Can I get a bit more out of my laptop?

[Salix]

So my benchmark test was pretty low 1200 and when I tested in alpha it was pretty choppy and laggy, my pc played 1.0 fairly well but I would like to squeeze a bit more out of it if possible. Asus website says this about my pc, DDR3 1066 MHz SDRAM,2 x SO-DIMM socket for expansion up to 8 G SDRAM . If I did use this expansion think that would help me get the game to play more smoothly? I'm not computer savy any advice would be appreaciated.

[Salix]

here's some other spec info i could find about my laptop.



Processor

Intel® Core™ i5 430M/520M 2.4 GHz ~ 2.26 GHz
Intel® Core™ i3 330M/350M 2.26 GHz ~ 2.13 GHz



Operating System

Windows 7 Ultimate
Windows 7 Professional
Windows 7 Home Premium
Windows 7 Home Basic
This version contains all product updates (SP1)



Chipset

Intel® HM55 Express Chipset



Memory

DDR3 1066 MHz SDRAM,2 x SO-DIMM socket for expansion up to 8 G SDRAM



Display

17.3" 16:9 HD+ (1600x900) Color-Shine (Glare-type)



Graphic

ATI Mobility™ Radeon® HD5470 with 1GB DDR3 VRAM



Storage

2.5" SATA
640GB 5400rpm/7200rpm
500GB 5400rpm
320GB 5400rpm/7200rpm
250GB 5400rpm
Dual HDD Support



Optical Drive

Super-Multi DVD



Card Reader

3 -in-1 card reader ( SD/ MS/ MMC)



Camera

03 Mega Pixel web camera



Networking

Integrated



Interface

1 x Microphone-in jack
1 x Headphone-out jack
1 x VGA port/Mini D-sub 15-pin for external monitor
4 x USB 2.0 port(s)
1 x RJ45 LAN Jack for LAN insert
1 x HDMI



Audio

Built-in Speakers And Microphone
Altec Lansing® Speakers
SRS Premium Sound



Battery

6Cells : 4400 mAh





Power Adapter

Output : 19 V DC, 4.47 A, 90 W
Input : 100 -240 V AC, 50/60 Hz universal



Dimensions

42.0 x 28.1 x 3.50 ~3.74 cm (WxDxH)



Weight

3.3 kg (with 6 cell battery)




Manufacturer Warranty

2-year limited International hardware warranty. *different by country
On-line problem resolution through web interface (BIOS, Driver update)
OS (Windows 7 ) install/uninstall consultation
Bundled software install/uninstall consultation

[auritribe]

The short answer is probably not, but this may help a little bit.

http://www.reddit.com/r/ffxiv/commen...e_performance/

I don't see how much RAM you currently have, but anything over 4 GB isn't going to help all that much. 32 bit games can only use about 2GB, and you get the 4 so that it can run smoothly along with the operating system. Even then, the biggest problem you've got here is the graphics chip.

[Salix]

it's 4gb of ram looking to expand to 8gb, probably won't make a difference though?

[Sourpuss]

upgradeing ur ram 4 to an 8 GB RAM will help some lagg, mostly when in cities anyway. But ur case not so sure, if u want to contact me on skype Ichigo.k101 and we can talk. maybe i can think of a way to help ur PC.