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    How much will upgrading from 1GB to 2 GB RAM help for gaming on an IGP?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by dcp425, Jul 21, 2008.

  1. dcp425

    dcp425 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I'm only a casual gamer, so I got a laptop with an IGP (x3100). So far, it runs all the games I want smoothly at medium settings. I was wondering how much a RAM upgrade would help. Will it increase FPS even more (will it be noticeable?) and would I be able to push the settings to med/high?

    thanks.
     
    dcp425, Jul 21, 2008
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  2. Greg

    Greg Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    I'm guessing it will help a little...but not much, since IGPs are fairly weak.
     
    Greg, Jul 21, 2008
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  3. Hep!

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    Depends.. if you're on XP, probably not much difference at all. If you're on Vista, I'd expect a fair gain in performance.
     
    Hep!, Jul 21, 2008
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    don't expect a miracle, but it might help a little bit.

    upgrading to 2 GB of ram isn't a bad idea in general anyway, it will help with general system responsiveness, especially if you are on vista. maybe even take the opportunity to get 4 GB of ram if your machine can accept it (its pretty cheap at this point)
     
    masterchef341, Jul 21, 2008
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  5. Nirvana

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    will be a miracle on dedicated GPU, but not IGP as everyone said.
     
    Nirvana, Jul 21, 2008
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    You'll notice an overall increase in system performance if you are using Vista, and a few extra FPS. With XP you might see 20% of the same improvement.

    Nothing major, but I guarantee it'll be easier and more pleasant to use.
     
    StormEffect, Jul 22, 2008
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    You will get more of a performance boost from the RAM itself than the IGP
     
    flipfire, Jul 22, 2008
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