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I'm back! Question about RAM

post #1 of 12
7/5/06 at 1:23am
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K, so there's no way I'm getting 2 GB of RAM in my E1705 from the start (even if i order from newegg), because of my budget.

So I plan on starting at 1 GB of RAM, and getting a 1GB stick about a month or two later from newegg, which will put me at 1.5 GB (damn Dell and their 2 DIMMs). Then I plan on upgrading again to a solid 2 GB around Christmas (hoping that around that time, it will be more useful).

Anyways, right now I have 1 GB in the laptop i'm using now (Compaq nc6000 ) but it's only 333MHz. Will i noticed a performance increase from 333MHz to 533MHz?

And if I don't play any games like FEAR or Oblivion, or Battlefield 2, will i even notice a difference from 1GB of RAM to 2GB?

If so, will there be a difference from 1 to 1.5?

Thanx in advance to anyone who helps
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post #2 of 12
7/5/06 at 2:03am
well if you dont play top line games or do ram hogs, then more ram is not a big deal.... also, the 1 to 1.5 you will prolly not notice much of a big change or anything. and yea, from 333- 533mhz ram i think you will find yourself seeing a difference
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post #3 of 12
7/5/06 at 2:18am
"(damn Dell and their 2 DIMMs)"

Know of any laptops with more than 2 memory slots?
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post #4 of 12
7/5/06 at 2:44am
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Originally Posted by vize
"(damn Dell and their 2 DIMMs)"

Know of any laptops with more than 2 memory slots?

Yup! Sure do. Area-51 m7700

But anyways, I didn't mean it like that. I meant that i didn't see an option for them to only give me a 1GB stick, instead of 512x2. Because that would save me about $90, cuz now i have to go out and buy a 1GB stick twice. Guess i said that wrong, opps.
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post #5 of 12
7/5/06 at 3:19am
1.5 Gigs will definitely improve BF2

1.0 gigs is not quite enough for it.

2.0 gigs for BF2 is best
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post #6 of 12
7/5/06 at 3:26am
Unless you're doing work in Photoshop or other image/video/audio editting programs or gaming, the difference between 1GB and 2GB probably won't be as striking.
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post #7 of 12
7/5/06 at 4:45am
I just upgraded from 1gb to 2gb. I DO NOT notice any difference except in the critical moments (like 0.5% of the time you are using the computer) in BF2.
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post #8 of 12
7/5/06 at 5:09am
I upgraded straight away from 1 to 2 gig ram (667 mhz) and I noticed absolutely no difference at all. Having said that I only play older games eg cod and cod uo plus torrent downloads and some video converting etc. Also I have to say that my 9400 doesn`t seem hardly any faster than my old inspiron 8600 , both lappies had the same size processor,2ghz , it`s just that I can do more apps with dual core thats all.
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post #9 of 12
7/5/06 at 5:14am
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Originally Posted by sensesfusion
I just upgraded from 1gb to 2gb. I DO NOT notice any difference except in the critical moments (like 0.5% of the time you are using the computer) in BF2.

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Originally Posted by toneinaus
I upgraded straight away from 1 to 2 gig ram (667 mhz) and I noticed absolutely no difference at all. Having said that I only play older games eg cod and cod uo plus torrent downloads and some video converting etc. Also I have to say that my 9400 doesn`t seem hardly any faster than my old inspiron 8600 , both lappies had the same size processor,2ghz , it`s just that I can do more apps with dual core thats all.

K, thank you. Both of you just made me feel much better about not having 2 GB at the start. K, thanx everyone.
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post #10 of 12
7/5/06 at 7:52am
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Originally Posted by Swordmaszter
K, thank you. Both of you just made me feel much better about not having 2 GB at the start. K, thanx everyone.

If you are the ones that really get pissed off when you got shot because of a 0.5 second lag, then you need to buy the ram.
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post #11 of 12
7/5/06 at 8:08pm
Thread Starter 
Got another question.

So I just found this laptop very similar to the one i was gonna order, in the Dell Outlet for the same price. But the processor is a 2.0 GHz, which is actually what i wanted, but couldn't afford.

BUT can you only get Complete Care with the 3 yr warranty? Because I dont see that with the 2 yr warranty. And I want complete card. I have never broken a laptop in my life...but I <b>want</b> complete care.

And I don't want the 3 yr warranty is because it will put the price over the one I currently want.
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post #12 of 12
7/6/06 at 5:57am
best option is NOT to mix the RAM, cause if you do it'll downstep your nice ram.
1GB is PLENTY for you, no biggy, only certain games/programs really care.
Also, as far as the CPU, I wouldn't, the 2.0 has quite a price-boost on it...

Hope that helps.
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