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Re: More RAM or better processor?

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Flurite is not online. Flurite
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28 Dec 2011 10:11 AM
I have a Toshiba Satellite laptop, and it's processor isn't too great, as it has 1.0 GHz. On this computer, I want to play StarCraft 2, which I can play okay, but my computer lags a lot when playing it (its not the Internet, because it works on my Dad's computer). Do you think purchasing more RAM will increase my performance, or purchasing a better processor/computer is the only way out?
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metaplates is not online. metaplates
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28 Dec 2011 10:13 AM
Laptops aren't really gaming computers, but if you insist.

Get some more RAM and it might improve your refresh rate with your processor so that you can run better. For maximum enhancing, I would suggest buying both RAM and a processor.
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Flurite is not online. Flurite
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28 Dec 2011 10:25 AM
Where can I get decent processors?
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Cuyler is not online. Cuyler
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28 Dec 2011 10:31 AM
You can't upgrade the processor in a laptop.
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Jopc67 is not online. Jopc67
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28 Dec 2011 10:31 AM
Very unlikely you can buy processors for a laptop
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nightname is not online. nightname
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28 Dec 2011 10:37 AM
I wouldn't really go to the hassle of getting a new processor, you may as well buy a new laptop/desktop.

I have a Toshiba Satelitte too, which I am hoping to change, I just gave it some more RAM (3GB), and downgraded it to Windows XP. Now it works like a charm!

Also, if your computer is old - Toshiba Laptops have a problem with dust, which I sorted out by using a dry vacuum every 2 months!

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Person299 is not online. Person299
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28 Dec 2011 10:40 AM
1 GHZ processor?
Is that an APU or is it about a decade old?
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Flurite is not online. Flurite
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28 Dec 2011 10:40 AM
Okay, I probably won't downgrade to XP, but I'll think about getting more RAM. =)
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Flurite is not online. Flurite
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28 Dec 2011 10:40 AM
AMD C-50.
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pighead10 is not online. pighead10
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28 Dec 2011 10:43 AM
If you want to play good games, but a new one. You can't upgrade the processor in a laptop and yours is terrible.
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nightname is not online. nightname
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28 Dec 2011 10:48 AM
"If you want to play good games, but a new one. You can't upgrade the processor in a laptop and yours is terrible."

Clock speed doesn't determine performance, it is a factor - but you cannot judge how well a PC will perform from the Clock speed.

For an example, I have a Single Core 2.1GHz, with an integrated graphics card, and it can run TF2 flawlessly. While my friend's 2.66GHz dual core cannot even run it! And he has a better graphics card.
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stravant is not online. stravant
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28 Dec 2011 10:51 AM
If the processor is only 1GHz then it's probably old enough that no matter what you upgrade it won't run Starcraft very well. I wouldn't waste time trying to upgrade it.
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Flurite is not online. Flurite
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28 Dec 2011 10:55 AM
I can actually play StarCraft 2 decently, it's just that when n00bs mass big armies of cheap units, I lag. I think just more memory should do.. but I may be wrong. I mean I just bought this laptop two months ago, and it would seem silly buying a new one. :(
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pighead10 is not online. pighead10
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28 Dec 2011 11:02 AM
"For an example, I have a Single Core 2.1GHz, with an integrated graphics card, and it can run TF2 flawlessly. While my friend's 2.66GHz dual core cannot even run it! And he has a better graphics card."

That shouldn't happen. Does he have 512mb of RAM?
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popinman322 is not online. popinman322
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28 Dec 2011 11:10 AM
Get a better video card or tune down the game settings? :o

~+[CROOKITY BANDED SNAKES]+~
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Radioaktiivinen is not online. Radioaktiivinen
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28 Dec 2011 11:18 AM
@pig

maybe he got an intel one and his friend has a low power amd one? x3
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Oysi is not online. Oysi
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28 Dec 2011 11:33 AM
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popinman322 is not online. popinman322
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28 Dec 2011 11:36 AM
[Extending Oysi's post]

There could be a virus on the system.
There could be a OS deficiency.
etc.

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LocalChum is not online. LocalChum
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28 Dec 2011 11:43 AM
Your computer is...disgusting. I recommend getting a new machine.

Your CPU's benchmark is 453 PassMark points, which is around the same as a Pentium 4 @ 3GHz. (Yes, Pentium! LOL!) If you would like to do anything other than surf the web, get one with 1500+ points.
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Wurststange is not online. Wurststange
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28 Dec 2011 12:35 PM
Search "McSherry Group LLP".
I bought a PC from them, and it was pretty good.
They're just setting up an online store too!
(If I were you, I'd look at the "Tungsten" section. I have a T8A and it's pretty damn good!)
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nightname is not online. nightname
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28 Dec 2011 12:36 PM
I think he has a GPU incompatibility or something - but has an i5 m560 in his Dell XPS 17.

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nightname is not online. nightname
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28 Dec 2011 12:41 PM
@Wurst

You shouldn't post that here, but never the less I was interested in that website you posted. I looked at some of the computers, and I got to say - it has some new deals.

Hmm, I am interested in the model T16A - Do I have to use paypal to buy it?
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Wurststange is not online. Wurststange
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28 Dec 2011 12:44 PM
@Night

Yeah, you have to pay through paypal. They charged me a small shipping fee, it was under £20. Can't remember how much exactly, but it wasn't too bad considering the thing weighed quite a bit.
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28 Dec 2011 12:46 PM
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nightname is not online. nightname
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28 Dec 2011 12:52 PM
@Oysi

Well technically he cannot play it. He can run it, but it lags to such a rate that it is not playable.

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