Upgrading memory or buying a new laptop

[VanCleef14]

Hi guys,

I need 8gb in my Laptop: https://www.asus.com/Notebooks/N61Jv/

It is 5 years old, so I am not sure if it's better to buy a new 8gb laptop instead of upgrading the RAM. What do you think?

Also, do you know which 4gb RAM modules should I buy for my laptop?

Thank you very much!

 

[glamdringfh]

Hi VanCleef,

It really depends on what you are try to be able to run on your current laptop.

Your current laptop uses DDR3 1066 MHz SDRAM, 2 x SO-DIMM and does have the capacity to go up to 8GB. With 4 more GB of RAM you will see an overall speed performance for running programs and playing games, but it won't enable to you play much newer games - you would need to get a new laptop with a better graphics card for that.

Here are a link to a 8GB pair you could use in your laptop:

http://www.amazon.com/Crucial-PC3-8500-204-Pin-Notebook-CT2CP51264BC1067/dp/B001MX5YWI/ref=sr_1_13/181-6595863-0243001?ie=UTF8&qid=1444048719&sr=8-13&keywords=so-dimm+ddr3+1066

 

[VanCleef14]

@glamdringfh

What about this ones: http://www.amazon.com/G-Skill-FA-8500CL7D-8GBSQ-SQ-Memory-GB/dp/B003QLHJFE/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1444060593&sr=8-2&keywords=FA-8500CL7D-8GBSQ ? They are cheaper and they ship to my country

 

[VanCleef14]

Hi VanCleef,

It really depends on what you are try to be able to run on your current laptop.

Your current laptop uses DDR3 1066 MHz SDRAM, 2 x SO-DIMM and does have the capacity to go up to 8GB. With 4 more GB of RAM you will see an overall speed performance for running programs and playing games, but it won't enable to you play much newer games - you would need to get a new laptop with a better graphics card for that.

Here are a link to a 8GB pair you could use in your laptop:

http://www.amazon.com/Crucial-PC3-8500-204-Pin-Notebook-CT2CP51264BC1067/dp/B001MX5YWI/ref=sr_1_13/181-6595863-0243001?ie=UTF8&qid=1444048719&sr=8-13&keywords=so-dimm+ddr3+1066

What about this ones: http://www.amazon.com/G-Skill-FA-8500CL7D-8GBSQ-SQ-Memo... ? They are cheaper and they ship to my country!

 

[glamdringfh]

Those look like they will work fine.