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    1,5 gb ram, is this good idea?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Anadhi, Apr 17, 2008.

  1. Anadhi

    Anadhi Notebook Consultant

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    Hey guys, My BenQ S41-447 just come an hour ago, since the ram equipped from factory only 512 mb DDR2, I'm thinking to upgrade soon. Unfortunately, the shop nearby only sells 1 gb DDR2. So I'm wondering, is 1,5 gb Ram is considered good enough? Is it ok to use ram from two different producers?
     
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    Shadowfate Wala pa rin ako maisip e.

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    1.5 Gb RAM is enogh to handle Vista but If you have extra money I really suggest you buy 2 Stick of 1gb RAM.

    I find it wierd that your laptop has such a nice GPU but with only a 512 amount of RAM.

    Yes it is fine to buy from different producers but be sure to buy the same frequency
     
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  3. Johnny T

    Johnny T Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Which OS are you using?
     
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  4. Anadhi

    Anadhi Notebook Consultant

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    Frequency? you mean the 667mhz right? I will keep in mind when purchasing it then.

    and Johnny, I will use dual partition of XP home edition and Ubuntu. I wont' use vista for sure.

    honestly I'm pretty noob when it comes to ram-related stuff. What else should I consider before/after I buy the ram?
     
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    Johnny T Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    1.5GB is plenty for XP :) Well I am using 2 GB with XP...LOL :p

    And yeah you will need to look for 200pin (notebook ram), PC5300/5400 (same thing) which means 667mhz. Dont get 800mhz(PC6400) people might tell you its faster but it actually downclocks to 667mhz since the notebook chipset isnt compatible with 800mhz ram.
     
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  6. Shadowfate

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    So it was for XP....

    But do you game in your laptop??? Since you bought one with a powerful GPU???

    Ohhh 1.5 Gb is already fast for XP
     
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  7. Anadhi

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    Thanks for the explanation Johnny, the ram I'm gonna buy is 5300 so I guess they are same frequency. Gonna buy it tomorrow since the shop closed already... :)

    and Shadowfate, I only want to play Heroes of Might and Magic V, seriously, this is the sole reason I've been wanting a new laptop :D

    thanks for the replies guys, I guess it's pretty much answered everything.
     
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    I used to have 512mb DDR ram on my xp desktop, worked fine even for games like CS and red alert 2
     
    flipfire, Apr 17, 2008
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