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  • 08-05-2011 12:47am
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    mr lee
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    can anyone recommend somewhere i can buy more ram for my laptop,its a hp dv8000,it has 1gb at the moment and i want to go up to 2gb.


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    Deano12345
    Registered Users Posts: 1,594 ✭✭✭Deano12345


    Memoryc.ie
    Elara.ie
    Or even a B&M store like Peats.

    All you need to do is look up the ram speed and type (DDR2/3) and then find the same speeds on one of the sites above. I'd recommend going for 4GB, since RAM is fairly cheap at the moment


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    mr lee
    Closed Accounts Posts: 332 ✭✭mr lee


    i could be wrong but as far as i know its ddr and the maximum ram i can have is 2gb,whats the best way to find out.


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    mr lee
    Closed Accounts Posts: 332 ✭✭mr lee


    just been on memoryc.ie ,i found the right type of ram and its 133euro for 2gb,seems a bit pricey to me.


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    Deano12345
    Registered Users Posts: 1,594 ✭✭✭Deano12345


    Ah, it's DDR, that will be expensive. since it's an older standard, companies that still make will charge an arm and a leg for it. Looking for some used on adverts.ie maybe an idea though


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    Tar.Aldarion
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    Not worth it, I'd put the money towards a new laptop when the time comes.


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    Elara: Kin
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    If you have a dv8000t the 1GB 667 you need is listed below.

    http://www.elara.ie/productdetail.aspx?productcode=ECE1207464

    For the dv8000z which uses 333 you need the one below.

    http://www.elara.ie/productdetail.aspx?productcode=ECE884541

    You would need two of either to occupy the 2 slots you have.

    Configurator used is linked below.

    http://www.elara.ie/products/Framed.aspx


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    mr lee
    Closed Accounts Posts: 332 ✭✭mr lee


    Elara: Kin wrote: »
    If you have a dv8000t the 1GB 667 you need is listed below.

    http://www.elara.ie/productdetail.aspx?productcode=ECE1207464

    For the dv8000z which uses 333 you need the one below.

    http://www.elara.ie/productdetail.aspx?productcode=ECE884541

    You would need two of either to occupy the 2 slots you have.

    Configurator used is linked below.

    http://www.elara.ie/products/Framed.aspx

    thank you for checking that out ,its the dv8000z i have so its gonna work out at about 130euro,im not sure is it worth spending that kinda money on an older laptop ,i might be better off saving up for nice shiny new one.


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    marco_polo
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    mr lee wrote: »
    thank you for checking that out ,its the dv8000z i have so its gonna work out at about 130euro,im not sure is it worth spending that kinda money on an older laptop ,i might be better off saving up for nice shiny new one.

    Agreed. That 130 puts at you least 1/3 of the way to a decent new laptop, it would be borderline insanity to blow it on 1GB extra of DDR at this stage.


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    Serephucus
    Registered Users Posts: 7,180 ✭✭✭Serephucus


    http://www.downloadmoreram.com/

    Sorted.

    Alright, alright!

    €130 is pretty insane, just for a 1GB upgrade on a machine that might just be outstripped by a good netbook. TBH, I'd sell that thing for whatever you can get, and buy a new notebook.


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    gooch2k9
    Registered Users Posts: 1,648 ✭✭✭gooch2k9


    Hey, don't want to hijack the thread just had a quick question on this subject.

    Whats the overall benefit of adding extra RAM to a system, I personally want to increase mine from 3GB to 8GB on my Inspiron 1545, and am wondering would it be worth the investment.


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    Trevor451
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    gooch2k9 wrote: »
    Hey, don't want to hijack the thread just had a quick question on this subject.

    Whats the overall benefit of adding extra RAM to a system, I personally want to increase mine from 3GB to 8GB on my Inspiron 1545, and am wondering would it be worth the investment.

    what would you need 8GB of ram for? if your laptop came with 3GB of ram it most likely came with windows 7 32bit. You would have to download and install windows 7 64 bit (I believe you can use the same product key) as w7 32 bit will not recognise more than 3.5GB of ram.


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    gooch2k9
    Registered Users Posts: 1,648 ✭✭✭gooch2k9


    I have the 64 bit windows 7, it came with it. What I want to do is keep it a bit up to date, as in not too far behind newer machines, so thought that upgrading the RAM would help towards this and if I'm doing this may as well do it fully in one job. I know 8GB is a lot but i wouldn't be able to afford a whole new system anytime soon, so it would be doing me a long time.


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    Serephucus
    Registered Users Posts: 7,180 ✭✭✭Serephucus


    RAM is the one and only component in a computer where, assuming you differenciate between DDR/DDR2/DDR3, it's pretty much only size that matters. There are different speeds/timings, etc. but they make little to no difference real-world.

    The ONLY thing (as far as 95% of users are concerned) that RAM lets you do, it run more things at the same time without everything slowing down. For RAM to work the best though, you need a processor that can keep up. Running 16GB of RAM on a single core Pentium from 2002 wouldn't work well at all.

    With the prices of RAM now-a-days, your best bet is probably to get 4GB.

    This would be a size guide, if you like. This can be applied to laptops and desktops.

    Web surfing, email, Youtube, IM, office work, etc. 1-2GB (Maybe 3-4, if you plan on doing a lot at once)
    Same as above, and gaming. 4-6GB.
    Same as above, and video editing, CAD and/or 3D modeling. 8+GB.

    Whichever one of those you fit best into, go with that.


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