TR Series (TR3) Upgraded from 1GB to 2GB RAM for $215
 
smcafee
Posted: 03 June 2009 08:53 PM   [ Ignore ]  
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I just installed 2 x 1GB PC2700 microDIMMs (up from 2 x 512MB)into my TR3 and am pleasantly surprised at how much more responsive the system has become. I’m a pretty heavy user - 10+ windows open simultaneously, so I am quite pleased at the boost.

I was looking to eliminate the pagefile in order to lessen the load on the Toshiba HDD, having replaced 2 Hitachi drives before upgrading to Toshiba. I was also looking for a performance boost as well w/o the constant paging.

The memory was purchased from ebay seller “parts-quick” for $95 each (description = “1GB PC2700 microDIMM 172 pin 333 Sony Fujitsu Panasonic “). Perhaps the 333Mhz is what has made the difference (vs 266Mhz PC2100). that’s a 25% improvement in speed.

I highly recommend this upgrade for heavy TR users.

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acw2097
Posted: 30 August 2009 05:02 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 1 ]  
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what company made the chips?

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smcafee
Posted: 30 August 2009 11:45 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 2 ]  
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The 1GB chips are generic and the only identification is a label with the text “1GB DRAM”.

I’ve also turned off the pagefile and monitor memory usage with a google gadget. So far so good.

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acw2097
Posted: 31 August 2009 10:09 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 3 ]  
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cpu-z should say
http://www.cpuid.com/cpuz.php

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smcafee
Posted: 31 August 2009 10:17 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 4 ]  
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The chipset is Infineon as per CPU-Z.

Screenshots here.

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acw2097
Posted: 31 August 2009 10:35 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 5 ]  
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thank you for the caps

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