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    Going from 2gb to 4gb, Aspire 5251

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by SecretAuthor, Jul 31, 2011.

  1. SecretAuthor

    SecretAuthor Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hello,

    I have an Acer Aspire 5251-1513:

    AMD Phenom II x4 p920
    Radeon HD 4250
    Currently 2x1gig DDR3 PC8500. I just ordered 4gb(samsung 2x2gig, same specs).
    Windows 7 64bit Ultimate

    I was curious what kind of performance gains I could expect going from 2 to 4gigs. Would my IGP benefit from the doubled ram?

    Usage: MMORPGs (5-6 game windows open at once, lags), HD movies, surfing/music/chatting, and some current games in low settings
     
    SecretAuthor, Jul 31, 2011
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    downloads No, Dee Dee, no! Super Moderator

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    Probably quite a big improvement- especially in general usage.
    You could in theory do with 2GB if you really optimized Windows services and start-up items but 4GB should give you much more comfort.
    Can't say anything about the games though- I'd have to know if RAM or IGP is a limiting factor- if IGP is too slow more RAM won't help but if lags are caused by lack of RAM and loading textures from HDD it's a different story.
     
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    You must have upgraded the OS because typically if the system has a 64 bit OS installed it tends to come with 4 gb of ram at least.
     
    Orlbuckeye, Aug 4, 2011
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