Upgrade to 512 or 768

[pgm2eis]

I want to upgrade my ram but I'm not shure by how much. I already have 256Mb and I can either get an other 256 or 512.

But for 200CND (~140USD) is it worth it to get the 512 dimm?

 

[baseballtwin86]

Well, the first, and most important question is, what are you planning on using this computer for?

 

[pgm2eis]

The two more memory intensive things I do are playing games and Java programing.

I forgot to mention that it's a notebook. My bad.

 

[baseballtwin86]

I would say just go ahead and buy the 512. The more RAM the better. Plus its very cheap nowadays. A good stick of 512 MB RAM is only 73 bucks. I may have to pick one of those up myself . (But first I want a new video card )

EDIT: Hmm, after looking at PH's post I failed to realize that you are talking about a notebook. Sorry :mutant:

 

[damunzy]

well, the laptop RAM is much more expensive.....If you can afford it I am sure the extra 256megs the 512 gives you will help.

 

[BlueMonday]

512 is plenty of RAM for just about anything, but there is no such thing as too much RAM (unless your using a win9x system, then you can only go as high as 512). If you can afford the extra RAM, go for it.

 

[gonzo_for_civ]

I'd only expand to 512 total. That notebook RAM is expensive and you really wont need any more. You also wont see much of a performance improvement either since you most likely wont get near 512 MB RAM used. Use that money on more games!!!!