Anyone got some old laptop RAM lying around?

Post #437,796 by drook 12/17/20 10:47:27 AM 12/17/20 10:47:27 AM Reply	Anyone got some old laptop RAM lying around? I've got an old laptop that's still 95% usable as a Netflix streamer, but sometimes bogs on action scenes. It's only got 2G in it now, and an empty slot. Before I go buy some I figured I'd check if anyone has some in their "I can't throw it out, it's still good" pile. Manufacturer spec is DDR3 PC3-10600 SDRAM (1333 MHz), that's what's in it now. -- Drew
Post #437,799 by Another Scott 12/17/20 2:34:09 PM 12/17/20 2:34:09 PM Reply	I probably do. 204 Pin SO-DIMM? How soon do you want/need it? I may not be able to find it until the weekend. Cheers, Scott.
Post #437,800 by drook 12/17/20 2:40:48 PM 12/17/20 2:40:48 PM Reply	Yes, SO-DIMM ... I assume the pin count is the same Not in a big hurry, it's just a minor annoyance. Thanks. -- Drew
Post #437,871 by Another Scott 12/20/20 4:49:21 PM 12/20/20 4:49:21 PM Reply	I've got a lot of older DDR2 stuff, one stick of DDR3 Hynix 2 GB PC3-10600. It looks like Amazon wants ~ $10 for something similar from Crucial. It's so small, it probably isn't worth the trouble to even install it? It looks like you could get 8GB (2x4 GB) on eBay for $25. HTH a little. Good luck! Cheers, Scott.
Post #437,872 by drook 12/20/20 5:04:44 PM 12/20/20 5:04:44 PM Reply	32 bit Windows can't address over 4G I'll order the 2G stick. It's not much, but it's double what I've got now, so it'll probably help. -- Drew
Post #437,873 by Another Scott 12/20/20 5:54:54 PM 12/20/20 5:54:54 PM Reply	Ah, that's right. Good plan.
Post #437,876 by drook 12/20/20 9:52:38 PM 12/20/20 9:52:38 PM Reply	Hmm ... Upgrade time According to this I should be able to upgrade to 64 bit Windows 10. I'll have to check that there's decent driver support, but bumping this thing up to 8 GB will make it actually useful again. -- Drew
Post #437,925 by drook 12/23/20 1:35:53 PM 12/23/20 1:36:05 PM Reply	Got 64-bit Windows installed, just ordered the RAM Amazon had a single 8G stick for only $4 more than the 2x4. Leaves another slot open for potential future upgrade, and it'll be here tomorrow instead of the 29th. -- Drew Edited by drook Dec. 23, 2020, 01:36:05 PM EST Expand All History
Post #437,939 by pwhysall 12/24/20 2:53:05 AM 12/24/20 2:53:05 AM Reply	If performance is an issue, always go for dual-channel If not, don't worry about it :D
Post #437,940 by drook 12/24/20 9:55:30 AM 12/24/20 9:55:30 AM Reply	Does that mean it's better to have 2x4 than a single 8? Also, I remember way back when I did hardware support that we always had balanced RAM, meaning if there were multiple sticks they were all the same. Is that still true and I should pull the 2GB when I install the 8GB, or can I put both of them in? -- Drew
Post #437,941 by pwhysall 12/24/20 11:59:24 AM 12/24/20 11:59:24 AM Reply	Aye-firmative. In the right slots, too. If there are more than two slots, the two channels are laid out (A and B) thusly: BABA. They need to be matched pairs. Single channel will work, but there's definitely a performance advantage to dual channel.
Post #437,942 by drook 12/24/20 1:59:45 PM 12/24/20 1:59:45 PM Reply	Well, I've already ordered the single 8 Would I be better removing the 2 that's there, or just slap 'em both in? -- Drew
Post #437,943 by pwhysall 12/24/20 2:06:40 PM 12/24/20 2:06:40 PM Reply	Re: Well, I've already ordered the single 8 Just whip one out, and replace it with the 8. 10GB RAM!
Post #437,944 by drook 12/24/20 2:08:12 PM 12/24/20 2:08:12 PM Reply	It's a single 2, so 5x performance here I come! -- Drew
Post #437,945 by Another Scott 12/24/20 4:32:43 PM 12/24/20 4:32:43 PM Reply	Yup. The lack of optimum dual-channelness is not as big a deal as the the system being RAM constrained. You'll see a big improvement with the 8GB stick added. Some of the recent "business" laptops from Dell have only had a single memory socket. Lack of dual-channel is not a huge deal in most cases. Cheers, Scott.
Post #437,947 by drook 12/24/20 5:21:10 PM 12/24/20 5:21:10 PM Reply	This is anything but "recent" -- Drew
Post #437,878 by pwhysall 12/21/20 1:36:38 AM 12/21/20 1:36:38 AM Reply	I've got a few sticks... ...but it'll be cheaper and quicker for you to source it your side of the water.
Post #437,879 by drook 12/21/20 7:17:07 AM 12/21/20 7:17:07 AM Reply	They seem to still be producing it for laptops I went looking for RAM for the desktop about a year ago and it was expensive as hell. I figure there's more people keeping old laptops than desktops, so they're still producing it for the one, and raiding remaining stocks for the other. -- Drew
Post #437,881 by pwhysall 12/21/20 10:42:53 AM 12/21/20 10:42:53 AM Reply	DDR3 is still vee cheep. DDR2? lolno. https://www.bing.com/shop?q=8gb+ddr2+memory&FORM=SHOPTB It seems that if you want it to be non-sketchy-af, you're gonna pay for it.

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