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adam_j_bradley   02-03-2008 at 02:30:19 AM

I'm traveling more and more and wind up doing more work (and prep) on planes and was wondering if any of the new Penryn based laptops will allow us to address > 4GB. I know it seems silly, but 8 VMs are RAM hungry!

8GB would do just fine!

Thanks in advance.
Adam


PS: First post, please go easy on me!

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Maziar   02-03-2008 at 11:22:22 AM
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ALIENWARE M15x
DELL XPS M1730
SAGER NP9572(Which is alot cheaper than the other 2 and it has the same specs)

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adam_j_bradley   02-08-2008 at 10:07:31 AM
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I had a look at each of these machines, couldn't see that they support more than 4GB of RAM. I'm after something that supports at least 8GB, preferably 12GB/16GB.

Any ideas?
Thanks in advance!
Adam

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Maziar   02-08-2008 at 02:57:27 PM
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Havent seen any yet, Eeven the mighty HP HDX ( 20" laptop which is a desktop replacement) supports 4GB max

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lostandwandering   02-08-2008 at 03:15:25 PM
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It's all limited by the chipset. The current best chipset offered on Intel based units it the PM965 and it only supports a max of 4gbs. I believe the AMD chipsets are the same way. Sorry, but I think you are short on luck.

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lostandwandering   02-08-2008 at 03:56:40 PM
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Yeah the Intel site is where I got my info from. Not sure when/ if Intel will release a new chipset since the 965 is fairly new (summer 07). Possibly with the upcoming Clarksfield and Auburndale CPUs in 2009.

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adam_j_bradley   02-08-2008 at 04:15:17 PM
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Wonder if the Montevina will have support for RAM > 4GB?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centr [...] .282008.29

Adam

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lostandwandering   02-08-2008 at 04:22:22 PM
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From looking around, I doubt it will. It looks like it's 3 biggest upgrades will be a higher FSB (1067), DDR3 support (probably enthusiast level only) and the new wirelss module named "shiloh" which I know nothing about.

As a side note, I want a Penryn! :(

edit: looking at the two articles I read about it, Montevina was supposed to be released at the end of 07. Is it already in use or was it canceled/delayed? Anyone know?


Message edited by lostandwandering on 02-08-2008 at 04:23:47 PM
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Desktop: Core2 E7200 | Corsair 2gb DDR2-800 | Gigabyte EP35-DS3L | 250gb Seagate Barracuda | MSI GTX260 (192 SP) | Corsair VX550 | Antec 300 case
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Maziar   02-08-2008 at 04:44:18 PM
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I dont call DDR3 a UPGRADE from DDR2, its far from being an upgrade IMO
but higher FSB is always good :)

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lostandwandering   02-08-2008 at 04:45:59 PM
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Maziar wrote :

I dont call DDR3 a UPGRADE from DDR2, its far from being an upgrade IMO



I agree. If prices for DDR3 were lower it might be worth it, but at the moment, I'm not sure the performance is there. Yay Intel for trying to force another standard on us.

------------------------------ LAPTOP: Sager NP5760|T7200|2gb DDR2-667| 100gb 7200rpm HDD| 512mb 7950GTX|17'' WUXGA

Desktop: Core2 E7200 | Corsair 2gb DDR2-800 | Gigabyte EP35-DS3L | 250gb Seagate Barracuda | MSI GTX260 (192 SP) | Corsair VX550 | Antec 300 case
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Maziar   02-08-2008 at 05:05:52 PM
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Another thing i forgot to say about DDR3 is that the suppot for DDR2 is very good, P35, X38, X48 and NVIDIA 780i support DDR2 too :)

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