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    do i need more ram? help asap plzz!...cuz the sale ends 2day

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by pc_noobie, May 16, 2008.

  1. pc_noobie

    pc_noobie Notebook Enthusiast

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    futureshop's selling a 2gb ram for $34 and i dont know if i should upgrade my laptop or not, so please help.

    the following is my laptop spec, if i add a 2gb ram (i gotta take one off first, so 1gb more), will it show a significant increase in speed?

    core 2 duo 5450 1.66
    PC2-5300 DDR2 2GB ram
    8600GT 250mb Nvidia
    120gb 5400rpm harddrive

    i play games, only sometimes (2 or 3 times a wk), medium to high graphic ones.
    and i have many (not alot) of programs that r running in the background.

    so, will the cost worth the upgrade?

    thanks in advance!!!! :D
     
    pc_noobie, May 16, 2008
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  2. eleron911

    eleron911 HighSpeedFreak

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    Always worth having more RAM :)
     
    eleron911, May 16, 2008
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    md02geist Notebook Consultant

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    Absolutely worth it, especially if you are running Vista. Even with XP though it'd still be worth it.
     
    md02geist, May 16, 2008
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    thx alot guyz!!
     
    pc_noobie, May 16, 2008
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    powerpack Notebook Prophet

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    You can't go wrong if you can afford the $37. As mentioned, OS does matter, if XP I doubt you will notice improvement. But it is there if needed and that should be worth $37. If Vista unless you notice issues how can you improve what is not a problem? But with all that logic still buy it can't go wrong.
     
    powerpack, May 16, 2008
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