My laptop has 2 RAM slots and as of now they both have 512 DDR in them. I am looking to upgrade to 2 GB. My laptop is compatible with both pc2700 and pc3200. I can buy 2 1 GB pc2700 memory upgrades for about $130. I can buy 2 1 GB pc3200 memory upgrades for about $170. Is the extra speed worth the 40 bucks?
I am looking to upgrade for games and general improvement for my computer
2007-12-11 14:58:13 · 2 answers · asked by Dave C 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Laptops & Notebooks
When going for gaming, speed is important. The difference between pc2700 and pc3200 is about 15-18 percent. If your machine is supposed to use pc3200 and run at 3 GHz, you might find that it SEEMS to be running at aoub 3.5-2.6 GHz (effectively) with the pc2700. On the other hand, if the preferred chip is the pc2700, going to a faster memory probably will have no noticeable effect most of the time.
2007-12-11 15:12:15 · answer #1 · answered by The_Doc_Man 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would say no. I have a PC133. With 1.25 GB of RAM. And I have a pretty fast computer. Startup for my computer is about less than 20 seconds.
2007-12-11 15:08:30 · answer #2 · answered by That dude that is cool/helpful 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋