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    Quick memory questions.

    Discussion in 'Alienware M15x' started by Sirhcz0r, Mar 6, 2011.

  1. Sirhcz0r

    Sirhcz0r Notebook Deity

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    3GB isn't feeling adequate for Black Ops, so it's time for an upgrade.

    Will this work in an M15x? I have an i7-620M if that makes any difference.

    Also can the M15x use the XMP features?
     
    Sirhcz0r, Mar 6, 2011
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    Yeah, it will work, but it will default to 1066 speeds; so why not just get DDR3-1066 or 1333 memory; it will be cheaper.
     
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    I probably won't be upgrading the CPU, so would this be a better option?
     
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    Yes, G.Skill is good RAM.
     
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    Upgrading your RAM is a good idea imo, but don't expect a huge improvement of Black Ops due to the RAM...

    If it doesn't perform well check your config files whether multiGPU is set to 0 and multithreaded_device to 1. If not change the values. This really improved the performance for me.
     
    svl7, Mar 7, 2011
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    going from 3 to 8 gigs will make multitasking SO much better ^_^

    for example, when I had 3 in this guy originally I couldn't tab out of SC2 very fast now with 8 gigs, I can switch back and farther between facebook and Sc2 in a heart beat.
     
    Ezi0, Mar 8, 2011
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    I can't wait for Black Ops to be like that. :p COD4 minimizes easily, but Black Ops takes so much time transferring things back and forth from the page file.
     
    Sirhcz0r, Mar 8, 2011
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    When you run the game in window mode it will be much faster when alt+tabbing out. At least that's what I experience... huge difference and no lag in the game for the other players (when you're host in zombies for example)
     
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    yah, window mode is far more efficient than just alt-tabbing but wheres the fun in that ^_^
     
    Ezi0, Mar 8, 2011
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