The Notebook Review forums were hosted by TechTarget, who shut down them down on January 31, 2022. This static read-only archive was pulled by NBR forum users between January 20 and January 31, 2022, in an effort to make sure that the valuable technical information that had been posted on the forums is preserved. For current discussions, many NBR forum users moved over to NotebookTalk.net after the shutdown.
Problems? See this thread at archive.org.

    Dv5t need more ram

    Discussion in 'HP' started by graycolor, Oct 3, 2008.

  1. graycolor

    graycolor Notebook Evangelist

    Reputations:
    30
    Messages:
    459
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    I think I need more ram, I just bought a game and the fps really sucks. I don't know much about laptop rams ...so how do I know it'll fit my computer. :confused:
     
    graycolor, Oct 3, 2008
    #1
  2. Pranalien

    Pranalien Notebook Veteran

    Reputations:
    20
    Messages:
    706
    Likes Received:
    2
    Trophy Points:
    31
    I think the dv5t comes standard with at least 2GB-3GB RAM. That is more than enough for most modern games. What is your system config?
     
    Pranalien, Oct 3, 2008
    #2
  3. Chango99

    Chango99 Derp

    Reputations:
    258
    Messages:
    2,186
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    55
    Hi, I have (2x2GB) 4gb OCZ 800MHz PC2 6400 ram for sale. I used to have a dv5t but I returned it, I used it for about a month. I ran it through memtest and it came out fine. So now i'm left with these extra sticks of ram i'm willing to sell. They originally cost me 94.94$ with shipping+tax. If you need it PM me.
     
    Chango99, Oct 3, 2008
    #3
  4. graycolor

    graycolor Notebook Evangelist

    Reputations:
    30
    Messages:
    459
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    Heres my config from dx diagnostics
     

    Attached Files:

    • comp.JPG
      comp.JPG
      File size:
      75.8 KB
      Views:
      192
    graycolor, Oct 3, 2008
    #4
  5. graycolor

    graycolor Notebook Evangelist

    Reputations:
    30
    Messages:
    459
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    Hmm.. thought I had one gig I think I got 2 now, but world in conflict still struggle I also have the 9600m gt. World in Conflict is a rts...do I need more to handle these types of games.
     
    graycolor, Oct 3, 2008
    #5
  6. Andy

    Andy Notebook Prophet

    Reputations:
    2,133
    Messages:
    6,399
    Likes Received:
    1
    Trophy Points:
    206
    What game are you playing ?
    2GB is recommended for even Crysis.
    What is the RAM usage in Task Manager when playing the game ?
     
    Andy, Oct 3, 2008
    #6
  7. BBGus

    BBGus Notebook Evangelist

    Reputations:
    122
    Messages:
    404
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    Big question here, did you do a clean install of Vista or are you using it since it came out of the box? HP, along with several other manufacturers, pre-load their consumer units with extra software and processes that can and do run in the background. These can cause major drains on the system that could be why you are getting poor performance.

    BBGus
     
    BBGus, Oct 4, 2008
    #7
  8. ramyk

    ramyk Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    7
    Messages:
    212
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    All the games i've played so far don't use more than 500MB RAM so u should be fine with 2 or 3GB. Maybe it's ur graphics card.
     
    ramyk, Oct 4, 2008
    #8
  9. uncming

    uncming Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    135
    Messages:
    295
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    Hes got a 9600 ... I think that's pretty good. Try the suggestions above such as a clean vista install or try a new driver from laptop2go

    You aren't by chance multi-tasking?
     
    uncming, Oct 4, 2008
    #9
  10. graycolor

    graycolor Notebook Evangelist

    Reputations:
    30
    Messages:
    459
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    I think I'm gonna try a clean install I was too lazy when I got it.
     
    graycolor, Oct 4, 2008
    #10
  11. BBGus

    BBGus Notebook Evangelist

    Reputations:
    122
    Messages:
    404
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    To give you an idea, most HP consumer notebooks come out of the box running somewhere in the range of 90 to 100 processes while a clean Vista install from a retail or OEM disc only has around 40. Those extras can easily be eating resources the computer needs.

    BBGus
     
    BBGus, Oct 6, 2008
    #11
  12. graycolor

    graycolor Notebook Evangelist

    Reputations:
    30
    Messages:
    459
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    I've found the problem it had to deal more with the video card than a clean install. I did a little research and found the game itself gets low fps from even powerful cards running at high settings. Even though the graphics aren't that great, graphic cards get hit a lot by this game.
     
    graycolor, Oct 6, 2008
    #12
  13. uncming

    uncming Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    135
    Messages:
    295
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    Wow...I'm not sure I saw a huge improvement when I did my clean install. I'm still hanging around 830 MB used on boot up and idle. I'm going to go to 4 GB ram (3 GB effective for 32bit OS) around this Christmas
     
    uncming, Oct 6, 2008
    #13
  14. firelord5000

    firelord5000 Notebook Guru

    Reputations:
    1
    Messages:
    74
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    15
    I'm using 4gb ram, and I love it. Absolutely no problems when running Nwn2 or Cs:s on max graphics.
     
    firelord5000, Oct 6, 2008
    #14