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Acer Aspire 4720Z graphics upgrade question

post #1 of 17
2/13/08 at 12:37am
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Hi, I was wondering if it's possible to upgrade my laptop's graphics, because I'm attempting to play a few games on it, and it runs them sooo slow. I don't think the Processor or RAM are an issue, but surely the GFX card is. Another thought I had was maybe upgrading my RAM to 2 GB, which could possibly give it a boost because I think my vid card draws some memory from the system? Thanks a lot!


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post #2 of 17
2/13/08 at 7:40am
upgrading ur ram will be the best bet. Doubt it that u can upgrade the gpu

cheers ...
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post #3 of 17
2/13/08 at 1:35pm
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Ok thanks! And what RAM do I need to get for this laptop?

Edit: Nevermind, I found out I have DDR2 memory after running CPUZ....

But is it the same RAM you would put in a Desktop PC?

And how do I go about getting inside my laptop, never done this sort of thing.
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post #4 of 17
2/13/08 at 2:42pm
u should be able to get to the memory module from the bottom. there should be a housing cover for it. review ur manual

make sure battery out, ac off before adding/replacing ram

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post #5 of 17
2/13/08 at 2:51pm
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Thank you

One more thing...which mouse do you recommend I use on my laptop for playing games? Right now I have the Logitech V220 Cordless, but I don't like it, it goes where ever it wants to and it isn't good for playing games. I guess you just have to spend a good amount of money on a wireless mouse if you want it to work perfectly. I'm looking for something that isn't killer in price, even if it's a desktop mouse, would be fine..Wired would be even better if I don't wanna spend a lot, so at least it will work properly.
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post #6 of 17
2/13/08 at 4:35pm
game? stick with a usb mouse! might look funky with the cord, but RELIABLE (for me anyway)

the best for one for me so far is the microsoft wheel mouse optical - the old simple 2 keys with the wheel

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post #7 of 17
2/13/08 at 4:37pm
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Ok sounds good

And will upgrading my RAM surely eliminate my problems of LAG in games?

And is there a difference between Laptop Ram and Desktop Ram?
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post #8 of 17
2/13/08 at 5:00pm
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...And will upgrading my RAM surely eliminate my problems of LAG in games?
well not 100% , but it will contribute to a better game experience. Other factors like environment, graphic card performance, hard drive speed can be parts as well

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And is there a difference between Laptop Ram and Desktop Ram?
sure, laptop ram = smaller

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post #9 of 17
2/13/08 at 7:24pm
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Thanks for all the help

Gonna try putting in the new ram and see how it does
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post #10 of 17
2/19/08 at 12:26am
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So I replaced the RAM - now I have 2 GB, and the performance increase was minimal...There is absolutely nothing else I can do?? Nothing with a GFX card?? And would installing XP and removing Vista speed things up??

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post #11 of 17
2/19/08 at 1:16am
try a flashmemory stick .. i got a 14.99 1 gig ativa from office depot and made a HUGE change in my vista laptop speed.
search google for enable ready boost on vista
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post #12 of 17
2/19/08 at 1:25am
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This could possible incfrease performance of games? And what about an external gfx card if my internal card cannot be replaced?
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post #13 of 17
2/20/08 at 7:07am
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This could possible incfrease performance of games?
it will improve with vista once SP1 comes out and WHEN driver developers get up to speed. In the mean time u can try to review the startup processes and services and disable the ones that r not relating to ur day to day usage

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And what about an external gfx card if my internal card cannot be replaced?
i m still waiting for one

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post #14 of 17
2/20/08 at 7:09pm
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I disabled the majority of the startup processes, but I'm not sure which services I can disable...
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post #15 of 17
2/20/08 at 8:30pm
under my vista ultimate, i only disabled indexing and windows volume shadowing. uac was another thing that i disabled. other than those, stock vista! loads of "guides" out there to disable many services, but mostly they r "copy" of XP services disabling suggestions (my 2 cents) - so i ignored them

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post #16 of 17
2/21/08 at 12:18am
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I wasn't able to find indexing, but I found volume shadowing, and I did disable UAC a few days ago because a program I have wouldn't work on Vista unless I disabled it ^^
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post #17 of 17
2/21/08 at 9:29am
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I wasn't able to find indexing, ...
just right click on any hard drive (partition) that u have, properties and uncheck the indexing option

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