#1106613567966429224 is probably a better place for this, as you're not having specific tech issues here
#Should I upgrade my 2in1 Lenovo YOGA?
fiery narwhal
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Laptop Specs (according to notebookcheck.net):
Processor
AMD Ryzen 7 2700U 4 x 2.2 - 3.8 GHz, Zen
Graphics adapter
AMD Radeon RX Vega 10 - 256 MB VRAM, Core: 1300 MHz, Memory: 1200 MHz, Dual-Channel, Adrenalin 19.5.2 (26.20.11015.5009)
Memory
8 GB
, DDR4-2666, dual-channel, two slots (both populated)
Display
14.00 inch 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixel 157 PPI, 10-point capacitive, native pen support, AU Optronics B140HAN04.0, IPS, glossy: yes
Mainboard
AMD CZ FCH
Storage
SK hynix BC501 HFM256GDHTNG, M.2-2280, 211 GB free
Weight
1.67 kg ( = 58.91 oz / 3.68 pounds), Power Supply: 212 g ( = 7.48 oz / 0.47 pounds)
Price (new)
799 Euro
fiery narwhal
there's a different crowd that hangs out there and you're more likely to get input
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i assume theres no way to move a post is there?
fiery narwhal
no
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ah well, copy paste it is then
fiery narwhal
but the short answer is yes - upgrade to at least 16 GB
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what does memory actually affect
fiery narwhal
All kinds of things! It's where programs store their short-term knowledge. Things like Chrome and games suck up a ton. When it gets full, everything slows down, as that short-term knowledge needs to be offloaded onto the much slower SSD/HDD (known as a page file)
16GB is the expected norm these days, especially considering how RAM-heavy most websites are
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All kinds of things! It's where programs store their short-term knowledge. Thing...
so youd say upgrading to 16gb from 8gb stock would be considerably noticeable, even if im just using firefox and various art and/or doc programs?
im planning to run fedora linux on the notebook so i dont expect to game on it, at least not to a serious extend
i assume its similar to resolution, where upgrading, even with double the power will get less and less noticeable the higher you go
fiery narwhal
8 to 16 is a significant jump, and yeah for most cases it wouldn't make much sense to go 32 on your system
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so you would still say that its a good choice, and that im not capped by the cpu
fiery narwhal
With a lot of firefox tabs & docs open, take a look at your task manger and see how much ram is being used
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cause it tends to sometimes slow down to the extend where windows just freeze due to loading
fiery narwhal
so you would still say that its a good choice, and that im not capped by the cpu
The CPU is most certainly holding you back, but replacing that means replacing the whole laptop.
Swapping the RAM is multitudes cheaper while still providing a boost to performance, regardless of the CPU
windows just freeze due to loading
Sounds like it's struggling read/write to the pagefile
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The CPU is most certainly holding you back, but replacing that means replacing t...
yeah id expect that. even suprised i can replace ram and battery as easy as it is
fiery narwhal
When that happens, definitely take a look at task manager. I'm guessing the ram is filled up
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> windows just freeze due to loading
Sounds like it's struggling read/write to t...
tbf part of that had to do with a broken battery, basically it jumped from 50% to (literally)0% and that tended to make the entire system freeze up for at least 5secs
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When that happens, definitely take a look at task manager. I'm guessing the ram ...
oh yeah true, didnt even consider that
gotta figure out how to do that in linux first tho xD