villain_the_foe Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 RAM isn't what will bottleneck you when it comes to games. Your graphics card is what matters, and possibly the CPU. Windows 7 is really resource intensive and RAM is super cheap, so it makes sense to upgrade that. That's my point. Im able to play video games with 2 gigs of ram...and he has 3. If he's not looking to play high end games (which for a $350 laptop I doubt that was his purpose) then whats wrong with 3 gigs of RAM running an OS when I run a smooth Win 7 with 2 gigs?. Though cheap, its an unnecessary upgrade if he's just running office applications, and a youtube vid at the same time. 3 gigs is still alot of RAM, more than enough to run an operating system and to type on Jetnation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villain_the_foe Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 I have 8gb in my machine and still face memory pressure cause things like FF, IE and Visual Studio can take over 2GB alone I doubt that Max purchased a $350 laptop to run visual Studio or any resource intensive program. You may pay $350 just for 8 gigs of memory alone. In respects to running windows 7's OS, updating a resume, doing a bill breakdown in excel, watching a movie and running his dictatorship on Jetnation ( ), I think he'll be fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTM Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 my kids had 3GB as well and it wouldn't play full screen streaming video till i upgraded the ram Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villain_the_foe Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 my kids had 3GB as well and it wouldn't play full screen streaming video till i upgraded the ram Wow, thats crazy. I stream HD footage daily on my laptop (hulu, youtube etc). what type of computer was it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxman Posted May 23, 2011 Author Share Posted May 23, 2011 Laptops are going the way of desktop computers. Which is perfect for me I must say. I've always been "late to the party" if you will when it comes to the latest gadgets. So im really digging the fact that laptops are so damn affordable given that laptops do everything that I need them to do. I guess I'll be picking up the Ipad 5 for like $100 when the new hologram gadgets take over the market and will be absolutely stoked about my purchase lol. I am totally with you on that one. Typically I am not much of an early adopter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
war ensemble Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 That's my point. Im able to play video games with 2 gigs of ram...and he has 3. If he's not looking to play high end games (which for a $350 laptop I doubt that was his purpose) then whats wrong with 3 gigs of RAM running an OS when I run a smooth Win 7 with 2 gigs?. Though cheap, its an unnecessary upgrade if he's just running office applications, and a youtube vid at the same time. 3 gigs is still alot of RAM, more than enough to run an operating system and to type on Jetnation. RAM won't matter at all when it comes to high end games when you're running on intel's integrated graphics. It all depends on the uses, but with the way I multitask and the price point of adding a stick (especially if his is in one slot, which I actually doubt. It's probably 2 gb and 1 gb) I would do it. But I wouldn't be able to get far on a $350 laptop anyways though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
war ensemble Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 I'm so close to pouncing on this, but I want to see what memorial day sales will bring: http://slickdeals.net/forums/showthread.php?t=2939989 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
war ensemble Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 I doubt that Max purchased a $350 laptop to run visual Studio or any resource intensive program. You may pay $350 just for 8 gigs of memory alone. In respects to running windows 7's OS, updating a resume, doing a bill breakdown in excel, watching a movie and running his dictatorship on Jetnation ( ), I think he'll be fine. You can get 2x4gb sticks of RAM for $64, all told. And that was just with me googling and picking the first thing I could find on newegg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villain_the_foe Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 You can get 2x4gb sticks of RAM for $64, all told. And that was just with me googling and picking the first thing I could find on newegg. Well, I guess my google is more expensive than yours. Anyway, 3 gigs is fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
war ensemble Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 Well, I guess my google is more expensive than yours. Anyway, 3 gigs is fine. Nah ah! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villain_the_foe Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 RAM won't matter at all when it comes to high end games when you're running on intel's integrated graphics. It all depends on the uses, but with the way I multitask and the price point of adding a stick (especially if his is in one slot, which I actually doubt. It's probably 2 gb and 1 gb) I would do it. But I wouldn't be able to get far on a $350 laptop anyways though. All this ultra techie, isnt necessary especially if you're missing my point. Max's laptop with 3 gigs running office applications and chatting on Jetnation is fine. How about asking Max. I havent seen him say that he's had issues. I'll leave it there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
war ensemble Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 All this ultra techie, isnt necessary especially if you're missing my point. Max's laptop with 3 gigs running office applications and chatting on Jetnation is fine. How about asking Max. I havent seen him say that he's had issues. I'll leave it there. I'm not arguing that, it's all up to the user. I think I spend more time arguing minor quibbles while agreeing with the same point, which is probably a bad habit because people think I'm disagreeing with their whole premise, which isn't necessarily the case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villain_the_foe Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 I'm not arguing that, it's all up to the user. I think I spend more time arguing minor quibbles while agreeing with the same point, which is probably a bad habit because people think I'm disagreeing with their whole premise, which isn't necessarily the case. Cool. Good to know. I thought you were trying to bait me into an agrument, which im sitting here like "why"??? lol. I understand what you mean now. Its hard sometimes to figure out things like that when only reading text. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxman Posted May 23, 2011 Author Share Posted May 23, 2011 Guys I have been meaning to chime in but this laptop is running slow....I will post my thoughts once I can load things up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTM Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 Wow, thats crazy. I stream HD footage daily on my laptop (hulu, youtube etc). what type of computer was it? toshiba sorry, it' had 2 gb's, i upped to 6.. it's the kids lap top kids lap top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villain_the_foe Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 Guys I have been meaning to chime in but this laptop is running slow....I will post my thoughts once I can load things up. Damn you max! lmao! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villain_the_foe Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 toshiba sorry, it' had 2 gb's, i upped to 6.. it's the kids lap top kids lap top I have a Samsung R580 i3 cpu and 2 Gigs of I believe ddr3 Ram. I paid $800 including tax and all when it first came out. I havent had a problem, except that the battery is now dead so I have to keep it plugged up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWWWombat Posted May 24, 2011 Share Posted May 24, 2011 toshiba sorry, it' had 2 gb's, i upped to 6.. it's the kids lap top kids lap top Eww Celeron. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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