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Which RAM?

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Rezz

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Hey all,

I currently have:
Corsair 2GB DDR2 XMS2-5400C4 TwinX (2x1GB)

I'm looking to get rid of these and bring in 4 Gigs of new RAM.

I have no idea what to look for when it comes to RAM sticks, so your dealing with quite the RAM newb

Nevertheless, I mostly use my PC to play games, surf the net, and do some general work.

Oh and just a quick question, since I'm upgrading from 2GB to 4GB, will I need to upgrade to XP 64bit or Vista 64bit? (As I am currently using XP Pro)

Rezz
 
adata or patriot would be the ram I pick for 2x 2 gb.
and yes, you will need to use a 64 bit os so that you can fully use the 4 gb of ram. 32 bit os only identify 3gb max
 
Unless you plan to do serious overclocking (such as taking an E8400 over 3.6GHz), then you probably want DDR2-800 (PC6400). It's worth getting over DDR2-667 (PC5300) since the price difference is negligible, but DDR2-1066 (PC8500) is overkill unless it's a similar price to DDR2-800. The lower the CAS latency/CL number is, the better, but don't get too worried about it, it's not worth paying a significant premium for CL4 over CL5. What CPU do you have?
 
Kyofai said:
adata or patriot would be the ram I pick for 2x 2 gb.
and yes, you will need to use a 64 bit os so that you can fully use the 4 gb of ram. 32 bit os only identify 3gb max
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Get some Patriot 2 x 2gb sticks. For $80, you can't beat that with a stick.

As far as the 32-bit OS, it will identify 4gb, but whatever add-in cards you have with onboard RAM will deduct memory from the pool.

Let's say you have 4GB on WinXP 32-bit, and you have a G92 8800GT 512mb video card. Your total system memory will drop to 3.5GB simply because the 32-bit OS can only address 4GB max (total) and the video card is taking up 0.512 GBs of that total.
 
XP can address more than 3gb of installed system memory. Typically the max is 3.5gb as XP will allocate approximately 512mb of address space first for the PCI devices. So, the primary factor after that will be how much onboard your video card has or if you are using onboard video.
 
Mithent said:
Unless you plan to do serious overclocking (such as taking an E8400 over 3.6GHz), then you probably want DDR2-800 (PC6400). It's worth getting over DDR2-667 (PC5300) since the price difference is negligible, but DDR2-1066 (PC8500) is overkill unless it's a similar price to DDR2-800. What CPU do you have?
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I, too, am looking to buy ram in a 4GB (2 x 2GB) kit. I'm considering OC'ing an E8400 on a GA-P35-DS3L but not sure if I plan to go over 3.6GHz. Be fun to try though but as of now I don't really know much about OC'ing (yet) but want to learn.

So tell me, would you guys say this particular CORSAIR XMS2 4GB(2 x 2GB) kit would be a good choice for an E8400 with a DS3L mobo? Or would it be worth it to spend the extra $15 for this CORSAIR XMS2 4GB (2 x 2GB) kit with my system?
 
The PC6400C4 kit is a bit better IC screen. So, if you wanted to try to OC it a bit more it will probably clock up better than the other kit. IMO, it's worth $15 more.

Also, we just today released a PC8500 2 x 2gb kit if you are looking for better OCing potential. We also announced a PC9136 kit that should be available by the end of the month. I don't know retail costs yet.
 
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