laptop ram

Jon · 12-28-2006, 11:07 PM

i dont know what to do whether to buy another stick of 512 ram to make my total 1gig, or, to save up lots :S and buy a gig stick, but gig sticks are so expensive, is there much differance between 1.0 and 1.5 for gaming?

thanks

JoeP1990 · 12-28-2006, 11:18 PM

maybe a slight difference..

Burgerbob · 12-28-2006, 11:23 PM

Not much of one, just get another 512mb stick. That will keep it in dual channel.

kof2000 · 12-28-2006, 11:24 PM

some laptop doesnt use dual channel

Jon · 12-29-2006, 12:11 AM

mine does support dual channel but it also supports up to 4gb, so i was considering getting more thn just 1 gig, but i dunno :S

JoeP1990 · 12-29-2006, 12:17 AM

well what games are u gonna be playin?

1GB should be enough..

**The_Other_One** · 12-29-2006, 12:20 AM

Before you get any RAM, you should be sure you're getting the correct type, speed, and that you even have an extra slot. Some laptops can be tricky, too... Mine, for example, has an empty slot, but it's not usable. Basically, it's for non-removable RAM that wasn't installed by Averatec. In other words, only a single usable slot.

Jon · 12-29-2006, 12:34 AM

right i definately know that there is a spare slot and that it is useable. i takes ddr2 so any speed is compatible.

just gonna be playing games like battlefield 1942 (which works fine on 512 anyway) dawn of war, command and conquer generals and new one wen it comes out, joint operations which is a little jerky atm which is why i want the extra ram, and i might get battlefield 2, unreal 2007, company of heroes etc in the future.

thanks ppl

**The_Other_One** · 12-29-2006, 12:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jon

i takes ddr2 so any speed is compatible.

Any DDR2 speed... And if you get slower than what you already have, you'll slow the system down.

Also realize RAM doesn't really increase performace. It'll help things load faster and what not, but raw gamming performace and what not is based on the GPU

Jon · 12-30-2006, 02:30 PM

well take this as an example, i just downloaded the cod2 demo and the graphics look realy good on my laptop, but, even on lowest settings and lowest res. it is too jerky to really play it, so buying more ram would reduce this wouldnt it?

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The_Other_One Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lexington, NC Age: 23 Posts: 12,307	Before you get any RAM, you should be sure you're getting the correct type, speed, and that you even have an extra slot. Some laptops can be tricky, too... Mine, for example, has an empty slot, but it's not usable. Basically, it's for non-removable RAM that wasn't installed by Averatec. In other words, only a single usable slot. __________________ Urban De-Development * Athlon X2 4200 \| 2048M RAM \| 160G HD \| 7600GT * C2D T5250 \| 2048M RAM \| 160G HD \| Intel x3100 * G4 1.33GHz \| 512M RAM \| 40G HD \| Radeon 9200

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Jon Silver Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Dorset, England Age: 18 Posts: 225	well take this as an example, i just downloaded the cod2 demo and the graphics look realy good on my laptop, but, even on lowest settings and lowest res. it is too jerky to really play it, so buying more ram would reduce this wouldnt it? __________________ Acer Aspire 5101AWLMi laptop AMD Turion 64 MK36 - 2.0 Ghz 1 gig DDR2 RAM 60Gb HDD ATI RADEON Xpress 1100 chipset set at 128mb 15.4 widescreen crystalbrite TFT LCD

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JoeP1990 banned Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Deptford, NJ Age: 17 Posts: 113	maybe a slight difference..

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Jon Silver Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Dorset, England Age: 18 Posts: 225	mine does support dual channel but it also supports up to 4gb, so i was considering getting more thn just 1 gig, but i dunno :S

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JoeP1990 banned Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Deptford, NJ Age: 17 Posts: 113	well what games are u gonna be playin? 1GB should be enough..

12-29-2006, 12:34 AM	#8 (permalink)
Jon Silver Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Dorset, England Age: 18 Posts: 225	right i definately know that there is a spare slot and that it is useable. i takes ddr2 so any speed is compatible. just gonna be playing games like battlefield 1942 (which works fine on 512 anyway) dawn of war, command and conquer generals and new one wen it comes out, joint operations which is a little jerky atm which is why i want the extra ram, and i might get battlefield 2, unreal 2007, company of heroes etc in the future. thanks ppl

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