More laptop ram?

woodyear99 · May 8, 2005, 06:14 AM

I like to play games occasionally such as half life 2 and Guild Wars.
I have a P4 3 ghz with a radeon 9000. It has 384 mb of ram and I was wondering would I see any difference in performance by adding another 256 mb in these games?

TJ- · May 8, 2005, 06:21 AM

you would have a hard time with those game with the 9000, you would definatly see a diference because i believe the 9000igp is changable to 128mg, at least mine is...

better off saving up for a desktop to play gamez.

woodyear99 · May 8, 2005, 06:25 AM

the radeon already has 128 mb, I play the games now and they are playable, just wondering if I will see any increase with 256 more megs.

swimtech · May 8, 2005, 05:41 PM

You should see a positive difference - not in raw FPS in the game, but in overall smoothness during gameplay, and in load times for levels. The drive will not have to be accessed so often for level data while playing - that's where the smoothness will get better by adding system memory.

Most new games run well in a machine with 512Mb or better.

woodyear99 · May 8, 2005, 05:56 PM

Hehe wish I could do that, but laptops are stuck with their vid card. Anything that could improve overall smoothness would be nice though...until I build a real desktop in a few months.

swimtech · May 8, 2005, 06:02 PM

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Originally Posted by woodyear99

Hehe wish I could do that, but laptops are stuck with their vid card. Anything that could improve overall smoothness would be nice though...until I build a real desktop in a few months.

Indeed, you have to stick with your 9000. I forgot while I was posting that you had a laptop and edited the part about the 9800 - would be nice if you could upgrade that though...

If you can, you might consider going with a 512Mb upgrade to your ram rather than just a 256Mb - if the price isn't too much more for your budget. It'll give you some headroom with the new games, and especially if you have to use the laptop for gaming for awhile.

yoda133113 · May 22, 2005, 08:27 AM

it should definately help, i recently had a p4 2.4 with a 9000 64 kb and 764 mb of ram and had no prob playing either of those games (especially GW), so go for it, it should offer a decent improvement for you.

Mort_Cinder · May 28, 2005, 10:37 AM

i have the same card on my laptop with 128 ram for the gfx and 384 for the system. i was thinking of adding more ram to it, but i decided to save up for a desktop instead

May 8, 2005, 06:14 AM	#1
woodyear99 DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 33 Rep Power: 0	More laptop ram? I like to play games occasionally such as half life 2 and Guild Wars. I have a P4 3 ghz with a radeon 9000. It has 384 mb of ram and I was wondering would I see any difference in performance by adding another 256 mb in these games?

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TJ- DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Infinity Posts: 3,679 Rep Power: 0	you would have a hard time with those game with the 9000, you would definatly see a diference because i believe the 9000igp is changable to 128mg, at least mine is... better off saving up for a desktop to play gamez. __________________ new sig comming soon

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swimtech HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: North Carolina Posts: 4,040 Rep Power: 124 System Specs	You should see a positive difference - not in raw FPS in the game, but in overall smoothness during gameplay, and in load times for levels. The drive will not have to be accessed so often for level data while playing - that's where the smoothness will get better by adding system memory. Most new games run well in a machine with 512Mb or better. __________________ It's not so much getting your way that matters or not - what matters is how you go about getting it. Last edited by swimtech; May 8, 2005 at 05:55 PM.

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yoda133113 DriverHeaven Addict Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Virginia, USA Posts: 309 Rep Power: 0	it should definately help, i recently had a p4 2.4 with a 9000 64 kb and 764 mb of ram and had no prob playing either of those games (especially GW), so go for it, it should offer a decent improvement for you. __________________ [color=Yellow]Guild Wars Character: Corrupted Bubbles[/color] "The muffin isn't picky, Timmy. Nor is it tasty! But it is powerful. All hail the muffin!" Cosmo, Fairly Odd Parents "Everyone is entitled to his own opinion. He is not entitled to his own facts." Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan [color=Sienna]Gateway M680X P-M 750 1.86 GHz Alviso Mobility Radeon X700 128 MB 1 GB 400 MHz DDR2 60 GB 5400 RPM Hitachi HD QSI DVD+-RW DL 17" Widescreen [/color]

May 8, 2005, 06:25 AM	Thread Starter #3
woodyear99 DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 33 Rep Power: 0	the radeon already has 128 mb, I play the games now and they are playable, just wondering if I will see any increase with 256 more megs.

May 8, 2005, 05:56 PM	Thread Starter #5
woodyear99 DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 33 Rep Power: 0	Hehe wish I could do that, but laptops are stuck with their vid card. Anything that could improve overall smoothness would be nice though...until I build a real desktop in a few months.

May 28, 2005, 10:37 AM	#8
Mort_Cinder I want some ATI lovin' Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: MK, UK Posts: 1,034 Rep Power: 0	i have the same card on my laptop with 128 ram for the gfx and 384 for the system. i was thinking of adding more ram to it, but i decided to save up for a desktop instead