Lenovo W520 Owner's Thread

[chopololo]

Hi, I was wondering if there was any 10% off coupon, I also tried to buy the laptop through a rep, who apparently didn't get me any extra warranty discount

[kevinlau]

Kingston 8GB Kit 1866MHz

Model = KHX1866C11S3P1K2/8G

Just installed in my W520 and it is clocking at 1866MHz, yeahhh!!

Repeat... 1866MHz !!!

CPU-Z shows 930.4 MHz,

All SPD timing are JEDEC-Compliant, No XMP & No Overclocking I assume.

Snap-shot of CPU-Z pictures attached.

Gonna get one more pair from Buy.com, for a total of 16GB.
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[m.antonius.primus]

Kingston 8GB Kit 1866MHz

Model = KHX1866C11S3P1K2/8G

Just installed in my W520 and it is clocking at 1866MHz, yeahhh!!

Repeat... 1866MHz !!!

CPU-Z shows 930.4 MHz
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Excellent news. Thanks for the screenshots. Your posts have been very helpful.

[Fezza458]

The best option if you just want to add another stick is to buy it off one of the members here who are doing a full upgrade. When my system arrives sometime in May I'll be selling the stick, probably for a few bucks less than what the Crucial stick is going for, shipping included ($30-35?). I'm sure others here would be willing to do the same.

Very good idea, I wish I'd thought of it. Unfortunately, I've already ordered and received the Crucial stick ($50). Now I'm just waiting for a laptop to put it in! Thanks though.

[bherila]

I've already ordered 8 GB of the 1333 RAM... can anyone actually notice a real-world performance improvement with 1866 MHz RAM over 1333? If so, what is the difference? Would it be worth selling off my 8GB of RAM for the upgrade?

[efrsysop]

Kingston 8GB Kit 1866MHz

Model = KHX1866C11S3P1K2/8G

Just installed in my W520 and it is clocking at 1866MHz, yeahhh!!

Repeat... 1866MHz !!!

CPU-Z shows 930.4 MHz,

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Awesome! I have 16GB that should be here tomorrow. I wil confirm all 4 SO-DIMMs run at that speed, but I don't see any reason why it shouldn't. Thanks for letting us all know!

[LeafHater]

Any good ram deals for Canadians. I just realized the new egg ram was US and the same memory doesnt have free shipping in canada

[kevinlau]

Excellent news. Thanks for the screenshots. Your posts have been very helpful.

As a note, my W520 came with BIOS version 1.21 and it is not available on Lenovo website for download.
So just in case anyone not able to run the RAM at 1866MHz, then you may need to install this newer BIOS.
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[hrana]

Kingston 8GB Kit 1866MHz

Model = KHX1866C11S3P1K2/8G

Just installed in my W520 and it is clocking at 1866MHz, yeahhh!!

Repeat... 1866MHz !!!

CPU-Z shows 930.4 MHz,

All SPD timing are JEDEC-Compliant, No XMP & No Overclocking I assume.

Snap-shot of CPU-Z pictures attached.

Gonna get one more pair from Buy.com, for a total of 16GB.
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Great work! I ordered 4 sticks this morning. Now Intel needs to get the 310 80GB out to stores by May 2nd and we're good! For those that get RAID, you can get the black Asus slim external blu-ray burner. I'll post the model # later tonight.

[kirayamato26]

Any good ram deals for Canadians. I just realized the new egg ram was US and the same memory doesnt have free shipping in canada

Seems like all the RAM here will cost you at least $40 for a 4GB module. Try Newegg.ca - Computer Parts, PC Components, Laptop Computers, Digital Cameras and more! maybe?