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Just now, CasualGamer2223 said:

Well I was wanting a 4000 series but under 400

i also found a 5 3500u 8 GB ram 256gb ssd for 400

the 3500u is a better deal. Not only does it have double the storage and RAM, it also has a better cpu (the 3500u is a bit faster and has HT)

geometry is hard
b550 > x570

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7 minutes ago, CasualGamer2223 said:

Are you sure?

i went in benchmark and the 3 was betterhttps://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/AMD-Ryzen-5-3500U-vs-AMD-Ryzen-3-4300U/m760067vsm1135301

Well userbenchmark isn't a good site but yes the 4300u does have better single core performance. BUT there is a big difference between 4 and 8 gb of ram. As in with 4 a system is just barely useable but with 8 all is fine so yeah a faster cpu with 4gb of ram is still going to suck compared to a older weaker one but with 8gb.

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So I kinda also want a 2 in 1 laptop

so could you kind people please offer me some other suggestions

 

also, with amd, faster memory is better

the 3 3400u would come with 3200mhz

 

i need a comparison of 4-8 gb of ram to choose i think

 

is 4gb of ram actually bad?

 

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No dual channel

i will look for those you mentioned 

 

Well

laptops with those processors were more expensive then what I wanted

 

Is there any laptop with touch screen/ 2 in one that has an additional memory slot? 

 

I was looking at Asus Vivobook 

is there one in my price?

 

Rn I just need to find a 2 in 1 for $400 good processor and 4gb ram upgradeable

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Anyone?

 

I found that the ASUS VivoBook flip in upgradeable

so which processor should I get?

 

Found this one, upgradeable RAM, i3 8145

 

https://www.walmart.com/ip/ASUS-VivoBook-Flip-14-i3-2-in-1-Touch-4GB-128GB-Laptop-Intel-Core-i3-8145U-Processor-4GB-DDR4RAM-128GB-SSD-Fingerprint-Reader-Star-Grey-Windows-10-S-/406306280

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12 hours ago, DriftMan said:

4GB of RAM and 128GB of SSD? Unless you are running a Windows 10 lite version, it will be a bit of a nightmare to run it as a daily driver

I've seen few Ryzen 3 laptops in eBay with 8GB of RAM and 256GB of SSD in Europe, I'm pretty sure there are even more in the US

I still have my old ThinkPad T61p with Core 2 Duo T9500, 4GB RAM and 120GB SSD. It runs Windows 10 Pro 64-bit. It works perfect without problem for office suite and Internet. I still use it during my travels.

 

Windows 10 lite, it's for a computer with 2GB or less. For information, I have Intel Compute Stick 2 with 2GB RAM, it runs Windows 10 Home 32-bit, it works perfect too.

PC #1 : Gigabyte Z390 Aorus Xtreme | i7-8700K | Cryorig C7 Cu | 32GB DDR4-2400 | LSI SAS 9211-8i | 240GB NVMe M.2 PCIe PNY CS2030 | SSD&HDDs 59.5TB total | Quantum LTO5 HH SAS drive | Corsair HX750i | Fractal Design Define 7 XL | ASUS TUF Gaming VG27AQ 2560x1440 @ 60 Hz (plugged HDMI port, shared with PC #2) | Win10
PC #2 : Gigabyte MW70-3S0 | 2x E5-2689 v4 | 2x Intel BXSTS200C | 512GB DDR4-2400 Load-Reduced | MSI RTX 3080 Ti Suprim X | 2x 1TB SSD SATA Samsung 870 EVO | Corsair AX1600i | Lian Li PC-A77 | ASUS TUF Gaming VG27AQ 2560x1440 @ 144 Hz (plugged DP port, shared with PC #1) | Win10
PC #3 : Mini PC Zotac 4K | Celeron N3150 | 8GB DDR3L 1600 | 250GB M.2 SATA WD Blue | Sound Blaster X-Fi Surround 5.1 Pro USB | Samsung Blu-ray writer USB | Genius SP-HF1800A | TV Panasonic TX-40DX600E UltraHD | Win10
PC #4 : ASUS P2B-F | PIII 500MHz | 512MB SDR 100 | Leadtek WinFast GeForce 256 SDR 32MB | 2x Guillemot Maxi Gamer 3D² 8MB in SLI | Creative Sound Blaster AWE64 ISA | 80GB HDD UATA | Fortron/Source FSP235-60GI | Zalman R1 | DELL E151FP 15" TFT 1024x768 | Win98SE

Laptop : Lenovo ThinkPad T460p | i7-6700HQ | 16GB DDR4 2133 | GeForce 940MX | 240GB SSD PNY CS900 | 14" IPS 1920x1080 | Win11

PC tablet : Fujitsu Point 1600 | PMMX 166MHz | 160MB EDO | 20GB HDD UATA | external floppy drive | 10.4" DSTN 800x600 touchscreen | AGFA SnapScan 1212u blue | Win98SE

Laptop collection #1 : IBM ThinkPad 340CSE | 486SLC2 66MHz | 12MB RAM | 360MB IDE | internal floppy drive | 10.4" DSTN 640x480 256 color | Win3.1 with MS-DOS 6.22

Laptop collection #2 : IBM ThinkPad 380E | PMMX 150MHz | 80MB EDO | NeoMagic MagicGraph128XD | 2.1GB IDE | internal floppy drive | internal CD-ROM drive | Intel PRO/100 Mobile PCMCIA | 12.1" FRSTN 800x600 16-bit color | Win98

Laptop collection #3 : Toshiba T2130CS | 486DX4 75MHz | 32MB EDO | 520MB IDE | internal floppy drive | 10.4" STN 640x480 256 color | Win3.1 with MS-DOS 6.22

And 6 others computers (Intel Compute Stick x5-Z8330, Giada Slim N10 WinXP, 2 Apple classic and 2 PC pocket WinCE)

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Just now, CasualGamer2223 said:

Why do you have so many computers lol

 

Because I like.

PC #1 : Gigabyte Z390 Aorus Xtreme | i7-8700K | Cryorig C7 Cu | 32GB DDR4-2400 | LSI SAS 9211-8i | 240GB NVMe M.2 PCIe PNY CS2030 | SSD&HDDs 59.5TB total | Quantum LTO5 HH SAS drive | Corsair HX750i | Fractal Design Define 7 XL | ASUS TUF Gaming VG27AQ 2560x1440 @ 60 Hz (plugged HDMI port, shared with PC #2) | Win10
PC #2 : Gigabyte MW70-3S0 | 2x E5-2689 v4 | 2x Intel BXSTS200C | 512GB DDR4-2400 Load-Reduced | MSI RTX 3080 Ti Suprim X | 2x 1TB SSD SATA Samsung 870 EVO | Corsair AX1600i | Lian Li PC-A77 | ASUS TUF Gaming VG27AQ 2560x1440 @ 144 Hz (plugged DP port, shared with PC #1) | Win10
PC #3 : Mini PC Zotac 4K | Celeron N3150 | 8GB DDR3L 1600 | 250GB M.2 SATA WD Blue | Sound Blaster X-Fi Surround 5.1 Pro USB | Samsung Blu-ray writer USB | Genius SP-HF1800A | TV Panasonic TX-40DX600E UltraHD | Win10
PC #4 : ASUS P2B-F | PIII 500MHz | 512MB SDR 100 | Leadtek WinFast GeForce 256 SDR 32MB | 2x Guillemot Maxi Gamer 3D² 8MB in SLI | Creative Sound Blaster AWE64 ISA | 80GB HDD UATA | Fortron/Source FSP235-60GI | Zalman R1 | DELL E151FP 15" TFT 1024x768 | Win98SE

Laptop : Lenovo ThinkPad T460p | i7-6700HQ | 16GB DDR4 2133 | GeForce 940MX | 240GB SSD PNY CS900 | 14" IPS 1920x1080 | Win11

PC tablet : Fujitsu Point 1600 | PMMX 166MHz | 160MB EDO | 20GB HDD UATA | external floppy drive | 10.4" DSTN 800x600 touchscreen | AGFA SnapScan 1212u blue | Win98SE

Laptop collection #1 : IBM ThinkPad 340CSE | 486SLC2 66MHz | 12MB RAM | 360MB IDE | internal floppy drive | 10.4" DSTN 640x480 256 color | Win3.1 with MS-DOS 6.22

Laptop collection #2 : IBM ThinkPad 380E | PMMX 150MHz | 80MB EDO | NeoMagic MagicGraph128XD | 2.1GB IDE | internal floppy drive | internal CD-ROM drive | Intel PRO/100 Mobile PCMCIA | 12.1" FRSTN 800x600 16-bit color | Win98

Laptop collection #3 : Toshiba T2130CS | 486DX4 75MHz | 32MB EDO | 520MB IDE | internal floppy drive | 10.4" STN 640x480 256 color | Win3.1 with MS-DOS 6.22

And 6 others computers (Intel Compute Stick x5-Z8330, Giada Slim N10 WinXP, 2 Apple classic and 2 PC pocket WinCE)

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12 hours ago, CasualGamer2223 said:

So I kinda also want a 2 in 1 laptop

so could you kind people please offer me some other suggestions

2 in 1 in that range is not good, you won't have much storage, nor performance. Windows itself takes 4gb and at least 100gb with updates. the 128gb ssd will have 110gb most avaliable due to the formatting and parity check and other stuff required for the well usage of the drive.

Looking on neweeg you don't have any option about it:

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So either you leave that ideia, sadly, or save a bit and buy something with more capacity.

 

Also for more storage you can take the 1tb hdd, though slower makes it cheaper and can improve on ram

 

 

Current Rig:

Mobo - MSI B450 Pro-Max VDH | CPU - Ryzen 5 3600 (AMD duh) | GPU - GTX 1660 Super (MSI) | WAM - 2 x 8GB 3200MHz (G.SKILLS Ripjaws) | Storage - 1 x 256GB SSD (Crucial MX500) + 1 x 2TB | HDD 7200RPM (Seagate Barracuda) | PSU - Cooler Master 450W | Case - Cooler Master Q300L | Display - Asus VP248QG (Main) + AOC 24B1W1 | Other Stuff - Bloody B120 (Keyboard) + HP X220 Gaming Mouse + Asus A541UJ (Laptop)

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9 minutes ago, CasualGamer2223 said:

Anyway

i can put up to 12gb ram in the one I mentioned

In theory yes
https://www.memorystock.com/memory/ASUSVivoBookFlip14TP410UA.html

Current Rig:

Mobo - MSI B450 Pro-Max VDH | CPU - Ryzen 5 3600 (AMD duh) | GPU - GTX 1660 Super (MSI) | WAM - 2 x 8GB 3200MHz (G.SKILLS Ripjaws) | Storage - 1 x 256GB SSD (Crucial MX500) + 1 x 2TB | HDD 7200RPM (Seagate Barracuda) | PSU - Cooler Master 450W | Case - Cooler Master Q300L | Display - Asus VP248QG (Main) + AOC 24B1W1 | Other Stuff - Bloody B120 (Keyboard) + HP X220 Gaming Mouse + Asus A541UJ (Laptop)

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@CasualGamer2223, please use Edit-function to add more info to your existing posts. Several of your posts in this thread have been merged. Also, you can quote when you reply to someone, they get notified for those. And lastly, please be patient. This isn't chatroom where people are always looking at whats being posted. So please avoid multiposting when possible.

 

Also moved to Laptops and Pre-Built Systems.

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