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    Asus G51vx-rx05 Ram

    Discussion in 'ASUS Gaming Notebook Forum' started by rocker1337, Nov 29, 2010.

  1. rocker1337

    rocker1337 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Trying to get my son something new for his laptop for christmas and he has an Asus G51vx-rx05. i am not the tech- savvy guy and i wanted to upgrade his RAM from 4gb to 8gb. Would this be possible? if so, what is the model ram i need to purchase that will fit?
     
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    KuroLionheart Notebook Deity

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    Does your son really need that 4 extra gigs? If your son just does some gaming and regular day to day tasks then you don't need to buy 4 more gigs. 4GB is more than enough. I would go talk to him and see if he really needs that 4 gigs and ask what he wants or needs for his laptop.
     
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    rocker1337 Notebook Enthusiast

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    already have, he just said that extra ram would be a good gift. Im just doing as he says to make him happy
     
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    KimoT Are we not men?

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    Yes, it will take 8 GB RAM. The G51vx models use DDR2 800. But unless he is doing heavy rendering of video or 3D files and/or running multiple VMs, you will get a much better performance boost for the same money by adding a solid state drive.
     
    KimoT, Nov 29, 2010
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