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    Upgrading Ram!

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Vlad-San, Jul 5, 2012.

  1. Vlad-San

    Vlad-San Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hey again,I wanted to upgrade my laptop from 4,1GB TO 8GB Ram.I have an INTEL CORE I5 2410M 2,30GHz,Radeon 6770m 2GB,and i am using it for hardcore gaming,multitasking and in the future i will be an Developer.I am playing games like:Lineage II,LOL,GTA 4,NFS MW,NFS THE RUN,NFS PRO STREET,NFS SHIFT 2 Unleashed,Spore,Assassin's Creed,etc. I will buy in some months an SSD (Another thread at SSD's ,read it) and a 2nd HDD Bay in the DVD-R so i will buy either an dvd-r external.So i need the notebook to be fast (more importantely on Online Games).Tell me your suggestions. Your sincerrly, Vlad
     
    Vlad-San, Jul 5, 2012
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  2. tilleroftheearth

    tilleroftheearth Wisdom listens quietly...

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    If you want your notebook to be fast for online games: lower your playing resolution and your quality settings and also make sure you're connected via ethernet to enjoy the fastest possible experience.

    Greater than 4GB RAM or an SSD will not speed up your gaming experience in any way shape or form - unless you're multi-tasking while you're gaming, of course.
     
    tilleroftheearth, Jul 5, 2012
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  3. Krane

    Krane Notebook Prophet

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    Your notebook is only as fast as your slowest component. Replace/upgrade that and it will be faster.
     
    Krane, Jul 5, 2012
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  4. Jarhead

    Jarhead 恋の♡アカサタナ

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    Buying a SSD will only speed up your loading and saving times, not actual gameplay. RAM honestly won't make a difference between 4GB and 8GB with the games you're playing.

    The only components that you can upgrade that'll boost actual gameplay will be your GPU (but you can't upgrade that; you need a new notebook) and the Ethernet/WiFi connection (WiFi is possible to replace, not sure about Ethernet). However, the 6770M is a pretty decent card and the CPU is no issue whatsoever, so I'd follow tiller's advice and lower your resolution/quality until you get acceptable frame rates.
     
    Jarhead, Jul 5, 2012
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