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    Dilemma for my Asus G1S

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by sgtmatt1, Dec 18, 2007.

  1. sgtmatt1

    sgtmatt1 Notebook Evangelist

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    I got a dilemma :p
    What do you guys think i should buy first:
    - A zalman notebook cooler for my G1S (cause my GPU is really to hot) ?
    - A 2GB stick of ram (then i got 3GB ram in total) ?

    First and for all:
    Will the notebook cooler really help (allot) ?
    Will 3GB ram give me a performance increase (from 2GB) ?



    Actually i wanted to buy 1 of the 2 things this afternoon, so i hope there are some guys online :D

    EDIT: Yesterday i was playing half-life 2 episode one without overclock and my GPU was like 92°C... (that gives you an idea ^^)
     
    sgtmatt1, Dec 18, 2007
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  2. sly

    sly m1530 owner!!!

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    the ram increse wont give u a noticible preformance increase if any and the cooler could bring the temp down by 4-5 degrees which can be very helpful
     
    sly, Dec 18, 2007
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  3. MrWhereItsAt

    MrWhereItsAt Notebook Evangelist

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    I'd go for the RAM - I have a G1S with 2GB RAM which runs everything I want it to beautifully. More RAM (at least up to the limit your OS can see) is never a bad thing. And whatever the heat is, I don't notice it. It certainly never causes any graphics glitches or crashes when being taxed in games.

    Unless you've overclocked your graphics card, in which case the cooler might help prevent your laptop breaking down before it should.
     
    MrWhereItsAt, Dec 18, 2007
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  4. sgtmatt1

    sgtmatt1 Notebook Evangelist

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    I just ordered the zalman cooler in my local computer store.
    Because i have chosen the black cooler (my Asus G1S is black) i have to wait a week... (black ones are not in stock)

    I will tell you guys what it did with my temperatures
     
    sgtmatt1, Dec 18, 2007
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