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What should I do to upgrade please.

post #1 of 6
7/31/06 at 2:57am
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Just curious as to what areas I should upgrade. Some are telling me to change out the memory or double up.
here are my specs:

AMD Turion™ 64 mobile technology ML-37* for AMD64
1GB PC2700 DDR DIMM for multitasking power, expandable to 2GB

Multiformat DVD±RW/CD-RW drive with double-layer

ATI RADEON XPRESS 200M IGP graphics with 128MB DDR dedicated video memory; S-video TV-out; Altec Lansing speakers

80GB hard drive (5400 rpm)

15.4" WXGA high-definition widescreen display with BrightView technology and 1280 x 800 resolution
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post #2 of 6
7/31/06 at 9:06am
Why do you want to upgrade? Is there a particular task that you want to do faster? Other than the integrated graphics, that looks like a nice system.
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post #3 of 6
7/31/06 at 10:56am
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Originally Posted by cichy1012
Just curious as to what areas I should upgrade. Some are telling me to change out the memory or double up. here are my specs: AMD Turion™ 64 mobile technology ML-37* for AMD64 1GB PC2700 DDR DIMM for multitasking power, expandable to 2GB Multiformat DVD±RW/CD-RW drive with double-layer ATI RADEON XPRESS 200M IGP graphics with 128MB DDR dedicated video memory; S-video TV-out; Altec Lansing speakers 80GB hard drive (5400 rpm) 15.4" WXGA high-definition widescreen display with BrightView technology and 1280 x 800 resolution
Do you already HAVE this machine? If so about the only area to improve that is cost effective is the memory... Going to 2 gig. PS: what does or double up mean? Go to 2 gig?
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Some are telling me to change out the memory or double up.
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post #4 of 6
7/31/06 at 12:03pm
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Im sorry for the slang. Yes by double I meant 2 gig. Someone told me to go to pc 3200 ddr 400. can I do that??
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post #5 of 6
7/31/06 at 3:01pm
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Originally Posted by cichy1012
Im sorry for the slang. Yes by double I meant 2 gig. Someone told me to go to pc 3200 ddr 400. can I do that??

Check : http://www.crucial.com/index.asp I have no idea for sure. Most all ram within the same product range will downclock. In some cases ordering /buying a higher spec'd ram is CHEAPER (due to what the market wants)... you can sometimes buy a higher spec'd ram, install it and it will downclock to the lower spec..


BTW: What system are you talking about here? (model number)... and do you OWN one already?
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post #6 of 6
7/31/06 at 4:44pm
This sounds familiar since we have been looking at something similar recently, aka - like configuring a DV5000, which gives 3 options to upgrade.


Processor
$150: ML-37 (2.0GHz) -> ML-40 (2.2GHz) Not worth the $$ for a minor speed increase.


RAM
$200: 1GB -> 2GB Unless you are really doing something memory intensive you will never see the impact. And, if you have to ask then you probably don't need the memory.


Storage
$25: 80GB 5400 RPM -> 100GB 4200 RPM Ahh, more is usually better - except it is slower so proceed with care
$75: 80GB 5400 RPM -> 120GB 4200 RPM ditto the 100GB

Though you don't mention it, there are a couple of options that are always worth it (to me). (1) - WinXP Profession and (2) Bluetooth
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