Essentially my laptop isn't for gaming (Graphics card and processor etc) and the video card is okay it would seem but most games have a habit of not recognising the laptop's video setup or say that i should upgrade (only for Vista to say there aren't any!)
i bought it 3 months ago and i have a 1.86-9GHz intel celeron processor, ATI Radeon X200M integrated motherboard, 1Gb RAM, 80Gb harddrive, 8xDVD drive and further more. I've read that it's difficult to upgrade laptops, esp graphics cards. slowdown is noticeable esp on Oblivion and i would like to know is whether by adding more RAM, (around 2Gig) could it be possible to improve the amount of ram given to the video card. i was thinking that at least 2 gig ram may increase the quality. any upsides/downsides from adding more ram, i read that you must be careful and that computers have a max amount. my laptop is new so of the top of my head i wwould assume it could take a fair amount (also i'll probably get a tech guy to install it
2007-11-18 02:31:29 · 5 answers · asked by Kobina M 3 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Laptops & Notebooks
1 gb is the minimum recommended ram for Vista, and 2gb is preferrred. You can go to websites like: http://crucial.com/
they will scan your computer and tell you how much ram you actually have and recommend ram upgrades for your computer. Adding ram is always a good idea and should help your computer's performance, but I think you will be somewhat limited by your processor and graphics even with a ram upgrade.
2007-11-18 03:17:45 · answer #1 · answered by Gerald J 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Adding ram is never a bad idea. Vista likes ram. Home Basic likes at least 1gig, and Premium wants 2gigs. After you have add the ram, open the BIOS and see just how much ram you can dedicate to the video. There may still be some games that are not going to function at there best levels.
2007-11-18 02:57:20 · answer #2 · answered by Ron M 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your in all likelihood experiencing a great form of your desktops tasking getting used up by way of bundled utility and junk you dont use. attempt uninstalling courses which you by no skill use, and bumped off unneeded residing house windows factors. in case you elect to void guarantee, or truly dont care, you're able to purchase greater RAM on your lap, yet you will could locate out the type (laptop####). good success -Devin
2016-12-09 01:05:41 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Use this link and run the crucial scanner , it will tell you what you have and what you can upgrade to, i would suggest a 2gb kit for a huge increase in performance http://www.crucial.com/
2007-11-18 03:13:27 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
with Vista, 2G is minimum you should have. It is better to have 4G of RAM with Vista.
2007-11-18 02:40:47 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋