laptop geeks please read
okay so i bought a laptop, n i want it at its maximum performance level for gaming n such, you know live editing n reading during tuning. so i decide i want atleast some more ram. it came with 2x512mb ddr pc2700 200-pin. i am wondering if i HAVE to get the same "speeds" such as the pc2700? im sure the 200-pin part matters. but can i say put a pc4200 or pc3200 ram in my computer? or does it have to be completely the same everything except its mb... thanks
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speed doesnt really matter too much. sometimes hardware is picky though, so if i was you and if was gonna spend osme money on a laptop, and then shell out some more on ram, i would make sure that its identical to the one you have except the memory size.
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Tell me what you got I tell you what you need.
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my post says what i got, i have a HP Pavilion DV5000, its a 2.2ghz Amd 1gb of pc2700 ddr 333mhz ram.
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Originally Posted by turboDA6
my post says what i got, i have a HP Pavilion DV5000, its a 2.2ghz Amd 1gb of pc2700 ddr 333mhz ram.
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Originally Posted by rawr
adding more ram wont make your computer any faster or handle any more information. I could switch back and fourth between 1 gig and 3 gigs and not notice a diffrence in my computer.
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Originally Posted by turboDA6
i know i need it when playing world of warcraft or guild wars, having more memory helps. i already noticed the difference between 512 n 1g, so why wouldn't 2g help smoothen it out any more?
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Originally Posted by rawr
512 to 1 makes a diffrence. but you dont notice much between 1+ unless your running a faster ram like ddr400. but your board probably isint made to run at that speed so it will just default the speed of of the ram down to ddr333 (what your running at now).
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all memory is backwards compatible. I.E. pc3100 will work in a pc2100 machine
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Originally Posted by rawr
adding more ram wont make your computer any faster or handle any more information. I could switch back and fourth between 1 gig and 3 gigs and not notice a diffrence in my computer.
also, if you put high mhz ram in a low mhz machine it downclocks the ram. if you have slow ram, and put it into a machine that uses faster ram, it slows the bus down on the computer. |
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ok go buy another gig and throw it in and see if you notice a diffrence. unless your playing f.e.a.r you wont.
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Originally Posted by rawr
ok go buy another gig and throw it in and see if you notice a diffrence. unless your playing f.e.a.r you wont.
and when you say backwards compatible. pc3200 will work in 27oo but will 4200 work in 2700 cuz i think 4200 is ddr2 but mines just ddr |
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WoW runs fine on my comp. it might be the ram on for your graphics chip/your graphics chip its self.. most mobile 3d graphics cards are usualy only 32mb. have you tryed running the game at a lower resolution or cutting down the quality settings a bit? / how fast is the processor in your lap top? and how many other programs are always running when the game is running?
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basically you have tofind out what the max speed that your chipset supports, like for instance if it supports up to pc3300 and you put in pc4200 or whatever, then you will either get a memory error and your ---- won't boot or it will default to the max setting that it supports. basically the way it works is, well ---- explaining all that, but yea, just find out what your chipset for your laptop supports from hewlett packard and make sure to get the same speeds, don;t mix and match. because if it does work, it will default to the slower one.
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i have an ati radeon 200m 128mb ddr dedicated vid card. im sure its plenty... i just bought it. i jus want more memory lol, i actually raised the video settings cuz i like how crisp it looks. any less n i wouldn't wana play it
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