hi everyone, just wondering how many other people are on the same boat as i am and what can be done about it.
i ordered my m9750 two nights ago and since i was kind of on a budget, ordered it with some basic parts, i.e. 1 gb ram, single video card, and single hard drive. i'm sure there are others of you who have ordered the m9750 with the basics with the intention of upgrading with cheaper parts (maybe links posted?).
well, i just wanted to know if buying parts from a third party, like memory from newegg, and installing them will void the warranty. if i bought the memory from newegg, but called alienware to walk me through it, would that work?
things i need to upgrade:
memory: 1 GB to 2 GB DDR2 667 SATA150 (found one with cas latency 4 on newegg, is this better than the same memory with cas latency 5, http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231116? hm.. just checked newegg again and the memory with cas 4 is gone today. same one as the product above, but with casl4 @ $99.) and is it better to go with 2 x 1Gb or 2GB + 512 MB, which is a little more expensive but can utilize one of the original sticks, of memory. i read someone's post saying that he has 2.5 GB of memory and it works fine for him.
video card: single to dual graphics card, but at a later date when it's cheaper. will be done through alienware.
hard drive: adding another hard drive, maybe. currently 100 GB 7200 rpm. guess i'll have to see if that's enough space first.
looks like the most important upgrade is the memory.
want to thank everyone in advance for the input.
edit: just saw a corsair valueselect 2 x 1GB, http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145157, on newegg. anyone know the advantages and disadvantages with this one and the g.skill? which one would you get?
edit #2: g.skill 1 GB DDR2 SO-DIMM 667 casl 4, http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231129, is this better? <-- edit #3: just realized this is only 1 gb.
i ordered my m9750 two nights ago and since i was kind of on a budget, ordered it with some basic parts, i.e. 1 gb ram, single video card, and single hard drive. i'm sure there are others of you who have ordered the m9750 with the basics with the intention of upgrading with cheaper parts (maybe links posted?).
well, i just wanted to know if buying parts from a third party, like memory from newegg, and installing them will void the warranty. if i bought the memory from newegg, but called alienware to walk me through it, would that work?
things i need to upgrade:
memory: 1 GB to 2 GB DDR2 667 SATA150 (found one with cas latency 4 on newegg, is this better than the same memory with cas latency 5, http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231116? hm.. just checked newegg again and the memory with cas 4 is gone today. same one as the product above, but with casl4 @ $99.) and is it better to go with 2 x 1Gb or 2GB + 512 MB, which is a little more expensive but can utilize one of the original sticks, of memory. i read someone's post saying that he has 2.5 GB of memory and it works fine for him.
video card: single to dual graphics card, but at a later date when it's cheaper. will be done through alienware.
hard drive: adding another hard drive, maybe. currently 100 GB 7200 rpm. guess i'll have to see if that's enough space first.
looks like the most important upgrade is the memory.
want to thank everyone in advance for the input.
edit: just saw a corsair valueselect 2 x 1GB, http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145157, on newegg. anyone know the advantages and disadvantages with this one and the g.skill? which one would you get?
edit #2: g.skill 1 GB DDR2 SO-DIMM 667 casl 4, http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231129, is this better? <-- edit #3: just realized this is only 1 gb.
