Which RAM for Sony YB?

Hey folks,

I am considering to buy a Sony YB: More of AMD?s Brazos E-350 with the MSI X370 and Sony VAIO YB - AnandTech :: Your Source for Hardware Analysis and News as I need an ultraportable laptop and I'd like one with AMD Fusion.

I am from Denmark and the current version they are selling, is only with 2 GB which I would like to upgrade to 4GB and perhaps a SSD.

But which ram will fit into this machine? Every DDR3 ram? And which would you suggest?


Yours sincerely,

svanebjerg.

 

In Hong Kong they are doing a promotion where every user who purchases a VAIO YB gets a free RAM upgrade from 2 GB to 4 GB. From what I see from the RAM packaging, the RAM brand they use is Transcend. Try picking up one of those, they should work.

 

Brand is not important!! Buy the cheapest from a known brand!

DDR3 is what you need.

 

So 1600mhz RAM would work aswell or?

 

Depends on the processor. I don't think the CPU in vaio yb can support 1600 MHz

 

Okay, how do I figure out which my processor supports?

 

Yes, buy 1066mhz ram, if it doesn't support it will downclock to 800mhz.

 

Exactly.
And I advise you to buy 1066 - you can always resell it easier or use it on another PC later. It will work just as 800 on your pc, but will have a higher value in a few months or an year from now.

 

I'd just like to bring up the point that there was another member here who tried to upgrade from 2GB to 4GB and after trying many, many brands that all weren't compatible with the YB he was forced to ask a computer shop to take a 2GB stick out of another YB and place it in his own. I don't own a YB so I can't confirm this, but it's something to keep in mind.

 

I consider that a complete nonsense! Sorry. My personal opinion.
I now also have 2 different brands RAM in my VAIO.

 

Someone suggested me these ram: DDR3 SO-DIMM laptop memory 204 pins PC3-8500 and PC3-10666

so I guess I will go with those

 

That's an option yes.

 

A good or bad one?

 

Well Transcend is a well known RAM manufacturer which is considered rather cheap. However as many people say - RAM is RAM, so if this is the cheapest and most convenient option - it's fine. it is for sure much better than buying unknown brand. But this one isn't 1066 or did I see wrong?

 

It is 1066 I just wonder why it can't run with for example 1333mhz considering it's a rather "new" chipset etc. ?

 

It's a limitation of the AMD Fusion chipset.

Whilst it is new, it's fairly common to see low-voltage, long battery life, ultra-mobile type stuff running slightly behind the curve when it comes to the very fastest sort of RAM. It's understandable, since raw power isn't a priority with these sort of laptops.

 

Ultra-low voltage laptops have lower productivity by default (CPU... RAM...).
But even the otherwise powerful 2010 Arrandale laptops support up to 1066MHz only. Sandy Bridge goes up to 1333.

 

Thanks for cutting it out in cardboard

And thanks for everyone participating in this topic!

Yours sincerely,

svanebjerg.