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    Upgrading Acer Aspire 5738ZG

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by Blueclue9, Nov 3, 2011.

  1. Blueclue9

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    Newbie here, be gentle...

    I pretty much want to take my machine to its limit.

    Currently has Intel Dual Core T4300 @2.1GHz, 4GB memory and Radeon HD4570 512MB graphics card. It runs on a Mobile Intel GM45 Express Chipset and Windows 7 Home Premium.

    Having looked around at previous posts (and seeing that apparently TehSuigi is Acer-omniscient) I can see that I'm stuck with my graphics card as it ain't upgradeable. If I'm wanting faster processors then it can handle the T9600, T9800, and T9900?

    Can anyone give advice on the memory upgrades? Is it as simple as buying the cards and just popping them in? Any recommendations? I've seen that Windows 7 Home Premium can handle 16GB of ram, but other places I've seen that my laptop is limited to 8GB?


    Any advice/ confirmation/ ridiculing welcomed, my gaming future rests with you hombres...

    (Or if you reckon I can blow this machine out of the water with a laptop around £500-£700 mark be my guest...)
     
    Blueclue9, Nov 3, 2011
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