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    2gb to 4gb...WOW!

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by Seekingknowledge, Aug 20, 2008.

  1. Seekingknowledge

    Seekingknowledge Notebook Enthusiast

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    Just wanted share. Very, very noticeable upgrade.

    Noticed the difference immediately. I should've done this from the very beginning. WEI upped from 5.0 to 5.1.
     
    Seekingknowledge, Aug 20, 2008
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  2. SplinteredVision

    SplinteredVision Notebook Consultant

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    ha, I just upgraded my parent's pc from 512mb to 1gb...not quite as noticeable
     
    SplinteredVision, Aug 20, 2008
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  3. Mikelx215

    Mikelx215 Notebook Evangelist

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    OMFG!


    In all seriousness, I'm glad you're to hear that you're pleased with your upgrade.

    Shouldn't it be more noticeable? Diminishing returns and all that jazz?
     
    Mikelx215, Aug 20, 2008
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  4. ashveratu

    ashveratu Notebook Evangelist

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    If it's still running Windows 95, then it should be very noticable :D

    Grats on joining the 4gig family Seekingknowledge!
     
    ashveratu, Aug 20, 2008
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  5. Jstn7477

    Jstn7477 Sam I Am

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    I am using a Pentium II 350MHz with 512MB of PC100 SDRAM right now. Beat that. It runs XP Home and Firefox 3.0.1

    *sucks when your processor has no SSE instructions* :D

    -J.B.
     
    Jstn7477, Aug 20, 2008
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  6. sbussinger

    sbussinger Notebook Guru

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    Interesting -- I have the M570RU with 4 GB of RAM and get a memory rating of 4.8. That seems to be typical for this machine. I wonder what it is about your machine that got you the higher rating?
     
    sbussinger, Aug 21, 2008
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  7. ashveratu

    ashveratu Notebook Evangelist

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    Not that the WEI means anything, but you could try running it again. You will mostly likely get different scores every time you run it, sometimes higher, sometimes lower. Nobody uses the WEI score as a performance measuring standard. At least nobody that wants a true idea of what their machine is capable of.
     
    ashveratu, Aug 21, 2008
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  8. Tankbuster

    Tankbuster Notebook Consultant

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    Isn't he being slightly ironic here? :p
     
    Tankbuster, Aug 21, 2008
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  9. AlanP

    AlanP Notebook Evangelist

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    Didn't notice a bump with the memory change - but I still run XP. Noticable change from 7950s to the 8800s. Enjoyed the X6800 to E8400 zip. And the Supertalent SSD boot disk is sweet. Using Acronis Migrate Easy to keep the pulled 160 gb Seagate in sync with the SSD, just in case I get caught by a SSD failure. Then its a simple drive swap to be back up and running. The NexStar SX [model NST-285s2-BK] is a really nice design external HDD Enclosure, USB 2.0 compatible to put the pulled drive into.

    But be aware that it could be sensitive to other USB power drains while you use this external drive. Just unplug all USB devices except for the Mouse and don't plug the mice thru the Nexstar Cable.
     
    AlanP, Aug 21, 2008
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  10. theriko

    theriko Ronin

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    My ram gets a 5.3 on wei, lowest of all the components :(
     
    theriko, Aug 21, 2008
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  11. youdontneedtoknow

    youdontneedtoknow Notebook Evangelist

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    Would it make a big difference if I upgrade my NP8660 from 2Gb of Ram to 4Gb of Ram?
     
    youdontneedtoknow, Aug 21, 2008
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  12. ashveratu

    ashveratu Notebook Evangelist

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    It really depends on what you are going to be doing with it and what OS you are using. If you are getting Vista 64bit (which will see all 4gigs) and be doing lots of rendering, video editing, encoding and what not, then you will see huge difference.

    If you are getting Vista 32bit (which will only see 3gigs, even if 4 is installed) and only use the computer for gaming, web surfing and watching movies, then you will not noticed any difference at all. Well, maybe a little improvement in the gaming department.

    Most people are going with 4gigs of ram nowadays because prices have dropped alot and it has always been the cheapest and easiest way to improve a PC's performance.
     
    ashveratu, Aug 21, 2008
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  13. gerryf19

    gerryf19 I am the walrus

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    Pentium II 350MHz with 384MB of PC100 SDRAM, XP Pro, sp3, ie7 and Firefox 3.0.1

    :eek:
     
    gerryf19, Aug 21, 2008
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