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#11
You can get much higher quality RAM ordering from somewhere like Newegg or TigerDirect and installing it yourself for the price Bestbuy charges.
is upgrading to 4 gig ram worth it?
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New #12
I agree with getting the ram and doing it yourself. However, the RAM might not be the lag issue on the game...it might be the video card. Which are often not changeable on a laptop...so you might be stuck with the lag.
If you are going to upgrade, I wouldn't go from 2 to 3. I would go to at least 4.
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New #13
Service manual for the laptop in question can be found here,
Manuals for Compaq Presario CQ62-215DX Notebook PC - HP Customer Care (United States - English)
Page 53 & 54 show what to remove (basically 3 small screws and a cover) to change/replace memory modules.
And for anyone interested full specs for that laptop here,
Product Specifications Compaq Presario CQ62-215DX Notebook PC - HP Customer Care (United States - English)
What games?i just wanted to reduce the lag on my games.
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New #14
um
im not going to buy my ram from best buy
i just wanted them to install it so i dont break my computer
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New #17
kueldood,
You can do this ! If I can talk a girlfriend through the installation who had never opened her laptop computer only to feel so empowered that she ordered ram for her desktop and installed that, you can do this ! The challenge is ordering the correct ram the install is a breeze. I would suspect that the laptop only has room for two ram modules and you will be removing two 1gig modules and replacing them with two 2 gig modules. There are two little locking tabs that once spread the ram module will tilt up and present it's self and once removed access to the the lower module is available, just repeat. You'll just install the ram by lowering it into those clips until they click home. Screw the plastic cover on the bottom of the laptop in place and turn the system on and it will see the new ram and your basically off to the races.
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New #18
go to youtube. search "how to install ram", and you'll be good. It's the easiest thing to do on a PC/Laptop. (next to turning it on).
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New #19
Yea don't pay for something you can easily do yourself
I mean would you pay someone to survive in the jungle or would you do it yourself lol just being honest these people make alot of money off of people who could just take some time and do it themselves
Also the plus side would be not having to wait a few days till they decide to open it up it will take you under 15 minutes to perform what they'll do in days
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New #20
k, ill end up doing it myself.
i just need to get the money together.
since i'm 12 i cant get a job
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but thank you guys a lot!
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