet. Thanks for the reassurance. Appreciate it.
     
    trudat15, Jul 22, 2011
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    Did the CMSO8GX3M2A1333C9 work on the T420i (4177) ?

    Thanks...
     
    antc, Jan 28, 2012
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  5. PatchySan

    PatchySan Om Noms Kit Kat

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    Yeah I used to have that kit and can confirm that it worked fine in my T420i. I'm now using the 16GB myself from Corsair (2x CMSO8GX3M1A1333C9) with no problems too.
     
    PatchySan, Jan 28, 2012
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  6. antc

    antc Newbie

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    16gb in the 4177 T420? tempting.. There's a deal on the 2x 4 GB for USD 25... but I may have to consider the 16gb.

    Thanks.
     
    antc, Jan 29, 2012
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  7. ha1o2surfer

    ha1o2surfer Notebook Evangelist

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    [​IMG]

    I have been loving 16GB.. never look back :)

    note: this is on my T420. I did the 2720QM upgrade as well..
     
    ha1o2surfer, Jan 31, 2012
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  8. Quanger

    Quanger Notebook Evangelist

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    ^^Not too shabby.
    I too did a ram and CPU upgrade.
     
    Quanger, Feb 1, 2012
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