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    HELP ME PICK: +1gb ram or better graphics card

    Discussion in 'HP' started by thisismyonlyquestion, Dec 20, 2007.

  1. thisismyonlyquestion

    thisismyonlyquestion Newbie

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    I am going to buy a customized dv9700t . I intend to use it mostly for running applications, poker, windows vista.. and starcraft 2!!

    I don't have infinite money, so now I'm choosing between two options:

    I can either add 1gb ram [from 2-3gb] [100$]

    OR!!!

    upgrade from: 256MB NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS [149$]
    to: 512MB NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GS

    I saw alot of people posting about buying and adding your own RAM, and i'd like to do that if it's simple and cheap , but from what I read a guy like me could easily mess up his own comp doing that.

    So which of these two options you think will be better?
     
    thisismyonlyquestion, Dec 20, 2007
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  2. masterchef341

    masterchef341 The guy from The Notebook

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    don't double post.
     
    masterchef341, Dec 20, 2007
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  3. Teraforce

    Teraforce Flying through life

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    I would suggest the graphics card upgrade. The ram you can upgrade anytime, but you can't really upgrade the graphics card after you purchase the notebook. Plus, you can get RAM from crucial.com for a much better than what HP offers.
     
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  4. Kdawgca

    Kdawgca rotaredoM repudrepuS RBN

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    Kdawgca, Dec 20, 2007
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