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    SZ1 with 4GB RAM ?

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by salvoravida, Jan 5, 2008.

  1. salvoravida

    salvoravida Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi

    Anyone has tried to upgrade to 4GB ram with 2 x2GB Module Ram,
    in SZ1-SZ4?

    :eek:
     
    salvoravida, Jan 5, 2008
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  2. sly

    sly m1530 owner!!!

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    4gb wont give u as preformance boost. stick with 2
     
    sly, Jan 5, 2008
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    |SONY| Notebook Evangelist

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    works fine.

    Stick with 2GB if you are using 32-bit system. There is no performance gain.
     
    |SONY|, Jan 5, 2008
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  4. salvoravida

    salvoravida Notebook Enthusiast

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    just now i have upgrade it tu 3gb, with 1x1gb and 2x2gb ddr2.

    it works fine

    as soon as my T7600 arrived with EMT64, i want to try Xp 64bit

    do you think i try all driver? for xp 64?
     
    salvoravida, Jan 5, 2008
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  5. dmorris68

    dmorris68 Notebook Consultant

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    With Vista, it most certainly will, especially if you run a lot of apps and certain types of apps. Of course a 32-bit OS can't use all of it, but that's another story. RAM is cheap enough now (4GB for $100 or less) that even if your system only sees 3.0-3.4GB (typical), it's worthwhile for many people.

    I don't suggest installing 2GB+1GB thinking you can't use over 3GB anyway, because then you'll be defeating the dual-channel capability of your chipset, which requires matched sticks to work.

    I do agree that for *most* people running XP, 2GB is plenty.
     
    dmorris68, Jan 5, 2008
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  6. MxMoney

    MxMoney Notebook Consultant

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    Another good reason to go with 4gb other than price is boot time. My system boots almost as fast as it hibernates now.
     
    MxMoney, Jan 6, 2008
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