Dell Inspiron 1520: Viable After Market Upgrades

[GeorgeCostanza]

i'm using windows 7 32bit

and yea i'm aware i'm only using 3.4GB of the 4GB stick

i was just wondering why task manager was showing that i had 3.4GB of memory and the crucial scan was reading it as a 256MB stick

[awss]

Hello,
Is there any possibility to upgrade my Dell Inspiron 1520 with 2x2GB KINGSTON HYPER X DDR2-800 PC2-6400 CL5? I read some info from intel.com with regard on this and they said "maximum memory supported: 4GB, intel flex memory technology support, 64-bit wide per channel, support for DDR2 at 667 and 533MHz".

Thank you!

[Commander Wolf]

You can use the 2 x 2 Kingston. It will only run at PC5300/667MHz (not that you will notice a difference). No reason it shouldn't work though.

[awss]

Thank you for the answer.

The thing is that I try to upgrade my laptop. First job was to upgrade the CPU. Task completed! Now I have Intel T8100. The second job is to upgrade the RAM. Still waiting to receive the RAMs. The third (here is the tricky part) is to upgrade the graphic card. The current configuration is based on X3100 (965 chipset I think) and I would like to upgrade with something at least equal with 8600M GT, reliable and as cheap is possible

Is there any chance to complete my mission?

Regards

[Commander Wolf]

If you have X3100, you will need to swap out the motherboard to get 8400M or 8600M.

[zulashraf]

Hello,

I'm a Dell Inspiron 1520 owner from Malaysia. Had mine for 3+ years now. I've been wanting to upgrade my specs. So far, I've already ordered 4GB RAM to be installed, and also overclocked my GPU. And now, I'm planning to upgrade my CPU from Intel C2D T7250 to a Intel C2D T9300.

The problem is getting a new processor here in Malaysia is very expensive. Even a used T9300 costs around USD164. I've found a OEM seller on eBay who can ship here to Malaysia from the UK who sells a new T9300 for around USD138, including shipping. And that is still expensive.

I've read the previous posts, and found out that buying in the US is cheaper. On eBay US you can get a T9300 for under USD90, is that right? Now, I hope someone here can help me out. I'm not asking much, but I hope I can trust someone here in the US to buy me a new Intel C2D T9300 then post me using the cheapest and reliable postage. I will pay for everything, using PayPal or etc.

If anybody is willing, please contact me straight away. We will get to know each other first. ;-)

Thank you.

[Commander Wolf]

I can get it for you. I sent you a PM, but I don't know if you can receive them. Let me know.

[zulashraf]

Oh thanks a lot! I got your PM, but can't seem to reply.

I was wondering, how much is the current price in the US for a new Intel C2D T9500 or a Intel C2E X9000?

[bracktheballer]

Hi All,

First off, this thread is a HUGE help! Anyway, I would like to upgrade my dell inspiron 1520. one of the first upgrades im going to do is the graphics card and RAM. But with the RAM can I use 8gb? I know it says 6gb max but Im about to flash my bios to A09. Also, How do i know what port to put the 4gb chip and the 2gb chip? (if i can use 6gb) Thanks for the help guys, here are my specs

Dell Inspiron 1520

Windows 7 Professional 64bit
Intel Core 2 Duo T7500
BIOS-A02
SMBIOS Version 2.4
RAM 2.00GB
150GB HDD

[Mihael Keehl]

You can use the 4gb chip in either module it doesn't matter, but you cannot access 8GB of RAM at all, the Santa Rosa Platform allows for only a maximum of 7GB I believe, but there were no 3GB RAM modules ever made so the best it can do is 4GB + 2GB in Intel Flex Mode.