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Rad Community Technical Discussion Boards (Computer Hardware + PC Software) >> PC Hardware + Software (except Cloning programs) >> More memory/RAM for the Rad laptop http://radified.com/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1216671551 Message started by Rad on Jul 21st, 2008 at 3:19pm |
Title: More memory/RAM for the Rad laptop Post by Rad on Jul 21st, 2008 at 3:19pm
hi.
i'm thinking of getting more memory for my laptop, which currently has 512-MB. i'm guessing this comes in the form of 2x256-MB dimms: http://www.laptopmemoryupgrade.com/memory/GatewayMX6124Memory.html my laptop is gateway mx6124. it's ~2 1/2 yrs old. i'd like to move up to at least 1-gig, or even 2 gigs, as that is what it seems this model supports. but i also heard rumors about windows xp (which i use) not being able to use more than 1 gig. is that true? what are your experiences. i don't want to buy 2 gigs only to find i can't use it. insight? advice? gracias. |
Title: Re: More memory/RAM for the Rad laptop Post by Rad on Jul 21st, 2008 at 5:35pm
after a good amt of research, i purchased two 1-GB sodimms:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820144183 so i'll be upgrading from 512 MB to 2 gigs .. for $44. good deal i thot. while there i also ordered a 160-gig hdd: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136114 (i now have 60 gigs chocked full to the gills.) |
Title: Re: More memory/RAM for the Rad laptop Post by TheShadow on Aug 22nd, 2008 at 3:05pm
NO....the max ram for Windows XP (32 bit) is just a scooch over 3 gig's.
But XP (any version) will run very nicely on 2 gig's. The performance on my own, home-made, PC took a real jump in the positive direction when I upgraded from one gig to two gigs, but when I upgraded to three gig's, I saw virtually NO performance increase at all in XP. I did that primarily because I run Vista Ultimate on this same mobo, but from a separate HD. Vista is much more Ram-Hungry than XP is. Sounds like you made some good buys! Enjoy! The Shadow 8-) |
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