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    gateway ev730 desktop

    Discussion in 'Gateway and eMachines' started by josh82719, Aug 14, 2007.

  1. josh82719

    josh82719 Newbie

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    Hi i Have a question for anyone who can help me i have a desktop gateway ev730 and i like to game on it like playing games like warcraft 3 and diablo notting huge and it has 503 mb of ram and im sick of playing obs elite games. Well i was wondering if i maybe upgraded my ram to 1.5 gigs or at least 1 gig i might see an improvement in the games which lag alot and the bigger memory games that i would like to play? and if ur wondering why i posted this on a laptop site dont ask i couldint find any other site lol :)
     
    josh82719, Aug 14, 2007
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    Draxius Notebook Enthusiast

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    For games like Warcraft 3 and Diablo you don't need much RAM. 1GB should do it. Also if your PC supports dual channel memory you will be better off getting another 'identical' stick to increase speeds.

    If you were doing more 3D intensive gaming such as FPS and modern MMOs I would suggest to upgrade to 2 GB of RAM. But if you are mostly doing RTS and older games, then 1GB should be sufficient.

    503MB of ram seems like a weird number, I am wondering if it is because you are sharing it with video memory because you have an on-board video chip? I am guessing you have a stick of 512mb memory in there. Get another stick of 512 memory of the same type, doesn't necessarily have to be the same manufacturer.

    Also it would be more helpful if you gave your specs of your PC, since there could be another reason that the games don't run well. GFX card, processor, etc.

    And yeah, this is a forum for notebook users. There are tons of other websites for PCs, where you would get a lot more input.
     
    Draxius, Aug 15, 2007
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