Worth the upgrade? - Page 2

hitman0042 · 7th November 2009, 7:05 PM

Intel PM45 is the chipset

karlcloudy · 7th November 2009, 11:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by terrastrife

its got a P8400 in it. its either going to be a 965 or a newer 4 series. good chance it will support 16GB+ but may not if its a lower end Mobile P41/43 variant.

The PM45 chipset in my laptop supports 8GB of RAM (which is 2 x 4GB of expensive memory) according to everest. He most likely doesn't play games, as I also have an awful ATI HD 3450 and it turns anyone off playing newish games on it.

OP: check your laptop manual or something for memory support to be sure if you want, but it sounds like a modern laptop and 4GB shouldn't be an issue at all

terrastrife · 8th November 2009, 12:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by karlcloudy

The PM45 chipset in my laptop supports 8GB of RAM (which is 2 x 4GB of expensive memory) according to everest. He most likely doesn't play games, as I also have an awful ATI HD 3450 and it turns anyone off playing newish games on it.

OP: check your laptop manual or something for memory support to be sure if you want, but it sounds like a modern laptop and 4GB shouldn't be an issue at all

it actually supports way more than 8GB

for example you can kit a Dell Precision with 16GB+

hitman0042 · 8th November 2009, 6:58 AM

Well i do play games and it is a fairly newish laptop. I bought it last November.

7th November 2009, 7:05 PM	#16
hitman0042 New Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 113	Intel PM45 is the chipset __________________ *Main Laptop:* Motherboard: MITAC Corporation 9008D \| CPU: Intel Core2 Duo P8400 2.26ghz \| RAM: Corsair Gaming Memory 4GB (2x2GB) SO-DIMM DDR2 800mhz \| Hardrive: Western Digital Scorpio SATA 500GB\| Graphics: ATI Radeon HD Mobility 3470 series 256mb \| OS: Windows 7 Professional 32bit *Secondary Desktop:* Motherboard: Intel D845GRG \| CPU: Intel Pentium 4 2.8ghz \| RAM: 512mb DDR 266 (1x256mb) Generic Brand \| Hardrive: 40GB IDE \| Graphics: Integrated \| OS: Windows XP 32bit

8th November 2009, 6:58 AM	#19
hitman0042 New Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 113	Well i do play games and it is a fairly newish laptop. I bought it last November. __________________ *Main Laptop:* Motherboard: MITAC Corporation 9008D \| CPU: Intel Core2 Duo P8400 2.26ghz \| RAM: Corsair Gaming Memory 4GB (2x2GB) SO-DIMM DDR2 800mhz \| Hardrive: Western Digital Scorpio SATA 500GB\| Graphics: ATI Radeon HD Mobility 3470 series 256mb \| OS: Windows 7 Professional 32bit *Secondary Desktop:* Motherboard: Intel D845GRG \| CPU: Intel Pentium 4 2.8ghz \| RAM: 512mb DDR 266 (1x256mb) Generic Brand \| Hardrive: 40GB IDE \| Graphics: Integrated \| OS: Windows XP 32bit