Y570 Ram

[kostadinbal]

Does the Y570 with    i7 2670QM support 1600MHz Ram modules or only 1333MHz??

[velenoso666]

No you can use the 1600 or the 1066 as well, it's documented in one of the manuals.

[kostadinbal]

And if I buy 1600 they will run on their actual frequency, not 1333 right?

[BrownEye02]

Ususally the system will run it at the fastest speed it can. So there would be no reason to get 1600 ram unless its cheeper.

[Agotthelf Community Moderator · Accepted solution]

Hi kostadinbal,

the max frequency is 1333MHz. So its not worth the money to buy the 1600 ones.

best

Andreas

[kostadinbal]

Hello,

Are you sure it is 1333? Because some sources say that the i7 can support up to 1600. Strange , I though that the maximum was 1333 but then I saw the cheap 8GB 1600 kit ))

[BrownEye02]

Hell if its equal to or cheeper then a 1333 kit why not try it. For all we know you could prove us wrong.

[kostadinbal]

I'm not entirely sure that its cheaper, I just saw some kits on Amazon.com and the 8GB (2x4) was like 43 $

[velenoso666]

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kostadinbal wrote:

I'm not entirely sure that its cheaper, I just saw some kits on Amazon.com and the 8GB (2x4) was like 43 $

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If you can get  8GB (2x4) 1600Mhz for $43 you'd be mad not to buy it, seeing it's compatible and it could get to that speed with the right bios. Because I don't believe there is a hardware reason why it can't get to 1600Mhz but rather a software reason.

[madseason]

Check specs on the intel site. Max what it can handle is 1333MHz.
When I was changing RAM I bought 2x 4GB 1333 CL-9, then I checked on intel specs that it can handle max 1066.
What was the good thing is that when I changed RAM to 1066 CL-7 it boosted Windows index ( from 6.4 to 6.9 )


http://ark.intel.com/products/53469/Intel-Core-i7-2670QM-Processor-%286M-Cache-2_20-GHz%29
Memory Specifications
Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type)
16 GB
Memory Types
DDR3-1066/1333
# of Memory Channels
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
21.3 GB/s
ECC Memory Supported
No