Needs help in buying ram for w520

hi guys!
Im going to buy a w520 with "8 GB ram (installed) / 16 GB (max) - DDR3 SDRAM - 1333 MHz - PC3-10600 ( 2 x 4 GB )" from amazon.
So i was thinking of buying w520 with a "Corsair 8 GB DDR3 Laptop Memory Kit CMSO8GX3M2A1333C9" to make it into 16g ram. will there be any problem?
this is the spec im looking for:
Product Features
Intel Core i7 2820QM / 2.3 GHz ( 3.4 GHz ) ( Quad-Core )
8 GB (installed) / 16 GB (max) - DDR3 SDRAM - 1333 MHz - PC3-10600 ( 2 x 4 GB )
500 GB - Serial ATA-300 - 7200 rpm, DVD-Writer
15.6" LED backlight TFT 1920 x 1080 ( Full HD ) - 16:9, NVIDIA Quadro 1000M / Intel HD Graphics 3000
Microsoft Windows 7 Professional 64-bit Edition
Processor, Memory, and Motherboard
Hardware Platform: PC
Processor: 2.3 GHz Intel Core i7
Number of Processors: 1
RAM: 8192 MB
RAM Type: DIMM
Hard Drive
Size: 500 GB
Type: Serial ATA
Additional Drives: DVD+-RW
Graphics and Display
LCD Native Resolution: 1920x1080
Cases and Expandability
Size (LWH): 0 inches, 0 inches, 0 inches
Weight: 7 pounds
Wireless
Wireless Type: 802.11n
Solved!
Go to Solution.

Hi, X, et al,
I too have been using these exact same Corsair DIMMs with no problems since April. The "however" part is that I would get 1600mhz CL 9 DIMMs instead at this juncture. They don't cost much more, and if you want to upgrade your existing 1333mhz RAM at some point you can, without throwing away all four DIMMs. Yes, you can mix 1600 and 1333 - they will be clocked at 1333. Just make sure to get CL 9 and not CL 11. For example:
1600 mhz CL 9 $50 8GB
might work out for you. I do prefer buying from Amazon over Newegg though. Less return hassles.
Anything higher than 1600mhz is a waste - it's the fastest clock rate your chip set can handle.
Best, ZZ

Similar Messages

Need Help on Buying Book for PSE 7

I bought Photoshop Elements 7 several months ago. I am not that savy with the program and was looking to buy a book to help me learn it. I've tried the on-line tutorials but didn't like them. I thought about "PSE 7 Ultimate Guide for Dummies", but the reviews say that it is not really for beginners. The reviews state that you need a good understanding of PSE 7 frist. Does anyone have any suggestions on a good beginners book on PSE 7?
Thanks.

Hi
My second suggestion would be Scott Kelby's book......"Book for Digital Photographers" I have an earlier version which i use besides the Missing Manual
I think you'll find that there isn't one book for all. It takes one or two, some practise and some free on line tutorials
cheers
Neil

NEED HELP ASAP on RAM for MBP Unibody 15"

I need to max out the memory/ram in my MBP 2.53 4GB 250GB..... Can anyone tell me what type of RAM I need and what my options are please?
I have taken on a project that requires to have multipe applications and windows running at the same time and my computer is running like a dog for the first time EVER!!!!!
Hellllllpppp!!!

You could always look in your manual however I believe your model (Mid 2009) will max out at 8 GB using RAM like this.
Regards,
Roger

Need help on buying FIREWIRE/USB-compatible for Logic Pro 9.0.2 on my SL

Hi...Im in needs of help in my new OS Mac World.Had my Logic Pro 9(9.0.2) install in my Snow Leopard(10.6.3).Need help on buying FIREWIRE/USB-compatible for Logic Pro 9.0.2 on my Snow Leopard.Just a real basic audio interface that works with my Macbook pro Specification.You're help will be much more appreciated..
Best Regards:RatzyMazzy

In any case I would suggest to get an audio interface which is *Core Audio* compatible. This means that you just need to plug it in and it will work with OS X’s integrated driver. I once had an M-Audio interface which needed its own driver and it had latency problems because of them. I am currently using the EDIROL FA-66 with 10.6.3 on my MacBook Pro. It still works flawlessly and has worked without problems in the past with 10.4 and 10.5, too. Here is how it looks like: http://www.rolandus.com/products/productdetails.php?ProductId=731
I have also heard good things about the FireWire interfaces from Presonus, like the FireBox.
Björn

Where can i buy ram for macbook pro

Where can I buy RAM for MacBook Pro 15 inch?
I brought December 2012
Do I need to upgrage for Srorage?

See Apple Mac Memory Upgrades at OWC or Crucial
Both are reliable and offer memory known to work with Macs

Need help in developing BADI for IT0001

Hi All,
I need help in developing BADI for IT0001.
On IT0001 create or change, there is need to update IT0017 with following data from IT0001
-Company Code
-Cost center
-Business Area
-Begin and End Date.
Other fields from IT0017 need to be derived from Position and update in IT0017.
Please guide me how I can address this. I do not want to go for dynamic action, as it is not getting evoked during background jobs.
I am new to BADI development and will appreciate step by step instructions.
Thanks

Hi,
     follow the below steps to achive
Steps:
1.     Execute Business Add-In(BADI) transaction SE18
2.     Enter BADI name i.e. HRPAD00INFTY and press the display
        button
3.     Select menu option Implementation->Create
4.     Give implementation a name such as Z_HRPAD00INFTY
5.      You can now make any changes you require to the BADI within this
        implementation, for example choose the Interface tab there are 3 methods avialble
6.     Double click on the method you want to change, you can now enter
        any code you require.
7.      Please note to find out what import and export parameters a
        method has got return the original BADI definition
        (i.e. HRPAD00INFTY) and double click on the method name
        for example within HRPAD00INFTY contract is a method
8.      When changes have been made activate the implementation
<b>Reward points</b>
Regards

I need help scrolling and highlighting for a vast amount of pics that I'm trying to transfer. I have a macbook pro osx 10.5.8

I need help scrolling and highlighting for a vast amount of pics that I'm trying to transfer. I have a macbook pro osx 10.5.8

I need help scrolling and highlighting for a vast amount of pics that I'm trying to transfer. I have a macbook pro osx 10.5.8

I still need help with the Dictionary for my Nokia...

I still need help with the Dictionary for my Nokia 6680...
Here's the error message I get when trying to open dictionary...
"Dictionary word information missing. Install word database."
Can someone please provide me a link the where I could download this dictionary for free?
Thanks!
DON'T HIT KIDS... THEY HAVE GUNS NOW.

oops, im sorry, i didnt realised i've already submitted it
DON'T HIT KIDS... THEY HAVE GUNS NOW.

Need help with buying graphics card and ram for MSI 865PE NEO 2-V

Hi,
I want to buy 1GB of ram for motherboard MSI 865PE NEO 2-V I need help with finding correct parts.
I also want to buy 512Mb or 1GB graphics card.
as i said before i need help with finding correct ones so they match motherboard, I would appreciate if any one would post link to cheap and fitting parts.
I found graphics card allready, i just need to know if it will fit.
the card is
NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GS (512 MB) AGP Graphics Card
Thanks for help.

here you can see test reports for your mobo:
http://www.msi.com/product/mb/865PE-Neo2-V.html#?div=TestReport

Need help choosing optimal hardware for a laptop that will run AE CS5

BACKGROUND INFO (Questions listed below)
I need some help figuring out the best hardware configuration for a new laptop. I’m a student at a design school and I will be using the laptop to mainly run After Effects and to a lesser extent Photoshop and Illustrator. I don’t need to worry about 3D rendering software or Premier Pro. I am primarily interested in getting the best performance during editing. I am not looking for the best performance for final output. I would prefer to sacrifice final output times for better editing/interface performance.
I will be working with standard definition content and perhaps HD up to 720p on occasion. I do not need to operate in resolutions higher than 720p. My projects are generally animation and use many sources and many layers.
I’ve been reading up on optimal hardware configurations for CS5 but my understanding is still a little foggy and I would like to use this thread to figure out how to build the best machine for my budget. The budget is about $1400 to $1600 CANADIAN after tax.
I DON’T need help finding the laptop. I will search for it on my own. I just need to understand the best hardware to purchase within my budget.
I realize that it is probably impossible to buy the laptop I want with the hardware configuration I need “off the shelf”. Instead I will be looking for a good base model (~$900-$1100) and I will purchase the necessary hardware upgrades separately. I will not be purchasing a Mac.
Right now I’m thinking of a machine built something like this:
- 15”-16” screen (17” models are too big/heavy)
- Mid to high end i5 processor OR entry level i7 quad core
- 8GB RAM (I would go to 12GB, but it’s hard to find a 15”-16” laptop with 3 memory slots)
- SSD to replace HDD (However, if possible, I would like a laptop with dual HDD support or swap the optical drive for another HDD. If I had access to 2 drives, I would have and HDD/SSD combo).
- Medium/high end NVIDIA GPU to take advantage of OpenGL while editing.
QUESTIONS
1) Does the “Render Multiple Frames Simultaneously” option enhance general editing performance (applying filters, scrubbing through the timeline, reverting history states)? Or does it ONLY help speed up RAM previews and final output? Does it reduce the length of RAM previews?
1b) Is this option even necessary to enable on 64bit systems? (As far as I understand it was used to solve a problem where 32bit systems/software would only recognize 4GB of RAM per instance of AE).
1c) If I turn this option on to help with RAM previews, would I be hindering general editing performance in any way? Or does this option have basically zero drawbacks?
2) How come “Actual CPUs that will be used” will read 0 even if the sum total of RAM assigned to the CPUs plus the RAM reserved for other applications is less than the total available system RAM (on a 64bit system)? For example, I currently have 4GB RAM and 2 installed CPUs. I have 1.5GB reserved for other programs and when I set 0.75GB per CPU both CPUs are used. However when I set 1GB per CPU then 0 CPUs are used, even though the total RAM adds up to only 3.5GB.
CPU
3.) Considering the fact that I am more concerned with smooth performance while editing rather than final output speeds, would it be better to get a dual core i5 clocked around 2.5 or a quad core i7 clocked around 1.8?
4.) What is the difference between an i3 and an i5 processor even if they are clocked at the same speed? How does an i5 460M compare on the grand scheme of things?
RAM
6.) Should the quantity of RAM that I get (8GB vs 12GB) be based on the number of cores in my CPU? If so, how should I be calculating optimal RAM based on # of cores. Should I also be counting threads, or just actual physical cores?
STORAGE/SWAP
7.) Should I replace the HDD with an SSD? I'm looking for snappy interface performance while editing. I would think that if the RAM fills up it would be best to have the SSD for scratch/cache.
8.) What performance benchmarks are most important when considering an SSD for After Effects? (4k writes? IOs per second? Max read/write?)
9.) I can afford the OCZ Vertex2 120GB SSD. Would this be a good choice if an SSD is recommended?
10.) Would it be better to have 8GB of RAM and an SSD, or 12GB of RAM and an HDD? Explain why.
GPU
10.) After Effects utilizes OpenGL to enhance editing performance. I will not really be using Premier Pro, so catering to the CUDA Mercury Engine is not a concern. Do high end gaming cards provide significant gains in OpenGL performance? Or do OpenGL performance gains taper off around the mid-range GPUs? (i.e. can you justify buying a high end GTX 260M graphics card for enhanced editing performance versus an "entry level" dedicated card like the 310M?)
11.) What hardware specs are most important when considering a GPU for editing performance in AE? (Memory size? # of Pixel shaders? Core speed? Shader speed?)
Thanks so much for any answers you can offer to these questions.

Please make sure that you've read through this page and what it points to.
> 1) Does the “Render Multiple Frames Simultaneously” option
enhance general editing performance (applying filters, scrubbing through
the timeline, reverting history states)? Or does it ONLY help speed up
RAM previews and final output? Does it reduce the length of RAM
previews?
It only increases rendering speed for RAM previews and rendering for final output. In After Effects CS5, it doesn't decrease the length of RAM previews. (In CS4, it does.)
1b) Is this option even necessary to enable on 64bit
systems? (As far as I understand it was used to solve a problem where
32bit systems/software would only recognize 4GB of RAM per instance of
AE).
You misunderstood. Yes, it's still relevant on 64-bit computers. Moreso, in a way. (I'd rather not spend my entire Sunday writing out detailed answers to satisfy idle curiosity, so I'm not going to give all the technical detail to that answer.)
> 1c) If I turn this option on to help with RAM previews,
would I be hindering general editing performance in any way? Or does
this option have basically zero drawbacks?
It takes a small but nonzero time for the background processes to start up when they need to be used and shut down when they're done. And as they sit waiting, they take up a little bit of memory. So, it's not exactly correct to say that there are no downsides to leaving it on. But it's close. I leave it on.
> 2) How come “Actual CPUs that will be used” will read 0 even
if the sum total of RAM assigned to the CPUs plus the RAM reserved for
other applications is less than the total available system RAM (on a
64bit system)? For example, I currently have 4GB RAM and 2 installed
CPUs. I have 1.5GB reserved for other programs and when I set 0.75GB per
CPU both CPUs are used. However when I set 1GB per CPU then 0 CPUs are
used, even though the total RAM adds up to only 3.5GB.
4GB - 1.5GB for other software leaves 2.5 GB for After Effects.
If you have 1GB assigned per background CPU, then the foreground takes 1.2x that = 1.2GB. That leaves 1.3GB for background processes, which is enough for one background process. There's no point in starting only one background process to do rendering, so it doesn't bother. (Note: When background processes are rendering, the foreground process isn't rendering.)
> 3.) Considering the fact that I am more concerned with
smooth performance while editing rather than final output speeds, would
it be better to get a dual core i5 clocked around 2.5 or a quad core i7
clocked around 1.8?
Get the quad-core. That gives you a greater total number of cycles. And After Effects works very well with mutliple processors, even beyond Render Multiple Frames Simultaneously multiprocessing. An entirely unrelated sort of multiprocessing (multithreading) spreads work out to multiple processors.
> 6.) Should the quantity of RAM that I get (8GB vs 12GB) be based on the number of cores in my CPU? If
so, how should I be calculating optimal RAM based on # of cores. Should
I also be counting threads, or just actual physical cores?
The optimum amount is the amount that you can cram into the computer. I'm not kidding. Spend your budget on RAM until you have 4GB installed per processor (and I'm counting the virtual processors due to hyperthreading). If you have a quad-core, that's 8 CPUs with hyperthreading, so the optimum amount of RAM installed is 32GB. You can work with less, but you did ask about optimum. For HD work (i.e., 1920 pixels across), you're OK with more like 3GB installed per CPU. That's what I have at home: 24GB in a quad-core. You're going to assign 2/3 or so of the RAM to After Effects, so 3GB installed per CPU is 2GB per core for HD work in After Effects.
> 10.) Would it be better to have 8GB of RAM and an SSD, or 12GB of RAM and an HDD? Explain why.
12GB of RAM. Because After Effects likes RAM. (If you're thinking of deliberatly using virtual memory to swap memory to the hard disk, don't. That's a performance killer.)
> 10.) After Effects utilizes OpenGL to enhance editing performance.
Not really. If you're on a limited budget, don't even think about the GPU until you've already got the most RAM, the fastest CPUs, the largest number of CPUs, two fast hard disks, and a couple of good monitors. Then, and only then, should you even consider getting soemthing beyond a non-stock graphics card. Yes, OpenGL can be used to accelerate some things, but that's only for the low-fidelity preview renderer. (Pardon the bluntness, but I want to make sure that you heed this.)

Need help with installing Windows for the bar exam

I need to retake the bar exam in Feb 2011 and I've decided to switch to typing. I am trying to figure out what Windows I need (the software says XP is fine but is that even available anymore)- so can someone walk me through this process? I've partioned my hard drive with the default 5GB but should it be more?
I'm looking at buying Windows- is XP okay or should I shell out for 7-i.e. is one more compatible with Macs?
And then finally, in the installation instructions they mention that I need my Mac OS disc for the process- is that the snow leopard disc or something else? My discs are in storage right now so should I wait until I get them before starting this process or can I get replacements if I accidentally threw them out in moving?
Sorry for all the questions, but well, I'm racing to get everything done and I want to make sure I don't crash my system halfway through the exam!

You don't need Boot Camp, but even XP will have a lot of stuff to update from after the install, and that takes temp space. Just as your Mac shows 5-10GB there is add'l hidden space used.
Apple's 'requirements' has gotten others in trouble and I was pretty sure it was more like 10GB. Plus a lot of XP discs are now SP3.
XP out of the box but connected to the net is just waiting for malware, average is 15 minutes to be infected. 7 is better and just in case you need it again.
System Builder can come in 32 or 64-bit but XP is 32-bit only.
VirtualBox by Oracle is a free VM.
1GB for one program actually seems like a lot, or is that RAM requirement?

I need help, motherboard and RAM

Tomorrow morning I have to buy all the parts, and only left me two.
My options were: Deluxe Asus P9X79-WS, Asus X79 Rampage or ASRock Fatal1ty Champion,Gigabyte Ga-X79s- UP5
Any other options?
Hare 3930k OC without touching the voltage.
In thinking about the G.Skil RAM but it is 1.6 v ...
Please i need help.
My system:
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 670 OC 2GB GDDR5 http://www.pccomponentes.com/gigabyt...2gb_gddr5.html
Intel I7-3930K http://www.pccomponentes.com/intel_c...cket_2011.html
Corsair HX650 650W 80 Plus Gold http://www.pccomponentes.com/corsair...plus_gold.html
Noctua NH-D14 http://www.amazon.es/gp/product/B002...A1AT7YVPFBWXBL
Corsair 500R Carbide Series Blanca http://www.pccomponentes.com/corsair...es_blanca.html
Samsung 840 Pro SSD Series 256GB SATA3 Basic Kit http://www.pccomponentes.com/samsung...basic_kit.html
2x Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB SATA3 http://www.pccomponentes.com/seagate...1tb_sata3.html
Thanks

You might go to the CS5 Benchmark http://ppbm5.com/ and see if there is a motherboard sort... I think ASUS is used more than either of the other two brands you mention
A note from Harm about ram http://forums.adobe.com/thread/1089842

Need to use 16GB Ram for Rendering

Hello everyone, i have 2 x 3GB Quad Core 16GB RAM. i am trying to use my full memory or at least 10GB of memory for rendering in After Effects. Any help will be very much appreciated. Whenever i render it shows i am using 3GB of RAM (default), but i really need to use more RAM to have shorter rendering time. please help. thanks

Giuliana,
On Mac OS X, each AE process can use 3.0 GB of RAM. By turning on "Render Multiple Frames Simultaneously" in the Preferences (in CS3 or CS4) AE can start hidden copies of itself to use more processors to render more than one frame at a time.
Each such hidden process can use 3 GB, so with 10 GB of RAM I'd recommend you use only 3 processors. In CS4 you can tell AE only to use 3 processors, in CS3 you have to edit a text file, as outlined here:
ihttp://generalspecialist.com/2007/02/troubleshooting-after-effects-7.asp
When all 8 cores try to render a complex or memory intensive composition with Render Multiple Frames Simultaneously, the application can become memory starved if each process has insufficient memory. If you have less than 2 GB of available RAM per CPU core, your hard drive will be used as temporary RAM which is at least 100 times slower than real RAM.
To remedy this, there is a text preference in the preference file to control the maximum number of cores that Render Multiple Frames Simultaneously will use.
Open the text preference file and look in the ["MP"] section for:
i "MaxNumberOfProcesses" = "0"
"0" is the default setting, which means that all available CPU cores will be used. Calculate how much RAM you have available for After Effects (don't count the RAM used by your operating system.) If you have 8 cores and 8 GB of free RAM, change the setting to "4" so that 4 CPU cores will be used and so they will each receive 2 GB of RAM.
Save the preference file and restart After Effects.
You can find the preference file Adobe After Effects 8.0 Prefs.txt in the directory (on Windows):
i C:\Documents and Settings\XXXYOUR_LOGIN_NAMEXXX\Application Data\Adobe\After Effects\8.0
...or for OS X:
i Users/XXXYOUR_LOGIN_NAMEXXX/Library/Preferences/Adobe/After Effects/8.0/
- Jonas Hummelstrand
http://generalspecialist.com/

Need help quickly as possible for the error 0xc004c008

hi,i have lenovo ideapad z580 laptop with windows 8 pre-installed still within the warranty period but after doing one key recovery for the second time an activation error appear as following "the product key is already being used on another pc,try
a different key or buy new one" with the following error code "0xc004c008" and i have contacted lenovo they gave me new product key but also the problem still exist and also one of my friends have a look at the laptop and told me that to go
to lenovo and have a new windows 8 installed on the laptop but i am really confused and don't know what should i do? . So,please i am really need help quickly and thanks in advance

Well, there's enough time, so if you start the ball rolling with your code then people will help - but you have to do the work. We won't do your homework...

Suggestion for buying RAM for my laptop T420

Looking for suggestion buying 8GB RAM for my latptop T420
I recently bought a used T420 which came with a 2GB from an online site. Machine woks all great with the current config. I would like to install 8GB RAM to make it faster as I have been installing lot of softwares on it.
Bit confused what to look for as products have keywords like DDR3 / PCI slots / 1333MHz, 1.5V .. not sure what to get.. can someone suggest what should I be getting ? If possible can you share a link ..
Thanks.
Solved!
Go to Solution.

This is from Toms Hardware;
"2x4GB allows to run in dual channel, but no, not 2 times faster, a single stick operates as a 64bit device in dual channel the two sticks operate together as a 128bit device which in reality provides for up to an appr 15% gain in performance vs single channel - the lower the latency at a given freq the better performance, however have to take into account the freq also a 1333/CL7 set can't touch a 2133/9 set in sheer performance + the higher the freq the higher the bandwidth so the more data can be dealt with in a single clock cycle"
However, the best choice for you now, since you're upgrading your RAM is to go Full Monty on it and get 2x 8GB paired, because if you only decide on getting one, then you might have a hard time finding a matching 2nd module later. But there would not be a significant performance hit you'd take from getting a different module, not anything you'd notice at least. It's just good practice to get them paired. My 2 cents.
ThinkPad W540 (20BG) - i7-4800MQ/24GB // ThinkPad T440s (20AQ) - i7-4600U/12GB
ThinkPad T440p (20AW) - i7-4800MQ/16GB // ThinkPad Helix (3698-6EU) - i5-3337U/4GB
ThinkPad W520 (4282-W4Q) - i7-2720QM/32GB // ThinkPad T400 (2767-W1C) - P9500/8GB
ThinkPad T61 (7665-CTO) - T7700/4GB // ThinkPad T60p (8741-C2G) - T7400/4GB

Needs help in buying ram for w520

Similar Messages

Maybe you are looking for