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    looking to upgrade asus g1s

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by everluck, Oct 3, 2009.

  1. everluck

    everluck Notebook Enthusiast

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    I've been snooping around online looking for the maximum upgrades for this rig. I've seen in some places that the PM965 chipset supports over the 4GB RAM that is reported; on this very forum I've seen people claim it detects up to 8GB. Can anybody confirm this? I have 4GB in here right now, but I'd love to have more. Also looking to upgrade my CPU. Have my eye on an X9000 right now, either that or a t9500. Those both are possible upgrades, correct? Finally, I'd appreciate if someone could provide any possible scenario in which I could improve my graphics on this thing. 8600GT is soldered to the mainboard, but I'd love something better. Is there anything I could do about that, or is it too impractical to even try?

    I ask this all here because nearly all the information I've found on upgrading the G1S is over a year old, and I'd like a current account on the process. Thanks.


    Also, and I'm not sure why, when I installed 3GB RAM in here my Windows experience index went up to 4.8, the lowest score being memory. But when I put in 4GB, the score stayed the same. I assumed it would go up, at least a little bit, and have been a tiny bit confused about why it didn't. Any clarification would be appreciated.
     
    everluck, Oct 3, 2009
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