Laptop boost

[4my8]

Does 4gb RAM exist to upgrade to 8gb for laptops?

If not i was looking to get the new esata ssd usb drive to increase memory. (http/www.ritekusa.com/product_main.asp?divisiongroup_id=9&products_id=79&group_id=Consumer)
Im trying to find out if it will be worth the buy.
I am using a AMD 2.00ghz, ATI radeon HD 3200 graphics card and 4gb ram.

 

[frozenlead]

I'm not sure why you're bothering to upgrade to 8GB of RAM...do you even use the 4 you have?

 

[4my8]

Yea...i run some games on my laptop such as Doom 3, CS source, and Rainbow6 Vegas 2 although the vegas lags most the time. i was told its bc of the ram. remember im using a ATI radeon HD3200 graphics card. not very powerful..so i need the ram to back it up. u can check out the specs its a HP dv4-1220us. another link told me i could use a SSD but i dont thing that would work for me. Also when at work i run multiple apps.....photoshop, frutiloops, and dvd burning mostly.

 

[cheaptofix]

nope because 4GB ddr2 stick don't exist yet. so your mac is 4gb and you need a 64bit operating system

 

[frozenlead]

The AMD 3200 is limiting your gaming performance. Adding RAM will not make your performance increase. In severe cases, you may need the RAM if you do super-heavy photoshop work, but other than that, 8GB of RAM is really for heavy audio editors and video editing. It won't really give you any edge in gaming.


Also, 4GB DDR2 RAM does exist...
http/www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148220
http/www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820134685

And, lastly, the SSD won't give you a gaming performance increase either. It'll just make load times smaller.

 

[4my8]

Thanks u saved me a lot of time and could of been a costly mistake too.

The AMD 3200 is limiting your gaming performance. Adding RAM will not make your performance increase. In severe cases, you may need the RAM if you do super-heavy photoshop work, but other than that, 8GB of RAM is really for heavy audio editors and video editing. It won't really give you any edge in gaming.


Also, 4GB DDR2 RAM does exist...
http/www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148220
http/www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820134685

And, lastly, the SSD won't give you a gaming performance increase either. It'll just make load times smaller.