Inspiron 1525

[bryanW1995]

ok, I've thrown out a thread at cpus/overclocking about this b/c I'm so stoked. Basically, I got a custom-built Inspiron 1525 with a T7250 processor and the new Santa Rosa platform. Aigomorla mentioned to me that I can at my leisure drop in a mobile penryn cpu, too...I was just doing some reading and was reminded about intel's new turbo memory. I'm on a GM965 as this was supposed to be a "budget" computer that I just kind of lucked into. How do I check to see if there is any turbo memory, and can I get some if it's not already installed? Also, is it even worth messing with?

 

[JWade]

i may be wrong, but the intel turbo memory is like a ssd drive, similiar to what the eee pc's use. i looked into them, and from what i found, a 1gb module costs start at $30 before shipping. It gets used like a USB readyboost drive. go to ebay, type in "intel turbo memory" and it will pull a couple up

 

[bryanW1995]

that sounds pretty cheap. How exactly will it boost performance? iirc the turbo memory didn't get the best reviews last year when they announced it.

 

[onlyCOpunk]

Turbo memory has little to no performance gains. You will get better performance with more ram then turbo memory.