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    Adding more Ram for gaming

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by Dexeaur, Jul 20, 2005.

  1. Dexeaur

    Dexeaur Notebook Enthusiast

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    hey guys,

    got another question to ask. Which would help more in gaming , ie have more frame rates, faster loading time...etc

    1: To have 2 x512Ram running on dual channel or

    2: To have even more ram like 1x512 and another 1x1024 hence giving it a total of 1.5Gb?

    Oh, and, how much difference does a 7.200rpm drive have over a 5.400 overall? and if it is significant, how does it affect battery? Would it be noisy?

    Thanx 4 ya help.
     
    Dexeaur, Jul 20, 2005
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  2. EricM

    EricM Notebook Guru

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    If you do not have the exact same memory modules in both slots you will not utilize Dual Channel acrhitecture. Now, I am not sure if your laptop has this feature, but it is something to think about. Also, I would be curious to see framerates with dual channel and without to see how much benefit it really gives.
     
    EricM, Jul 20, 2005
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  3. Brian

    Brian Working at 486 Speed NBR Reviewer

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    The faster HDD will help with game load times, but it won't play any faster. It will run warmer in general but won't have a material impact on battery life.
     
    Brian, Jul 20, 2005
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  4. LuckMC11

    LuckMC11 Computer Extraoirdinaire NBR Reviewer

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    i think my games load pretty fast...even wit a 5400 RPM HD...and i have a 512 MB RAM, 2 dimms, but im gonna add more ram later...and all my games work perfectly on my dell 9300
     
    LuckMC11, Jul 20, 2005
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