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Seraphim974

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dad wants me to assemble him a computer and all i will need is the ram, mobo, and CPU. i've decided to go with a pentium 4 and i am looking at the Abit AI7 for a mobo, P4 2.4C for a CPU and a stick of 512MB geil pc3200 unbuffered, unregistered ram. will this all be compatible? can u use unbuffered, unregistered ram with Intel CPUs? What about arctic silver 5 for the CPU? (making sure, not my money.)
Anything i should look at concerning compatibility like voltages on the ram or amount of ram or CAS latency? Thanks
 
its all compatible.

but if it were my computer i would choose a better brand than geil. look at some kingston, corsair, or crucial(if your not going to overclock).

if your getting a p4 i would advise you to get dual channel instead of 1 stick of ram.

ooo and if you are planning to overclock, i dont think pc3200 will cut it.

the AI7 is a good motherboard. but i think you can get a 2.6c or 2.8c for a couple dollars more.

unbuffered unregistered non-ecc ram is standard for desktop computers.

artic silver 5 will work nice.
 
depends on how much you want to overclock. if its just light i would say pc3500 would be ok. but i would aim for either pc3700 or pc4000. just go to newegg.com and look for ram on sale, u can usually get good ram pretty cheap. there was 512mb pc3700 kingston hyperX for $114, im not sure if its still there. and there was 512mb pc4000 mushkin level 1, but im not too sure if thats still on sale either.
 
Will the system be overclocked? If not, stick with PC3200 ram, but get two sticks for dual channel.
 
is this dual channel with 2 sticks completely necessary? will the system run without 2 sticks for awhile or is it a requirement.
 
the system will run fine with one stick of ram. just it will run alot better with 2.
 
then one last question: is ram sold as "dual-channel" on newegg and other places just to make it easier for purchasers? Is this just two identical sticks of ram? Can any two sticks of the same speed and manufacturer be run together in dual-channel mode easily? (in other words, can i buy one stick now and buy another stick later and expect to run them in dual-channel without a hiccup?)
 
Originally posted by Seraphim974
then one last question: is ram sold as "dual-channel" on newegg and other places just to make it easier for purchasers? Is this just two identical sticks of ram? Can any two sticks of the same speed and manufacturer be run together in dual-channel mode easily? (in other words, can i buy one stick now and buy another stick later and expect to run them in dual-channel without a hiccup?)
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Yes, yes, yes, and yes. Dual channel kits are just two sticks of ram tested to work properly in dual channel mode. You can easily buy one stick now, and at a later point buy a second stick. I don't think they have to be perfectly matched sticks either. Just as long as they're run at the same speed and timings, you'll be fine. I wouldn't really buy a 2.4c anymore though, for the same price or a few bucks more get your dad a 2.6c or 2.8c.
 
yep, that all sounds great, and i did actually decide to get him a 2.8c. it was only 5 dollars more than the retail 2.6c. (like 10 more than 2.4c, and 3.0c was 40 more than 2.8c, as far as i can remember) but thanks for the help people!
 
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