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    Is 1 GB 533 Mhz Ram sufficient for windows vista home premium "experince" ??

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by GAURVE, Feb 13, 2007.

  1. GAURVE

    GAURVE Notebook Geek

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    Hi everyone,

    I have just ordered a Dell XPS M1210 with 1 GB 533 MHz Ram (windows vista home premium pre-installed). Will it be suffice for error / crash free “vista experience “??

    Some how I am not sure if 1GB Ram would do the trick :-? .


    System Specs

    Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T7200 :)
    Vista Home Premium 32 bit :confused:
    256MB NVIDIA GeForce Go 7400 :)
    100GB SATA 7200RPM Performance Hard Drive :)
    1 Gb 533Mhz ddr2 :confused:
     
    GAURVE, Feb 13, 2007
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  2. Iceman0124

    Iceman0124 More news from nowhere

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    1 gig will do pretty well, more is always better. You can run mismatched pairs on your machine, so you can get one 1gb stick and have 1.5gb in dual channel, then replace the other one at a later time. I've experimented with only 1 gb on my desktop, the difference between 1 and 2gb is pretty dramatic. 1gb wont crash your computer, it will just be a little sluggish at times when it needs to hit the HD for virtual mem.
     
    Iceman0124, Feb 13, 2007
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  3. GAURVE

    GAURVE Notebook Geek

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    Thnks Iceman,

    Will surley upgrade the ram in few mnths , but till then i wud have to stick with the 1 gig
     
    GAURVE, Feb 13, 2007
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    My brother has the same specs and it runs pretty smooth with vista
     
    mtor, Feb 13, 2007
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  5. doughy

    doughy Notebook Consultant

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    you could always use "readyboost" with a fast sd card (133-150x) or similar, windows will use that as memory and i here it speeds things up quite abit.
     
    doughy, Feb 14, 2007
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    junknstuff Notebook Consultant

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    readybooost will mainly help with booting up the computer as well as moving between apps, and closing and opening apps
     
    junknstuff, Feb 14, 2007
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    hf1111 Notebook Enthusiast

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    So If I have a 1gb stick and a 512MB stick they will still run dual-channel? I have an e1405 w/ intel 945 chipset and both sticks are 533mhz.
     
    hf1111, Feb 16, 2007
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    People reported problem with their built in webcam when they upgraded ram on their M1210. I suggest you look into that before you make the upgrade.
     
    malnik, Feb 16, 2007
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    Iceman0124 More news from nowhere

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    Yes they will, if you mix 533 and 667, both sticks will run at 533.
     
    Iceman0124, Feb 16, 2007
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  10. Dell freak

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    Well 1gb will work but it will be slower when you are multitasking I just upgraded to 2gb because even home basic invaded my memory and it still dose it now uses slightly more.
     
    Dell freak, Jan 21, 2008
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  11. XPS1330

    XPS1330 Notebook Deity

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    Why did you bump a thread almost 1 yr old?
     
    XPS1330, Jan 21, 2008
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  12. Kdawgca

    Kdawgca rotaredoM repudrepuS RBN

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    Thread closed.

    This thread is ~1 year old. Please look at the date of the the last post before posting.

    Thx
    Kdawgca
     
    Kdawgca, Jan 22, 2008
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