Asus G1s, should i upgrade?

hey im going to be buying a Asus G1S next month, and im debating, the way it is already ill probably just leave it at that, since i like it. Im going to be getting an extra battery because i will need more battery life, but i might upgrade the RAM from 2gigs to 3, maybe even 4. Im going to be doing alot stuff in my IT classes suppossly since they recommended 2 GIGs. Would having more RAM, lower my battery life????

 

yes it would but not greatly

 

Well, 2gb is often more then enough, but if you must, grab a single 2gb stick and leave it at 3gb, so you can upgrade to 4gb when need be.

 

Really, what is the difference between 2GB of memory at 633 and 3GB at 633? I thought it dealt with clock speeds not sizes?

 

thanks for the reply, thats what i might do. Ill upgrade to 3 Gig since it will be cheaper and will be enough. I hope this doesnt void the asus warranty lol, and im thinking of buying it from btotech.com if anyone has any good or bad things to say about them thats great. because im a little nervous buying online seeing if the laptop breaks ill need it to be fixed overnight.

 

upgrading RAM and HDD do NOT void warranties. No worries =)

 

I heard the processor can't even run 4gigs, someone who posted on another thread on THIS website said it won't even recognize the 4th.

 

It's about the OS rather than the CPU, if the Windows OS is 32 bits it's not going to recognize 4GB.

And having more RAM DIMMs will not noticeably decrease battery life.

I'm not sure I would pay the premium for a 2GB stick currently... But indeed you're more future-proof since afterwards you don't need to throw all your RAM away to upgrade further.

 

hey so 2 gig is the max for windows vista home edition since its 32 bit (i believe)?

what if i get windows vista ultimate 62 bit, would 3, or 4 GB of ram make a nice difference.

even if i add an upgrade in ram, your saying it will be the same as 2 GB with windows vista home editon (32 bit?)

 

1. 2 GB is not the max. 3.5 GB is the max, and out of that around 3GB will be available for applications.

2. As a regular user, don't upgrade to Vista64, driver support is very poor. It's not worth it.

3. I don't really understand the question

 

alright thanks, basicly i just need to know if i upgrade ram, will it be faster, would it be able to use it. Im going to have windows vista home, or ultimate (depends what the college requires, they said ultimate....but still waiting on a reply)

because you said this "It's about the OS rather than the CPU, if the Windows OS is 32 bits it's not going to recognize 4GB."

so if i got 3 GIG ram, that would be an improvement, and it would work? correct me if im wrong lol

should include the reason though, i would like to use this in class, but then hook it up to a external monitor, for gaming

 

You will be able to use 3 to 3.5GB of RAM out of the 4GB if you do buy 4GB.

But at the moment, 2GB chips are rather expensive, I'm not sure it's worthed. Depending on the actual cost, it might be good to use the 1GB DIMM that comes with the computer (assuming it comes with 1x1GB) and buy another 2GB stick. Later on, when you do switch to 64 bits, you can buy another and you'll only need to trash or sell 1x1GB stick instead of two.

But again, it depends on the price of the 2GB stick. If say its 400USD and a 1GB is 100USD, whereas in a year when you switch to 64 bits 2GB sticks will be 100 USD each, overall you're still better off by buying 1GB instead of 2 right now. (numbers are just informative I have no idea about the real prices)

About needing: You will probably not need more than 2GB of RAM, although 3GB could give a better experience in some games -- since Vista shamelessly consumes RAM and it's feeling tight in 1GB...

So yes, 3GB would be an improvement over 2, but it won't be felt all the time, probably only during heavy gaming.

For class, you don't need 3GB.

Hope it's clear enough

 

Sure, go ahead and upgrade. RAM price are at their lowest. Keep one 1GB stick in there and pop in a 2GB module. Since the G1S 8600GT is TurboCache to 512MB, more RAM will help.

 

2GB is way more than enough for my classes, unless your like doing visual studio and like multi gaming, and doing lots of stuff for other class.

I have xp pro and i usually use powerpoint or onenote to take notes in class. Outside of class VS, word, onenote, some gaming, all under 2GB ram. I rather save money for other needs in college.

 

if I get a notebook with one 2gb stick and then buy one of 1gb on the web, for 3gb total, is it easy to put in place and install what ever it needs, I really don't now if you have to do all that. please give a quick explanation on what has to be done and how difficult it is or a link where they explain that

 

On the other hand I looked at froogle (don't know how representative it is) and 2GB SODIMMs seem to hover around 200 USD. That's not so much, and not much more than double the price of 1GB.

 

ya milestonepc.com upgrades 2gig to 4gig for 300 dollars, but im thinking of buying it from btotech.com , with 3 GIG. still looking for retailers though, i need a good place to buy it from just incase it breaks i need it fixed quick with a good warranty

 

G1 is an ensemble, right? So warranty is handled directly by ASUS.

Unless the reseller customizes the computer and that voids the ASUS warranty, as it seems to be the case here (since you're saying that btotech will add RAM to it).

Personally, I would buy an ensemble that has not been tampered with by the reseller, and install the extra RAM myself. In that way, I would benefit from the 2year (I think also in the US newer models have 2 years) pickup and return ASUS warranty.

 

1. This is a big thing going around on these forums, about "throwing away memory." The OS can recognise all 4 GB. It only allows applications to use up to 2 (3 if the /3GB switch is used). From the horses mouth. As a matter of face XP can recognise up to 64GB of RAM.

2. Vista64 will be worth it in probably a year's time, when Vista itself is more standard.

3. Each application will only see 2GB by default (however, actual default is probably that the /3GB switch IS USED, so they will see three). In terms of gaming, it would make no difference, and when only running one intense program; however running many programs there is a difference.

EDIT: You can modify RAM and HDD without voiding the warranty, as a blind retarded cat could do those things.

 

Then use the /3GB switch and use that 3GB! Plus, you'll have more memory when the system is allocating some to the graphics card.

 

Don't worry, the 3GB switch is default. You don't need to do anything special.