Gaming laptop with 4gb ram .... need more?

[bubu_bubu]

Hello! I bought an ASUS G46 gaming laptop with a GTX 660M, an i5 and 4 gb ram. The only game that I has problems with was Assassin Creed 4 Black Flag (mostly because of all the vegetation). I'm planing on buying The Witcher 3 later this year, which also has a huge open world. Should I add another 2 gb (or 4) of ram? Does ram help with open world games?

 

[Legohouse]

Hello! I bought an ASUS G46 gaming laptop with a GTX 660M, an i5 and 4 gb ram. The only game that I has problems with was Assassin Creed 4 Black Flag (mostly because of all the vegetation). I'm planing on buying The Witcher 3 later this year, which also has a huge open world. Should I add another 2 gb (or 4) of ram? Does ram help with open world games?

Hello,

Yes, for gaming you need atleast 8GB of memory at max especially for games like Assassins creed with lots of open world. Since, you have a good processor and GPU the only thing which you can consider upgrading is the RAM. Anything above 8GB is not quite useful for gaming but more is always better. Go for memory with the following spec - PC3-12800 DDR3 204-Pin SODIMM

Good luck with the upgrade!!

 

[bubu_bubu]

Hello! I bought an ASUS G46 gaming laptop with a GTX 660M, an i5 and 4 gb ram. The only game that I has problems with was Assassin Creed 4 Black Flag (mostly because of all the vegetation). I'm planing on buying The Witcher 3 later this year, which also has a huge open world. Should I add another 2 gb (or 4) of ram? Does ram help with open world games?

Hello,

Yes, for gaming you need atleast 8GB of memory at max especially for games like Assassins creed with lots of open world. Since, you have a good processor and GPU the only thing which you can consider upgrading is the RAM. Anything above 8GB is not quite useful for gaming but more is always better. Go for memory with the following spec - PC3-12800 DDR3 204-Pin SODIMM

Good luck with the upgrade!!

Thx I didn't know RAM has such an important role in open world games. Is the RAM that you linked the only kind of ram that my laptop supports? Do I have to buy the same exact ones as above? Or are there some parimeters that I need to be aware of when chosing the right ones?

 

[Legohouse]

Thx I didn't know RAM has such an important role in open world games. Is the RAM that you linked the only kind of ram that my laptop supports? Do I have to buy the same exact ones as above? Or are there some parimeters that I need to be aware of when chosing the right ones?

Only kind - in terms of the pins (204 pin SODIMMS). Yes, exact memory as the ones I have mentioned is the best choice. Your laptop also supports DDR3-1333MHz and 1066MHz but 1600MHz is better than those two speeds. The RAM in those links are for your reference so you can get it from any site as you prefer.

 

[bubu_bubu]

Thx I didn't know RAM has such an important role in open world games. Is the RAM that you linked the only kind of ram that my laptop supports? Do I have to buy the same exact ones as above? Or are there some parimeters that I need to be aware of when chosing the right ones?

Only kind - in terms of the pins (204 pin SODIMMS). Yes, exact memory as the ones I have mentioned is the best choice. Your laptop also supports DDR3-1333MHz and 1066MHz but 1600MHz is better than those two speeds. The RAM in those links are for your reference so you can get it from any site as you prefer.

What's strange is that on the sites of the stores that are in my country, the ones that sell RAM only say DDR3 4GB (or 8GB) and the MHz. Nothing about the pins. So I can't just get any 4gb 1600mhz stick?

 

[bubu_bubu]

Thx I didn't know RAM has such an important role in open world games. Is the RAM that you linked the only kind of ram that my laptop supports? Do I have to buy the same exact ones as above? Or are there some parimeters that I need to be aware of when chosing the right ones?

Only kind - in terms of the pins (204 pin SODIMMS). Yes, exact memory as the ones I have mentioned is the best choice. Your laptop also supports DDR3-1333MHz and 1066MHz but 1600MHz is better than those two speeds. The RAM in those links are for your reference so you can get it from any site as you prefer.

Also are there any differences between laptop memory sticks and desktop pc sticks?

 

[tcb1005]

Thx I didn't know RAM has such an important role in open world games. Is the RAM that you linked the only kind of ram that my laptop supports? Do I have to buy the same exact ones as above? Or are there some parimeters that I need to be aware of when chosing the right ones?

Only kind - in terms of the pins (204 pin SODIMMS). Yes, exact memory as the ones I have mentioned is the best choice. Your laptop also supports DDR3-1333MHz and 1066MHz but 1600MHz is better than those two speeds. The RAM in those links are for your reference so you can get it from any site as you prefer.

Also are there any differences between laptop memory sticks and desktop pc sticks?

Yes. Laptop memory is much smaller. To find out what kind of RAM you need to buy, you should run this. http://www.crucial.com/systemscanner/ Note: I wouldn't necesarrily buy RAM from crucial, as they price it pretty high, but it will tell you what kind of RAM you need to buy.

 

[Legohouse]

Also are there any differences between laptop memory sticks and desktop pc sticks?

Yes, there is. The physically it is quite smaller compared to desktop memory. Laptop is of SODIMM form factor and the desktop is DIMM. If you are not sure about the stores in your country then try newegg, amazon, memorystock, kingston etc.

 

[bubu_bubu]

Hello! I bought an ASUS G46 gaming laptop with a GTX 660M, an i5 and 4 gb ram. The only game that I has problems with was Assassin Creed 4 Black Flag (mostly because of all the vegetation). I'm planing on buying The Witcher 3 later this year, which also has a huge open world. Should I add another 2 gb (or 4) of ram? Does ram help with open world games?

Actually, that problem sounds like a slower video card... unable to handle all the polygons. Laptops have video cards that are slower than desktops, and this particular issue you are describing sounds exactly like the video card is having trouble handling certain scenes.

RAM will not help this problem. However, if you want to find out if some of your games could use more RAM, then keep an eye on how much RAM your system is using during the games to see if you are getting close to using all of your RAM.

Also, you are running the 64-bit version of Windows 8, right?

win 7 64 bit 😛 what programs should i use for ram monitoring?

 

[bubu_bubu]

Hello! I bought an ASUS G46 gaming laptop with a GTX 660M, an i5 and 4 gb ram. The only game that I has problems with was Assassin Creed 4 Black Flag (mostly because of all the vegetation). I'm planing on buying The Witcher 3 later this year, which also has a huge open world. Should I add another 2 gb (or 4) of ram? Does ram help with open world games?

Hello,

Yes, for gaming you need atleast 8GB of memory at max especially for games like Assassins creed with lots of open world. Since, you have a good processor and GPU the only thing which you can consider upgrading is the RAM. Anything above 8GB is not quite useful for gaming but more is always better. Go for memory with the following spec - PC3-12800 DDR3 204-Pin SODIMM

Good luck with the upgrade!!

Thx I didn't know RAM has such an important role in open world games. Is the RAM that you linked the only kind of ram that my laptop supports? Do I have to buy the same exact ones as above? Or are there some parimeters that I need to be aware of when chosing the right ones?

Only kind - in terms of the pins (204 pin SODIMMS). Yes, exact memory as the ones I have mentioned is the best choice. Your laptop also supports DDR3-1333MHz and 1066MHz but 1600MHz is better than those two speeds. The RAM in those links are for your reference so you can get it from any site as you prefer.

I've found a cheap stick from Kingmax, but the one with the 1600mhz has 1.35V. Is it obligatory for me to buy a RAM with 1.5v? I can't seem to find stick with 1600mhz and 1.5V 🙁

http://www.kingmax.com/en-global/product/product/Model/DDR3_Laptop_Memory_Module_Series

 

[Legohouse]

I've found a cheap stick from Kingmax, but the one with the 1600mhz has 1.35V. Is it obligatory for me to buy a RAM with 1.5v? I can't seem to find stick with 1600mhz and 1.5V 🙁

http://www.kingmax.com/en-global/product/product/Model/DDR3_Laptop_Memory_Module_Series

1.35v is fine and it is compatible with your laptop. I haven't tried KingMax so I do not about the longevity of the modules, you can give it a shot or you can go with major brand memory. You can get yourself a nice deal from newegg, eBay or Amazon.

 

[bubu_bubu]

I've found a cheap stick from Kingmax, but the one with the 1600mhz has 1.35V. Is it obligatory for me to buy a RAM with 1.5v? I can't seem to find stick with 1600mhz and 1.5V 🙁

http://www.kingmax.com/en-global/product/product/Model/DDR3_Laptop_Memory_Module_Series

1.35v is fine and it is compatible with your laptop. I haven't tried KingMax so I do not about the longevity of the modules, you can give it a shot or you can go with major brand memory. You can get yourself a nice deal from newegg, eBay or Amazon.

ok thank you!

 

[Legohouse]

ok thank you!