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    Hp Dv5t 2gigs of ram to 4 gigs

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by graycolor, Nov 17, 2008.

  1. graycolor

    graycolor Notebook Evangelist

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    I have 32-bit Vista should I upgrade from my current 2gigs to 4gigs. Will I notice any performance boost. :)
     
    graycolor, Nov 17, 2008
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    you should only upgrade to 3 gigs. if you upgrade to 4 your notebook will only beable to use 3 anyways because of the 32 bit version of vista
     
    Guitar_Hero_Bml, Nov 17, 2008
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    You will notice a proformance boost. Although, with a 32 bit OS, it will only use 3GB - 3.5GB. SO i recommend getting 64bit + 4GB or 3GB RAM and stick with 32 bit.
     
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    Is there any way to upgrade to 64 bit for cheap?
     
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    uhm well do you have a desktop or know anybody that has 64 bit vista on there computer. you need the disk
     
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    graycolor Notebook Evangelist

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    On a notebook and I don't know anyone with 64 bit some of my friends still on XP. I'm guessing I have to buy a new OS here, but is there any discounts available.
     
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    You should upgrade to 3GBs.
     
    Slaughterhouse, Nov 17, 2008
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    It depends on what you do. I have 2GB of RAM and I haven't run into any situations where I need more RAM, including gaming.

    Tune up your computer using the Vista tweak guide, that should help your performance by lowering RAM usage:
    http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=166532
    I got my laptop down to >600MB usage at idle. Doesn't cost anything but a little time.
     
    Charles P. Jefferies, Nov 17, 2008
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    graycolor Notebook Evangelist

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    Thanks ahl395, but I think I'm just gonna wait for Windows 7 and making sure to get the 64bit version this time. I'm really regretting my decision getting 32 bit. As for why I need more ram is photoshop cs4. Ps lags everytime I use it. Hopefully the vista guide will help a little thanks chaz.
     
    graycolor, Nov 18, 2008
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    Why not 3gb? All you have to do is buy a single 2gb stick.

    3gb is the sweet spot for Vista
     
    flipfire, Nov 18, 2008
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    Uhh can you walk me through this...I found for the dv5t it can take a DDR2 PC2-6400 800 Mhz RAM. So getting one 2gig stick would be fine but, don't my sticks have to match and something about the timing also??? Again I'm new to ram upgrading.
     
    graycolor, Nov 18, 2008
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    lol No, this isnt like the old days where you need to match the RAM.

    Theres something called the JEDEC standards. You do not need to match the timing.

    3gb is a very popular upgrade
     
    flipfire, Nov 18, 2008
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    Okay that seems to make everything easier. Thanks flipfire.
     
    graycolor, Nov 18, 2008
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    Your Welcome. Okay. :)
     
    ahl395, Nov 18, 2008
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