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upgrading RAM
« on: February 24, 2008, 07:06:19 PM »
i finally got my bank account number on an invoice letter from my bank so i was able to check my account online

apparently there is 120$ in there i did not know about
so immediately i went searching for RAM upgrades
a 4GB upgrade pack was about 100$ so i was gona get it but then didnt because
1: it wasn't right because i owe money
2: my parents would be pissed if i bought 100$ thing when i owe them thrice that amount...

so i didnt...but my real question is

should i upgrade (im on 2gb right now) and what is the true advantage of 4? if i could play games faster and the system be faster then i'll definitely upgrade eventually (summer job $$$) but will 4GB increase such performance/performance to a noticable level?

also i know there wont be issues with osx (read ahead of time) but with windows would i need to do anything special or should it automatically recognize?

thx....
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Re: upgrading RAM
« Reply #1 on: February 24, 2008, 07:30:50 PM »
XP can recognize 3.5 gigs of ram and vista can recognize 8 gigs, but i'm not 100 percent sure of the numbers.  I do know however that it will not affect the computer in any harmful manner.  You could have 16 gigs of ram but only a portion of it will be used.
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Re: upgrading RAM
« Reply #2 on: February 24, 2008, 07:54:04 PM »
You don't really need more than 2 GB unless you're on Vista, lol...
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Re: upgrading RAM
« Reply #3 on: February 25, 2008, 04:08:11 AM »
yeah i know that (vista is a ram hog...)
but will i be sufficiently more advantageous with more?

i did see a video on youtube of someone starting up his macbook pro..had same specs as mine except for more RAM and it tool like 3 seconds...i kinda want that

but what exactly will it do, i know how much my conputer can support..but i wanna know exactly whats gona change
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Re: upgrading RAM
« Reply #4 on: February 25, 2008, 05:17:22 AM »
youl be able to run a few more apps at the same time and games will be a little quicker. the only way its going to be noticeable is if your upgrading from 512mb to 2gb
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Re: upgrading RAM
« Reply #5 on: February 25, 2008, 09:49:27 AM »
2Gb to 4Gb will be noticable depending on what you do, such as Photoshop, MSN and Music etc.

OS X is 64 Bit so it will easily recognise 4Gb
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Re: upgrading RAM
« Reply #6 on: February 25, 2008, 10:56:12 AM »
Quote from: MattZani on February 25, 2008, 09:49:27 AM
2Gb to 4Gb will be noticable depending on what you do, such as Photoshop, MSN and Music etc.

OS X is 64 Bit so it will easily recognise 4Gb
yeah i know that, and my computer itself supports upto 4GB....seems like the perfect amound
Quote from: tec_in_the_making on February 25, 2008, 05:17:22 AM
youl be able to run a few more apps at the same time and games will be a little quicker. the only way its going to be noticeable is if your upgrading from 512mb to 2gb

sounds good still (refer to matts post above. i do some ofthat stuff) and the apps and games being faster is very appealing

im gona go for it when im out of debt! k thx for all yall's responses
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Re: upgrading RAM
« Reply #7 on: February 25, 2008, 10:59:09 AM »
just make sure the ram is compatible with your comp before you buy it. it would suck to get it and find out its the wrong kind.
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Re: upgrading RAM
« Reply #8 on: February 25, 2008, 11:13:27 AM »
Just go onto Crucials website.
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Re: upgrading RAM
« Reply #9 on: February 25, 2008, 11:49:59 AM »
It also really depends whether its ddr2 800 or 1200. If you have 800, and your motherboard is compatible with 1200, go for the 2 gigs of 1200 , it will be faster than having 4 gigs of 800
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Re: upgrading RAM
« Reply #10 on: February 25, 2008, 12:52:02 PM »
Quote from: tec_in_the_making on February 25, 2008, 10:59:09 AM
just make sure the ram is compatible with your comp before you buy it. it would suck to get it and find out its the wrong kind.

Quote from: pinoyballa on February 25, 2008, 11:49:59 AM
It also really depends whether its ddr2 800 or 1200. If you have 800, and your motherboard is compatible with 1200, go for the 2 gigs of 1200 , it will be faster than having 4 gigs of 800
yeah dont worry i already got that covered...it has the specific specs and is in an apple memory section
667mhz ddr2 sodimm 200 pin notebook ram
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