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    My Specs..What are your recommendations?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by captainoats, Oct 10, 2007.

  1. captainoats

    captainoats Notebook Enthusiast

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    I have a...

    toshiba satellite
    1.73ghz Core Duo T2250
    160 GB HDD
    1.5ghz DDR2 RAM
    Intel 950 GMA

    Dual Booted with:
    VISTA HOME PREMIUM 32bit and XP Professional

    Use it to play...
    EA GAMES ( FIFA07, UEFA2006/2007, FIFA08)

    I plan on adding more RAM making it 2GB..

    Should I or It wont make any difference..??

    If I would add ram..would a SAMSUNG and CRUCIAL go together..they will be both 667mhz .. 1GB EACH
     
    captainoats, Oct 10, 2007
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  2. ZaZ

    ZaZ Super Model Super Moderator

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    A faster hard drive is always a nice bonus.
     
    ZaZ, Oct 10, 2007
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  3. Commander Wolf

    Commander Wolf can i haz broadwell?

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    If you're running Vista, that 2GB of RAM is always nice. But since you already have 1.5, I don't know if it'll make that much of a difference...

    EDIT: You did mean to say 1.5GB RAM right? Not 1.5GHz?
     
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  4. ahl395

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    Pretty nice, the GPU could be better, i know because i hav that (read my signature) and am getting a new notebook in a few weeks, but it is ok. Yes, you will see a big difference with the extra RAM especially with Vista and more Premium with Aero. SInce you are playing games i reccromend 3GB or even 4GB. The 2 brand differences shouldnt matter, but wait for more replies on that because im not 100% sure. Good Specs. overall (nice Core 2 and HDD) Hope I could help
     
    ahl395, Oct 10, 2007
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  5. captainoats

    captainoats Notebook Enthusiast

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    Actually Its Not a CORE 2 DUO ..just Core DUO... :( and yeah..im pretty much satisfied with it..Not what I wanted though..I was thinking of something like a desktop replacement ;)) oh well..
     
    captainoats, Oct 10, 2007
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    captainoats Notebook Enthusiast

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    Yeah sorry man..my bad..1.5GB RAM hehe...@_@
     
    captainoats, Oct 10, 2007
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    For gaming the GMA 950 will always be what holds you back. Buying a 2GB stick might be a good idea as you have IGP but if money tight not that big of a deal. Mixing brands not big deal should not be problem as mentioned above.
     
    powerpack, Oct 10, 2007
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  8. ahl395

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    Oh, Core DUo, didnt notice that. That is a thumbs-down, but it is still pretty decent.
     
    ahl395, Oct 13, 2007
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