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    asus g1s-a1, is an extra 1g of ram noticeable?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by brian.hanna, Oct 5, 2008.

  1. brian.hanna

    brian.hanna Notebook Evangelist

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    Ok, i have a g1s, and i want to upgrade from 2gb of ram to 3gb of ram.

    I already know ram is the cheapest way to increase performance in games and just about anything else on the computer.

    But how noticeable are the upgrades, i don't want to upgrade my ram, even if it cost liek 25$ for meaningless gain.
     
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  2. gengerald

    gengerald Technofile Extraordinaire

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    Depends upon what you do with your laptop. For the most part, it will not do much unless you are a heavy gamer or multi-tasker. For general use/gaming, 2GB is fine.
     
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    sgtmatt1 Notebook Evangelist

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    I upgraded from 2GB to 4GB ram but i had vista 32 bit, and i didn't notice anything...
    Now I just got my Seagate Momentus 7200.3 and I installed vista ultimate 64 bit yesterday so I will see :p but I don't think it will do much.


    And isn't it so that if you upgrade to 3GB ram you lose your dual channel mode? It doesn't make much difference but it's something... :p
     
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    Gaming? No.

    Crysis for example runs at the same frame rate with 1GB, 2GB, & 3GB's of RAM. Load times improve. From 1GB to 3GB's you'll notice it..... -not sure how much you will notice 2 to 3.
     
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    Save your money. You won't notice it.
     
    goodspeed(TPF), Oct 5, 2008
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